Exova’s interiors testing laboratory has been designed to accommodate all component and materials testing required by the major OEM’s in today’s marketplace. The services offered are designed to provide full support for both design verification (DV) and production verification (PV) test phases. Common components tested are overhead systems, instrument panels, consoles, doors, seating, flooring systems & floor mats, trunk trim, hard trim, headrests, and garnish. Material types accommodated range from textiles, plastics, rubber, and metals, to coatings & paint systems.

Supporting capabilities include:
•    Environmental conditioning
•    Mechanical cycling with pneumatic & hydraulic actuation
•    Dimensional stability
•    Accelerated weathering
•    Vibration/BSR
•    Cyclic corrosion
•    Analytical material analysis