ALTON, Va.—MTS Systems Inc. said it has installed the world's most advanced tire testing system at the National Tire Research Center in Alton.
The Flat-Trac LTRe Tire Testing System now is fully operational, MTS said. The system is unique in its ability to accurately apply complex, real-world driving maneuvers to passenger, light truck and racing tires in a controlled, repeatable laboratory setting, the company said.
The Flat-Trac LTRe can simulate a wide range of operating conditions and driving events, and is the first system capable of replicating maneuvers required by federal electronic stability control standards, according to MTS.