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2. 11. 2015
Wikov in Pilsen opens brand new testing lab for high-speed gearboxes
Testing laboratory for high-speed gearboxes is a camera monitored modern workplace at Wikov manufacturing plant in Pilsen. The Dynamic Test Bench is a testing facility equipped with the computer controlled 1 MW motor with speed up to 3.600 rpm, controlled load by a generator up to 710 kW of power, auxiliary gearboxes enabling testing of the main gearbox with speed up to 35.000 rpm. The test bench have a lubrication centre with adjustable oil flow from 10 to 1.600 liters/minute, controllable oil temperature and water cooling up to 800 kW of power. The lubrication is backed up with pneumatic pumps supplying full volume of oil in case of power outage.
The testing process is automatically recorded while oil and bearing temperature, pressure, noise, absolute and relative vibrations are measured and transferred to a control room for assessment by a specialized software.
"Wikov understands this investment as another step to comply with growing quality demands of its customers. We are not just a gearbox manufacturer, our aim is to give added value to our products utilizing know-how of our designers and maximizing our quality testing capability", says Mr. Zrostlik, Managing Director at Wikov Gear.
