Automotive companies and suppliers worldwide rely on STEP Lab’s innovative solutions for testing and simulation. Thanks to our experience and continuous support, major players in the automotive industry are able to create state-of-the-art vehicles. STEP Lab is a crucial ally in meeting all the challenges of the modern automotive industry and competing effectively on a global scale.
For over a decade, we have been leaders in the manufacture of mechanical testing systems for the automotive industry, offering advanced solutions for a wide range of applications:
Evaluate suspension components to ensure that design objectives are met.
For real-life characterisation and tread wear simulations.
Define the service life of the car’s steering and subsystem components.
To ensure the vehicle’s structural integrity and, consequently, passenger safety.
At STEP Lab, we have designed several systems for high- and ultra-high-dynamic applications, such as testing suspensions and shock absorbers on a wide range of vehicles, from motorcycles to lorries.
These systems are essential for analysing the long-term resistance of the chassis and tyres. Through repeated load cycles, they allow the wear of materials to be predicted and the operational life of structural components to be simulated.
Designed to evaluate the rigidity and deformation of steering systems, bellows and joints. These machines measure the response of components to rotational stress, ensuring steering precision and the integrity of articulated joints.
Fundamental systems for testing the safety of vehicle structures and joints in collision scenarios. They allow the energy absorption and protective capacity of metals and joints to be verified in the event of an accident.
Customised solutions for the validation of components such as bellows. These systems enable combined environmental and mechanical testing to determine the durability of complex subsystems under extreme conditions of use.
STEP Lab test systems are designed to perform complex tests and feature:
