- Physical-Mechanical Testing
- Physical-Mechanical Testing of Products
- Physical-Mechanical Testing of Materials
- Custom Mixing, milling, & molding
- Unvulcanized Rubber
- Properties in Tension & Compression at Various Temperatures
- Flex & Fatigue
- Abrasion Resistance
- Cold Temperature Properties
- Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
- Environmental conditioning & exposure
- Adhesion
- Hardness & Density
- Coefficient of Friction
- Cut & Chip Resistance
- Additional Plastics Testing
- Reference Materials
- Composites Testing
- Chemical-Analytical
- Technology Consulting
- Processing & Development
- Information Services
- Snow tire traction
- Stopped distance on snow and ice
- Packed snow handling
- Winter track rental
- Snow surfaces of various compaction ratings and area sizes for snow tire testing
- Ice surfaces on straightaway, circular and arc-configured roads
- Split coefficient surface pads of ice/concrete and ice/snow
- Alternating Mu pads of ice/asphalt
- Checkerboard pads of ice/asphalt
- Varying degrees of slope on snow and ice
- Various packed-snow vehicle handling courses
Winter Tire Test
Snow Tire Testing
Having a handle on the performance of tires is critical to determining how they will impact the safety of cars, commercial vehicles and airplanes. Smithers Rapra assists businesses and individuals with accurate and efficient winter tire tests. With nearly 40 years of experience, we lead the way in the development of new winter tire test methodologies. At the Smithers Winter Test Center (SWTC), we offer a variety of winter test surfaces for evaluating a range of tires on snow and ice. Surfaces for traction and snow tire testing can be fabricated to meet specific standards or to meet company-specific benchmarking to help you collect data.
Winter Tire Tests
Using the latest technologies and widest range of winter test surfaces, Smithers Rapra helps you evaluate a variety of tires on snow and ice. We offer winter tire test services including
We can create various surfaces for your winter tire test:
We can fulfill any winter tire test and snow tire testing needs you have. Contact us to discuss your current needs for winter tire tests or to develop a snow tire testing program for your specific requirements.