Wolverine Advanced Materials Technical Expertise
Validation Testing &Brake Development
Throughout the world, Wolverine conducts both standard and customer-specific brake development and validation testing – from brake dynamometers and physical property testing to bench testing and more. These tests are conducted at state-of-the-art facilities owned and operated by Wolverine.
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Dynamometers Capabilities
Wolverine owns 19 NVH climate-controlled comer dynamometers around the world::
- North America – 7 NVH dynos and a Torque Endurance machine
- Europe – 6 NVH dynos
- China – 4 NVH dynos + 2 (two new dynamometers approved and installed in 2025)
- North America and China partnership with Link Engineering
Testing & Validation Capabilities
Wolverine’s comprehensive product testing and validation capabilities include:
- Modal Analysis / FEA
- Oberst Material Testing
- T-Pull Testing
- TGA Evaluation
- Compressibility
- Coating System
- DSC Evaluation
- Bonding System
- Chemical Resistance
- Corrosion Resistance
- Hardness Testing
- Viscosity Testing
- High Resolution Imaging
- Surface Toughness
- Surface Profilometer
- Flatness
- Surface Energy
- Pressure Mapping
- Shim Design
- Non-Contact Dimensional Measurement
- Shim Prototype Build
- Machining Chamfers/Slots into Friction Linings
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