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Measurement solutions for Automotive industry

Gap, flush and geometry within cycle time

Automotive assembly is measured in cycle time and gap-and-flush tolerance. We supply the profile scanners and displacement sensors that verify panel fit, weld seam position and brake disc geometry in-line, at the rate the line actually runs.

Applications

  • Airlines & Aerospace Our balancing machines and moment weighing scales for aerospace drives ensure maximum precision, ease of use, and modular flexibility delivering reliability and performance without compromise contributing to your economic success.

    Explore aerospace balancing machines, moment weighing scales and measurement solutions for jet engines, turbines, compressors and satellite components. Achieve maximum precision, SAE-compliant quality, reduced vibration and reliable…

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Automatic balancing machines Automatic balancing machines from Schenck are advanced solutions for precise balancing of rotating components in automated production processes. We offer systems and stations for balancing crankshafts, wheels and tires, turbochargers, electric armatures, drives, axle drive units, torque converters, drive shafts, disc-shaped rotors, as well as fans. Our systems increase productivity, ensure consistent quality, and are tailored to the needs of the automotive, energy, and industrial sectors.

    Discover automatic balancing machines for precise, high-speed production. Schenck delivers efficient, reliable, automated balancing for all industries.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Axle Drives With our balancing machines for front and rear axle transmissions, the measured unbalance is corrected by drilling into the drive flanges of the transmissions (welding optional). We support you with our interdisciplinary expertise in the production of front and rear axle transmissions from the initial idea to the design stage through to series production.

    Advanced balancing machines for axle drives and differentials. High-precision, automated solutions from Schenck for automotive and industry.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV)

    Explore HORIBA’s Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) testing solutions, including battery, e-motor, and powertrain testing with advanced automation systems.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Battery Emulation

    Discover HORIBA X-HVT – a powerful, customizable solution for realistic battery, fuel cell, and power system emulation in automotive and energy testing.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Battery Testing Solutions for EVs and HEVs

    Battery testing for EVs by HORIBA ensure optimal performance, safety, & reliability. Explore advanced testing systems trusted by automotive leaders.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Bladis 4 With the new generation of torque scales in the WME series, blades can now be weighed even more precisely and distributed with the help of Bladis 4.

    Bladis 4 software enables precise turbine blade weighing, blade moment analysis and optimized blade distribution for aviation and energy applications. Reduce rotor unbalance, minimize trim weights and improve balancing efficiency with…

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Centrio Rotating components are tested in spin test systems. These machines are used for the development, manufacture and quality assurance of e-mobility rotors, engines, turbines, turbo compressors, turbochargers, fans, couplings, and grinding wheels. The Centrio combines innovative ideas with our experience, offering lower noise emissions, low energy consumption, space-saving design and ergonomic operation.

    Centrio: Advanced spin test system for high-speed rotor testing, burst protection, efficient energy use, and integrated safety for reliable operation.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Comprehensive testing of optics for augmented and virtual reality

    This application addresses comprehensive testing of optics for augmented and virtual reality in an industrial measurement or test workflow.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Services

    HORIBA provides comprehensive connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) solutions, supporting your projects from design and testing to validation

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Crankshafts Our crankshaft balancing machines offer you the optimal solution for every requirement – from fully automated integration into series production to manual quality control for balancing finished crankshafts and mass centering blanks.

    Imbalance measurement & balancing of all types of crankshafts ✓ Manual, semi-automated, or fully automated ✓ High precision ►Discover now!

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Creating a Powertrain Digital Twin Recommended for you

    Discover HORIBA's Powertrain Empirical Digital Twin technology for advanced automotive testing, boosting vehicle performance and development efficiency.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • DH Test Facilities High Speed Balancing and Overspeed Test Facilities Our DH series of high speed balancing and overspeed test facilities are designed for testing turbines, generators and compressors at operational speeds. The Schenck measuring system CABflex3 is used in these facilities to balance and analyze the behavior of these flexible rotors.

    Turnkey solutions for the precise balancing of shaft-elastic rotors: DH 2 – DH 13 balancing machines. Discover them now!

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Disc-shaped rotors Vertical balancing machines for disc-shaped rotors are the perfect solution for every application, such as production of pulleys, flywheels and more, with a modern, ergonomic design, providing fast and flexible automated balancing for maximum efficiency for small and large series.

    Schenck offers disc-shaped rotor balancing machines for precise, efficient balancing in production. Universal, flexible and easy-to-use solutions.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Drive Shafts Our balancing machines for cardan shafts set a new standard in the automotive industry and its suppliers. Their precise measuring accuracy and fast correction of unbalances at high operating speeds offer outstanding performance.

    Efficient, precise balancing machines for drive shafts and cardan shafts. High-speed, flexible integration and advanced measurement with Schenck RoTec.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Efficient optics testing and alignment for LiDAR and ADAS

    Wavefront measurement solutions for active alignment and inline testing of optics plus monitoring manufacturing processes

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Electric Armature Here you will find high-precision, fully automatic balancing systems for electric armatures for applications in automotive supply, household appliances, power tools or general industries that fulfil your requirements for balancing in series production.

