Tech Center

The future is design

TECHNOLOGY AT ITS BEST. STEP INTO THE FUTURE WITH OUR EXPERTISE.

Insights: S. Krishnakumar

Managing Director & CEO

At SPR, we have always focused on innovations, on improvisation of our products and services every day for which we completely rely on modern technology. We see it as a route map to growth for us as well as for all connected to us. By adopting modern technologies, we keep on doing business right for benefitting our stakeholders, strengthening relationships with partners, upskilling employees for better opportunities and giving back to the society that plays a major role in keeping us going through every thick and thin.

Situated at Ghaziabad, SPR Tech Centre is fully equipped to provide complete and comprehensive solutions, catering to the exacting needs of the hi-tech, new generation engines.

Concept & Feasibility

This includes a detailed understanding of the customer needs and formalizing a concept to meet the functional & fitment requirements, employing modern 3D modeling softwares like CATIA, Pro-E, UNIGRAPHICS & IDEAS.

Diesel & Gasoline Technologies

Analysis Laboratory

Tech Centre has an independent analysis lab for both metallurgical and meteorological analysis of tested samples equipped with Scanning Electron Microscope, Confocal LASER scanning Microscope, X-ray Fluoresce system, Mahr Roundness Tester, Cylinder bore wear measurement system etc.

High Resolution digital Camera Microscope

Scanning Electron Microscope (Table Top)

Scanning Electron Microscope (Floor Model )

3D Scanner – Smart Scan (Reverse Engineering Tool)

Zeiss surface roughness tester- NEX SD- 250

Simulation

SPR Tech Centre is equipped with one of the most popular dynamic simulation softwares (RINGPACK), which is used for estimation of

Gas blow-by and blow-back
Oil consumption
Friction and power losses and
Wear rates for the ring faces, groove-ring side faces and liner.

Rig Testing

State-of-the-art Rig Testing equipment is deployed for validating the prototype in a near virtual engine condition. For example, a Piston can be pulsated for over 2 million cycles to confirm the design strength under varying gas force loads. For an ultra light gasoline piston, the same test can be done to check fatigue failures both under gas forces and inertia forces.

Apart from these, there are custom made rigs for testing new materials and surface coatings in Piston Rings as well.

Piston Test Rig - Hydropulsator — Piston Test Rig – Hydropulsator

Engine Testing

A separate engine testing facility has been established to validate the prototypes in line with the test cycles specified by the OEM. SPR is proud to have partnered with many leading OEMs for sharing the responsibility of testing for many new programs. The various tests being conducted are:

Performance Testing
Endurance Testing
Cold & Hot Scuff Testing
Micro-welding Testing
Temperature Measurements on Pistons etc

Proto Line

FBM ( Fine Boring Machine) Programmable Pin Bore Shape

Structural analysis through FEA

The concept model is refined through Finite Element Analysis (FEA) by applying the various load conditions foreseen in the engine. FEA analysis of a piston will yield following: