Requires no disassembly of vehicle, no vehicle battery power
NOVI, Mich., May 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- MAHLE Test Systems, a major supplier of end-of-line and diagnostic engineering services to the global automotive industry, today announced industry-wide availability of its new TestLogiq (R) Mobile Evaporative System Dry Leak Tester for automotive and component fuel systems.
"As government regulations for on-board diagnostics evolve, testing tolerances on many emissions systems are becoming more stringent," said Ben Shirey, Director for MAHLE Test Systems. "This tester is engineered to meet current Environmental Protection Agency regulations that require an audit detection of minute leaks in the fuel system, which would be time prohibitive using standard on-board diagnostic routines."
As part of MAHLE Test Systems' TestLogiq (R) Mobile platform, the portable Evaporative System Dry Leak Tester conducts a vacuum-based test that is administered on a fuel system through the vehicle's fuel-tank filler neck. The test, which does not require disassembly of the vehicle, was designed by MAHLE Test Systems' engineers to detect leaks as small as 0.010 inches. The test can be conducted without using vehicle power and within a cycle time suitable for in-line testing on a production assembly line.
An application of the TestLogiq (R) tester has been in use at all Chrysler Group manufacturing plants in North America and at its Toledo Supplier Park rolling chassis plant for more than a year. More recently, the tester has been applied to other critical subsystems, as well as Tier 1 manufacturing.
The MAHLE Group acquired Cosworth Technology in 2005, a consultant and major supplier of powertrain and diagnostic engineering services to the global automotive industry, and created MAHLE Powertrain, LLC. It employs 600 people at its offices in Novi, MI, and Northampton, Wellingborough and Worcester in the United Kingdom. MAHLE Powertrain, LLC is unique in the automotive engineering supply business in its wide blend of capabilities, which extend from engineering services in powertrain design, development and systems integration through to complete engine manufacturing, including the casting and machining of major engine components.
MAHLE Test Systems, a division of MAHLE Powertrain, LLC offers end-of-line and diagnostic engineering services and systems that are utilized today worldwide in many fields for the development of new vehicle models, in manufacturing, in service products by authorized dealers and in diagnostic test systems for the aftermarket.
The combined resources of MAHLE Powertrain, LLC and the parent company product divisions and R&D centers provides a worldwide capability to support our customers from individual components through to fully integrated powertrain systems from conceptual design through to full manufacturing.
The MAHLE Group is one of the 30 largest automotive suppliers worldwide. As the leading manufacturer of combustion engine components, systems and peripherals, MAHLE is among the top 3 suppliers for piston systems, cylinder components, valve train systems, air management systems and liquid management systems. MAHLE employs more than 40,000 employees in 110 production plants and seven research and development centers. In 2006, MAHLE generated sales in excess of EUR 4.3 billion (USD 5.8 billion).
For more information on MAHLE Powertrain, LLC visit http://www.mahlepowertrain.com .
