Durability Testing / Mileage Accumulation
Kett Engineering Corporation's comprehensive Accelerated Durability, Mileage Accumulation and Final Vehicle Quality Validation programs subject your porducts to almost everything normally encountered:
-- Sub-zero cold in Bermidji, Minnesota
-- Searing heat in the Arizona desert
-- 7000 feet of altitude variation in a single day
-- 24 hour, 7 day a week continuous operation
-- Adverse road conditions
-- Punishing rough terrain
Safety is key:
Vehicle preservation and driver safety are critical to long-term testing. Kett test drivers accumulate millions of durability schedule miles every year. Our employee selection process is rigorous. It begins with drug and alcohol screening, driving record verification and D.O.T. physicals; it continues with company training and safety programs. Kett Engineering provides top quality personnel to staff your projects.
We understand your requirements:
Whether it is pre-launch customer use simulation, powertrain durability or rapid mileage accumulation for audit vehicles, Kett's experienced management team can provide existing schedules for your use or design routes specific to your needs. We have experience in test programs involving alternative fuel vehicles including hybrid, compressed natural gas and electric. Our ability to quickly complete high mileage tests in varied climates and conditions is key to our success.
We come to you:
Kett provides on-site staffing for durability projects at your R&D facilities. We provide all resources necessary to perform as a stand alone operation if required, or simply supply the mapower and associated support on an as-needed basis.