TESTING
CHANGING DRIVE
Traditional roller-type dynos are facing a challenging future. Using direct drive from the hubs offers more flexibility, as Teo Stort explains
T
he automotive industry is gradually picking up from a global standstill. Not many harbour much short term
optimism. In the long term though, most agree that the transition to new propulsion systems will continue, if not with increased pace. This as governments are working on
consumer incentives to support the industry that is likely to be targeted towards electrification. These disruptive challenges put the focus on organisational flexibility to turn challenges into opportunities. While flexibility may be applied to an organisation’s structure and the human mindset, it can be equally well
be applied to testing methods and equipment. Rototest has been working in the powertrain testing field for more than thirty years. Over the last ten years the company has focused on providing hub-coupled powertrain dynamometers with flexibility to support the OEMs and the Tier 1s in their pursuit of development efficiency and cost reduction. Moving powertrain calibration into the lab (road-to-lab), makes vast cost and time savings as the testing environment becomes stable and repeatable.
A BRIGHTER FUTURE? Even though this new decade has had a rough start with global production
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