Certifications
ISO 17025
ISO 9001:2008
Services
LDW’s experienced staff with the quality instrumentation is capable of supporting a wide variety of services.
LDW & Associates offers on-vehicle measurement of total indicated runout (TIR) and disc thickness variation (DTV) without removing the tire and wheel assembly. The procedure and instrumentation used for these measurements were developed in-house at LDW. We can also measure TIR and DTV dynamically on the road in specialized tests (upon request).
LDW & Associates also owns and operates Motor City Rod Shop, which offers much more in terms of Body & Paint Support, Prototype Body Fabrication, Roll Cages, and Complete Frame Build-up and Frame Fabrication/Frame Conversions.
We also feature In-house Machining to support fixture builds/fabrication and the capability to deliver custom torque wheels.
We also offer services in the following categories:
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Noise Testing (in City Traffic Environment):
- Los Angeles City Traffic (LACT)
- Marquette City Traffic (MICT)
- Minneapolis City Traffic
- Detroit City Traffic (DCT)
- Phoenix City Traffic (PCT)
- Dayton City Traffic
- Seattle City Traffic
- Cold Chamber Testing
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Performance
- High Altitude Vacuum-Boosted Brake System Performance
- FMVSS 105 Certification
- FMVSS 135 Certification
- High Speed Fade
- Death Valley Fluid Boil
- Laurel Mountain Drag
- AMS
- ECE Reg. 13
- Consumer Union Stopping Distance
- Complete DVP Support
- Just to name a few…
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Program Support
- Build, Setup, Maintain and Teardown Tests
- Fleet Test Mechanical and Technical Support
- In-Plant Support
- In-Plant Studies*
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Traffic Tests
- Detroit Suburban Traffic (DST)
- Huron-Detroit Metro Traffic (HDMT)
- Phoenix Suburban Traffic
- Mileage Accumulation/Durability*
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General Services
- Disc Thickness Variation (DTV)
- Web-Accessible Data Reports
- Complete DVP Support
Further Reading
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Links
LDW Technology
Motor City Rod Shop Services
Machining Technology