This non-destructive inspection method utilizes a laser to analyze a tire under vacuum at standard ambient pressure. At Smithers, we offer Shearography services for a wide range of tire types, including passenger, light and medium truck, and super single tires.
Our state-of-the-art technology ensures accurate and reliable results, providing you with meaningful data that you can use for development decisions.
Our state-of-the-art technology ensures accurate and reliable results, providing you with meaningful data that you can use for development decisions.
The benefits of Shearography:
- Anomaly Detection: Our advanced laser technology can identify even the smallest air bubbles and separation issues in tires.
- Non-Destructive Inspection: Our Shearography process does not damage the tire, allowing you to inspect it multiple times without affecting its structure or integrity.
- Flexibility: Our Shearography services can be applied before and after testing allowing for various perspectives on tire durability.
- Comprehensive Tire Coverage: We offer Shearography services for a wide range of tire types, including passenger, light truck, medium truck, and super single tires, catering to diverse vehicle needs.
- 6PPD Alternative Development
- Accelerated Tire Aging
- Custom Product Displays
- Durability and Endurance Testing
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Tires
- Fleet Fuel Efficiency Analysis
- Force and Moment Testing
- Government Regulatory Tire Testing
- High-Speed Uniformity Testing
- Inflation Pressure Loss Rate (IPLR)
- Laboratory Tire Analysis
- Laser Tread Profilometry (CTWIST)
- OEM Design Validation
- OTR Tire Testing
- PRAT and RCF
- Rolling Resistance Testing
- Simulated On-Vehicle Accelerated Tire Testing
- Snow and Ice Traction
- Stiffness/Spring Rate Measurement
- Subjective Ride and Handling
- Tire Benchmarking
- Tire Buffing
- Tire Footprint Testing
- Tire Impact Testing
- Tire Labeling Testing
- Tire Modeling and Characterization
- Tire Proving Grounds
- Tire Quality Control Program
- Tire Shearography
- Vertical Load Testing
- Virtual Tire Lab