Quantifies material, lubricant, and surface finish impacts on ring-to-liner wear. It tests coupons under programmed engine duty cycles to deliver repeatable friction data, reducing late-stage engine test-cell time and optimizing development loops.
Isolates diesel ring-to-groove microwelding and side wear drivers under controlled thermal loads. This rig provides quantitative data on material transfer, preventing ring groove collapse and scuffed pistons without tying up full engines.
Decouples bore surface finish from engine variables to measure true parasitic drag and boundary lubrication. The system records friction response and oil residence times, replacing generic honing recipes with data-driven specifications.
Measures ring belt oil atomization, transport, and combustion trends driven by surface texture and gas flows. It provides actionable engineering data to curb oil consumption and minimize deposit formation on internal components.
Quantifies rectangular and Keystone ring flatness before engine installation, preventing critical blowby and oil control issues.
Maps transmitted light around the circumference to catch ring-to-bore conformability gaps traditional dimensional checks miss.
Captures micro-level crown, taper, and relief face profiles to optimize hydrodynamic lubrication and friction performance.
Delivers highly accurate, repeatable tangential load measurements to balance ring conformability with engine parasitic drag.
Measures critical SAE HS‑2200 angles and thicknesses to eliminate ring sticking and field failure risks.
Quantifies geometric roundness, taper, and waviness using interactive color 3D displays and Fourier-based harmonic analysis.
Delivers true 3D texture insights to map lubricant retention volumes and load-bearing mating contact areas.
Captures over 30 distinct surface traits to diagnose problematic finishes and optimize honing process parameters.
Provides sub-2-micron sensor accuracy to resolve bore distortion caused by head-bolt loading and thermal gradients.