Tailor-made

test systems
 Tailor-made test systems

RENK Test System GmbH

If asked nowadays about the ingredients for the success
of an enterprise, these are the ones that spring to mind:
innovative technology, products that dovetail with customer
needs, modern production methods, creative management
techniques and, last but not least, inspired and motivated
employees.

To cash in on these ingredients, a company must have

ample adaptability.

Social and economic but also general political conditions

are changing dynamically.

RENK Test System GmbH continually faces up to the chal-

lenge of responding quickly to global market requirements
RENK AG’s Augsburg plant, RENK Test System GmbH and developing new and cost-efficient test rig technologies.
Our aim is to expand our market position through superior
Prompted by the need to design and build rigs for develop- technology.
ing and testing its own gear units and transmissions, RENK
AG founded in 1986 the Control and Test Systems strategic This brochure portraits our company and acquaints you
business unit. with the way we think and work.

Ever since 2004, this unit has been operating independently Tailor-made test systems
as RENK Test System GmbH (RTS) and is a member of the
RENK Group which, in turn, belongs to the MAN Group. This is the maxim guiding our efforts, now and in future.
In the best interests of our customers, our company and
With more than 20 years of experience in drive systems, society in general.
control and measurement systems and electronics, RTS
develops and builds turnkey test systems for the automo-
tive, aviation and rail vehicle industries as well as for wind
turbines and the military sector.

Moreover, we offer perfectly coordinated hardware and

software systems, engineering and after-sales services.

Innovative and customized system solutions of ultimate

engineering and quality standards are the factors in the
success of our business.

Rigs from RENK Test System efficiently reduce development

times, enhance quality and cut costs.

This assists customers in broadening market shares at the

expense of competition. Production shop of RENK Test System GmbH in Augsburg

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Product range
... turnkey test systems
RENK Test System GmbH supplies turnkey test systems for R&D, production, and quality assurance. Its activities focus on
the following applications:

Automotive Rail vehicles Wind turbines

• Exhaust systems • Wheelsets • Nacelles
• Axles • Wheelset bearings • Drive trains
• Drive trains • Brakes/brake linings • Gear units
• Differential locks • Gear units/transmissions • Main rotor and gear unit bearings
• Torque converters • Couplings
Tracked vehicles
• Injection pumps
Aviation • Transmissions for heavy tracked
• Drive and propeller shafts
• Main rotor transmissions vehicles
• Generators
• Intermediate gearing • Transmissions for heavy wheeled
• Pistons for I.C. engines
• Tail gearboxes vehicles
• Clutches
• PTOs • Swiveling platforms
• Steering gears
• Rotor systems
• Wheel bearing units Test rig components
• Retarders • RDDS control and measurement
• Roller dynamometers for cars, com- systems
mercial vehicles, and forklift trucks • Variable drive/load units
• Manual and automatic transmis- • Adaption gearboxes (fixed and
sions variable ratios)
• Brakes • Flywheel sets
• Control housings for automatic • Hydraulic rotary actuators
transmissions • Linear actuators for, e.g.,
• Torsional vibration dampers throttle flaps
(dual-mass flywheel) • Shifting robots
• Central hydraulic supply systems
• Wheel hub restraining systems
(chassis dynamometers)
• Swiveling platforms

Industrial services
• Test system engineering
• After-sales services
• Maintenance contracts
• Upgrades

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 Tailor-made test systems

Test systems for cars

and commercial vehicles
... for the test ride in the laboratory

The challenges facing the automo-

tive industry in terms of ride comfort,
safety and ecology are getting tougher.
Complex electronic systems allow
development times to be shortened.

So, it becomes increasingly critical to

have reliable test rigs available that
simulate reproducible test rides in the
laboratory.

Renowned automotive industry devel-

opers and their suppliers appreciate
RENK Test System GmbH’s expertise
and how this is translated into cus-
tomer solutions.
Roller dynamometer for acoustic analyses

... for end-of-line function tests

An objective assessment of quality as The benefit for our customers:

seen as the sum of a product’s positive dependable quality assurance and
characteristics, depends on measur- function testing for their series prod-
able features. ucts—and hence keen competitive-
ness.
Therefore, fully assembled vehicles or
vehicle components are undergoing
more and more comprehensive func-
tional and performance tests before
leaving the factory.

Customized failsafe test equipment

with short cycle times and a host of
automatic features up to full-fledged
automation—this is the forte of RENK
Test System GmbH.

End-of-line roller dynamometer

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Test systems for aircraft
and trains
... for tested flight safety

On behalf of the helicopter industry,

RTS develops and builds custom-
engineered test systems for such
assemblies as the main rotor transmis-
sions, intermediate gearing, tail gear-
boxes, and auxiliary gear units.

Such applications are especially

challenging given the extreme RPM
and torque specifications which pose
the highest demands in terms of pro-
duction precision.

Test rig for main rotor transmissions

... right from the start on the right track

When it comes to rail transport, rising

speeds and travel comfort call for
more and more powerful components
engineered to deliver state-of-the-art
performance. Here, too, RENK Test
System has its rigs for trying out
wheelsets, wheelset bearings, brake
systems, etc.

Flywheel brake test rig

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Test systems for wind

turbines
... for dependable conversion of wind energy

The significance of wind turbines in and torque impact systems, compo- Electric and/or mechanical RENK rigs
generating electricity from renew- nents are tested under simulated rotor allow tests of up to 20 MW.
able energies is rapidly rising on a loads.
worldwide scale. Nowadays, short
development cycles pose challenging
demands on the developers of turbines
and their components. Complex sys-
tem interactions as well as dynamic
operating conditions are closely ana-
lyzed for impact right from the labora-
tory stage.

RENK test systems facilitate analyses

of bearings, gear units down to com-
plete drive trains and nacelles. With
the aid of static and dynamic force

Nacelle test rig

Test systems for tracked

vehicles ... for maximum mission availability

Backed by decades of experience in

the production of tank transmissions,
RENK Test System manufactures test
rigs, even highly complex, for trans-
mission development, overhaul and
acceptance inspection including all the
peripherals such as diesel supply or
exhaust systems.

Test rig for tank transmissions

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 test rig
automation system
... for detailed documentation of test results

Powerful RDDS automation software

is a simple yet innovative tool for
visualizing, controlling and capturing
the measurements resulting from tests
of burgeoning complexity.
A modular design gives the user a
high degree of flexibility with best
possible accommodation of the tested
object and the testing equipment.
The graphic user interfaces typical of
the popular operating systems allow
straightforward usability as illustrated
by these examples: Control room

TCP/IP INTRANET

Test rig computer

Profibus/EtherCAT

Power unit Test rig periphery A/D,

D/A transducer

Test rig

The RDDS automation system

Examples of customized and project-specific user interfaces

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 GERMANY
RENK Test System GmbH · Gögginger Str. 73 · 86159 Augsburg, Germany
Sales/Project Planning: Phone (+49-821) 5700-408 · Fax (+49-821) 5700-610 · Email info.testsystem@renk.biz
Service: Phone (+49-821) 5700-474 · Fax (+49-821) 5700-712 · Email service.testsystem@renk.biz
www.renk-testsystem.eu

USA
RENK LABECO Test Systems Corporation · 156 East Harrison Street · Mooresville, IN 46158-1625, USA
Phone (+1-317) 831-2990 · Toll free (+1-800) 878-2990 · Facsimile (+1-317) 831-2978 · Email labeco@renk.biz
www.renk-testsystem.eu