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Customizing test plans, fixturing and unique setups
Metcut’s and CTL’s expertise, derived from many years of experience, tailors test plans to meet specialized customer needs. These special services include print interpretation; design and development of test plans, test fixture design, test matrix development as well as data analysis and reporting.
Customer & Program Engagement
As part of all programs, customers are paired with a Project Engineer that will guide the project from quotation, scheduling, technical updates, communication and test reporting.
Our team has been trained to handle certification programs, FAA form documentation and compliance to handling ITAR data. Members of our team are actively engaged in ASTM and other external committees to ensure we are providing the most up-to-date services in compliance with the standards and an eye to new and emerging technologies.
We invite you to visit our facities for in-person witness of tests and can handle virtual test witnessing if necessary.
Specialized test development
We provide test protocol development and proof-of-concept testing to help solve customers’ special testing needs and to develop new testing capabilities. Below are a few examples:
Hollow tube torsional shear fatigue tests
Developed to provide low-frequency cyclic torsion fatigue for material qualification.
1 Hz shoe-on-block sliding wear test
Designed to evaluate lubricants and wear-resistant coatings on mechanical interfaces in turbine engines under high-stress conditions.
On-Cooling tensile tests
Developed to measure tensile strength of materials during thermomechanical processing.
1,000,000 in/lb torsion test machine
Originally engineered to test helicopter rotor shaft repair welds, and later used to test truck suspension torsion springs.
Hydraulic rod seal wear machine
Designed for evaluating the wear performance of chrome and candidate chrome replacement coatings for hydraulic actuators.
