Turnkey monitoring and testing solutions for ICE engine, transmission and axle manufacturing

Sciemetric revolutionized in-process testing and process monitoring for ICE (internal combustion engine) powertrain manufacturing in the early 1990s, and it remains a core competency. Our Integrated Services Division (ISD) delivers design-build-integration services for nearly any test or monitoring application on in powertrain manufacturing application, including the machining line, assembly line, and final assembly line. 

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Engine manufacturing

Sciemetric has decades of experience in ensuring quality and traceability in engine manufacturing. We have deep expertise with all critical tests, including crank torque, cavity leak test, long block verification, cold test, and more.

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Transmission manufacturing

Our testing and monitoring solutions for automotive automatic and manual transmissions include gear quality verification, press-fit monitoring, torque-to-turn, leak testing, end-of-line verification, and more.

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Axle manufacturing

On a typical automotive axle manufacturing line there are at least 20 possible test/monitor points, from subassembly to final test. Key applications include torque, ratio and backlash, sound and vibration, gear mark, and ABS sensor/circuitry.

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Design-Build Capabilities for Powertrain Manufacturing

Sciemetric’s Integrated Services Division (ISD) has designed, built, and retrofitted thousands of powertrain systems across the globe.

Learn more about our capabilities below:

Cold Test Station

Engine cold test / engine hot test 

Engine cold test and engine hot test are designed quite differently—with the engine cold test relying on an electric motor to rotate the crankshaft and mimic actual running conditions. However, systems we check remain similar:

  • Mechanical system
  • Electrical system
  • Oil system 
  • Fuel system 
  • Ignition system 
  • EGR valve 
  • Sensors
  • Noise and Vibration (NVH) 
  • DAQ (data acquisition, monitoring)
  • And more
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Transmission Assembly

  • Transmission probing (gage)
  • Gage stack-up
  • Leak test
  • Backlash test
  • Snap ring verification 
  • Sound and vibration (NHV)
  • Press force verification
  • Seal verification
  • Gasket verification 
  • Oil fill check
  • DAQ (data acquisition, monitoring)

  • And more

Axle Suspension Component Assembly

  • Torque-to-turn (monitoring running and breakaway torque)
  • Leak test 
  • Rundown operations
  • Tone/exciter ring gaging 
  • Sound and vibration (NVH using accelerometer sensors, etc.) 
  • ABS sensor/circuitry 
  • Thread verification
  • Gasket verification 
  • Press force verification (bushing assemblies, etc.)
  • DAQ (data acquisition, monitoring)

  • And more

Save money with retrofits, avoid a costly rip-and-replace 

Sciemetric offers on-site and off-site retools, expansions, retrofits, and upgrades. We work with what you have to find the most efficient and economical way to deliver on your requirements—whether this is using Sciemetric or third-party systems. Whether you have an older system that needs to be retooled for model year upgrades, an expansion required to add a new test into your line, or upgrades needed to bring aging or obsolete controls and mechanical systems up to specifications, we have a solution for you.

Build better powertrain with Sciemetric

Trust the experts that have been serving top engine manufacturers across the globe for decades. Contact us to discuss how to build new or retrofit your current equipment to improve quality, throughput, and more.

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Catch powertrain issues before EOL—with data!

Sciemetric’s DAQ capabilities can be added to nearly any process or test on powertrain lines to catch problems at the source, in real-time, rather than downstream when the end-product becomes much more costly and complex to fix. This data can then be stored in QualityWorX, where it becomes accessible as part of a consolidated birth history record to enable traceability and fast root cause analysis.