Additional capabilities include: microscopy, piping products, product and process development and troubleshooting, and stress analysis/design.

 

This 83,000ft2 facility combines activities from the Sarnia, Ontario facility and Michigan facilities in Dearborn, Hillsdale, and Wixom into one location in Warren, MI. The facility will provide increased capacity and responsive testing capabilities in one easily accessed location.

The new facility draws upon Exova’s world wide experience and brings new capabilities to the local area, including: state-of-the-art computer and life simulation testing, expanded materials testing for polymers/plastics, metals, coatings, textiles, and failure analysis. The Center of Excellence also provides robotic test centers, instrumentation design and build, durability testing, and environmental conditioning/corrosion testing. This central facility will provide the support and service for the transportation market with the ability to test to world wide standards to confirm both import/export requirements and conformance validation demands.

Plastic Piping Capabilities: Exova has extensive skills and experience in this field, forming a powerful resource in support of the plastic piping industry, covering all aspects from new material research, development, approval and pipe manufacture, through to installation and operation.