SERVICES
TESTING & QUALIFICATION
TESTING AND QUALIFICATION
Pronex has an established test department to support the validation phases of landward product development.
- Stress / Strain measurements
- Noise measurements
- Vibration measurements
- Test driving and evaluation
- Cooling tests
- Retarder tests
- Acceleration and braking tests
- Suspension tests
- Dynamic handling tests
- Obstacle tests
- Ergonomic tests
- Automotive electrical tests
- Homologation / Road legislation tests
- Apart from vehicle tests, Pronex, in collaboration with accredited test facilities, often conducts ballistic and landmine tests on engineering representative samples.
- Pronex is an ISO 17025 certified test authority accredited by the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS).
- ISO 17025 certification is the single most important standard for calibration as well as testing laboratories around the world
- OEM cooling and sign-off tests.
- Gradient and slope hold capability.
- Step climbing, ditch crossing and fording.
- Acceleration, braking and top speed.
- Ride comfort and dynamic handling.
- Dynamic and static side slopes.
- Fuel consumption and range.
- EC braking tests.
- Mission profile definition of vehicle.
- Rapid onsite repair of failures & access to manufacturing services.
- Continuous monitoring of vehicle health, structural integrity & POL condition.
- Test drivers with heavy vehicle license & military vehicle experience.
- Ballistic tests.
- Vehicle landmine and IED blast testing.
- Arena fragment tests.
- Landmine seat tests.
- Test support in guided missile tests.
- Hit accuracy and Gun Jump tests.
- Sustained firing capability tests.
- Weapon system error budget quantification.
- Shock and vibration testing.
- Noise and ride harshness testing.
- Accelerated fatigue life testing.
- Preparation of test instructions and specifications.
- Provision of test instrumentation.
- Test execution and management.
- Data analysis and reporting.
- Provision of test reports and certificates.
- Test range management and 3rd party sub-contracting.
- Logistic support.