Competitive automotive and railway test benches
BCSA GEAR has been a world leader in the design, construction and commissioning of engine test stands for the transport industry for over 50 years. We design and manufacture test benches for engines of Formula 1, railways, and the automotive industry.
Automobile : Formula 1 engine test bench
High speed reduction gearbox for Formula 1 engine test stand (full power and full speed). The reduction gearbox is placed between the Formula 1 engine and the loading machine (800 kW at 22,000 rpm)
Transport: railway engine test bench
Rail power motor test bench: allowing seven engines to be tested at the same time. Fitted with periodical polling system monitoring temperature and vibration (2.2 MW at 6,000 rpm)
Industrial gearbox test stand for automobile gearbox design
Test stand for new generations of automobile gearboxes design.
Approval tests on test systems
All test stands and test systems are tested on our own test stands, in our factory and according to a procedure agreed with our customers. All functionalities are tested and all characteristic data recorded in a test report supplied with the complete documentation of the test bench.
BCSA GEAR test benches are used in the following industrial sectors:
- Aircraft and Space industries test benches: simulation test benches (Iron bird), engine test benches, generator test benches, helicopter main transmission test benches, auxiliary transmission test benches, bearing test benches, compressor test benches, etc …..
- Car racing, Formula 1: engine test benches, gearbox test benches, etc …
- Road vehicles: engine test benches, gearbox test benches, etc …
- Rail transport: traction motor test benches, etc…
- Armament: armoured vehicle transmission test benches, etc….
- Industry: electric motor test benches, etc….
Our strengths
- Comprehension and taking into account of our customers’ needs and constraints: Custom test benches for your specific requirement.
- Capacity to build turn-key test benches.
- Skilled team with competences connected with very high speeds (balancing, critical speeds, vibration analysis and measurement, and, Lubrication).
Our references: ABB, AIRBUS, ALSTOM, AVL, CONVERTEAM, COSWORTH, DASSAULT Aviation, EADS, EUROCOPTER, HISPANO-SUIZA, ITP, LIEBERR Aerospace, LOCKHEED-MARTIN, NEXTER, ONERA, PRATT & WHITNEY, RENAULT F1, SAFRAN, THALES, TURBOMECA, ZODIAC, etc.