    High-precision balancing machines for electric armatures and motors. Schenck delivers automated, reliable, and efficient solutions for industry.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Electric Vehicle Development Testing Solutions

    Automotive electrification with HORIBA's electric vehicle development and testing solutions for batteries, e-motors, fuel cells, and complete EVs.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Emissions, Performance, and Durability Testing

    Emissions, performance, and durability testing solutions from HORIBA support automotive and mobility vehicle development, validation, and compliance.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Euro 7 Test Equipment

    Euro 7 Test Equipment | Equip Your Test Cell to ensure compliance now and into the future, including exhaust and brake emissions.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Exhaust Emissions Testing Solutions

    HORIBA offers exhaust emissions testing solutions for both traditional & advanced propulsion systems, ensuring compliance across legacy and modern vehicles.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Fan & Blower Balancing and diagnostic systems are crucial for fans and blowers in the automotive, industrial and home appliance sectors. They detect and correct unbalance and diagnose electrical and physical parameters. By using these systems, companies can reduce costs, increase the quality of their products and improve their energy efficiency.

    Advanced balancing machines for fans and blowers. High-speed, automatic solutions for precise rotor balancing in industrial and HVAC applications.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Four Steps to Develop the Optimal Battery Test Lab

    Our battery testing experts have compiled four steps to develop a new or updated battery test lab; plus, list of important considerations for each phase.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Future Battery Cell Chemistries

    Li-ion battery cells are widely used in various industries; this article discusses the current & expected future variations in Li-ion cells & their testing.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Gap and flush measurement

    Profile scanners that measure panel fit directly on the assembly line, not on a sample in a metrology room.

    scanCONTROL laser profile scanners
  • Heavy-Duty Chassis Testing

    Heavy-duty chassis testing measures emissions under real-world conditions, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and durability with HORIBA systems.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Heavy-Duty Engine Testing

    Heavy-duty engine testing solutions for ultra-low NOx, greenhouse gases, H2, and global regulations with emissions measurement, dynamometers, & automation.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • How to Select Battery Test Lab Equipment

    Battery test lab equipment represents a significant investment. Our solutions are built on years of battery industry experience & wide range of customers.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Hydrogen ICE (H2 ICE) Testing Solutions

    Hydrogen ICE testing solutions from HORIBA: emissions analyzers, NH3/H2O measurement, and facility safety systems for hydrogen engine development.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Light-Duty Chassis Testing

    HORIBA light-duty chassis testing solutions support hybrid, electric, and fuel cell vehicle development with accurate real-world driving simulation.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Light-Duty Engine Testing

    HORIBA provides light-duty engine testing solutions for emissions measurement, certification, hybrid powertrain validation, and regulatory compliance.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Manually operated balancing machines Manual balancing machines are flexible and precise devices for balancing small to large rotors, from shafts and fans to drums and rollers. They work precisely and efficiently and can be flexibly adapted thanks to their modular design – perfect when versatility, ease of use, and economical operation are key. Depending on the area of application, Schenck offers manual horizontal, vertical, and static balancing machines.

    Manual balancing machines for precise and flexible rotor balancing. Schenck offers reliable solutions for universal and production balancing needs.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Next-level wavefront testing of optical systems and objective lenses

    Wavefront measurements for testing and alignment: optical systems, lenses for mobile devices, microscopy, automotive, etc.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Non-Exhaust / Brake Emissions

    Explore HORIBA solutions supporting non-exhaust emissions research, including brake dust analysis, particulate evaluation, and tire durability testing.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Non-Road Mobile Machinery Engine Testing

    Accurate systems for non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) engine testing, supporting emissions compliance, durability validation, and real-world measurement.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Optimize Your New Battery Test Lab

    Explore key insights on battery test lab design—from choosing the right equipment to thermal control, data systems, and turnkey solutions.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Our portfolio Leading by innovation – assurance through precision.

    We support the entire lifecycle of your balancing products – from system design to modernization of your machines. Learn more.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Pasio Pasio are universal balancing machines for horizontally mounted rotors, ranging from small rotors weighing just a few grams to larger rotors. Thanks to the Schenck ONE software, you have access to valuable data and applications for the entire balancing process at all times.

    Pasio – Universal, manual balancing machine for rotors. Precision, compact design, flexible use, and Schenck ONE software integration.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • PEMS Testing Solutions for Real-World Emissions

    PEMS testing solutions from HORIBA measure real-world emissions from light-duty vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles & non-road machinery for RDE & in-use testing.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Road-to-Rig (R2R): Automotive Torque Matching

    Road-to-rig tool gives the most accurate replication of the real-world in the lab. Perfect for BEV range, emissions, OBD, or quality investigations.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Schenck ONE With Schenck ONE, you can keep an eye on data and processes and work as efficiently as possible with highly accurate measurement and support software.

    Schenck ONE is the digital platform for balancing machines. Optimize rotor balancing with data-driven control, analytics, and process integration.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Software solutions Balancing is our passion. Our customers are our focus. We develop the stand alone software and machine solutions for every challenge. Our goal is to provide you with optimal support in every step of the balancing process. This allows you to work with maximum efficiency.

    Powerful software for balancing machines: advanced analysis, seamless data integration, and process optimization for industrial applications.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Solutions to Reduce Vehicle Development Complexity

    Intelligent Lab for vehicle development yield an efficient method of testing real world driving in lab, using Road to Rig & Torque Matching solutions.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Spin testing solutions Precision right from the start thanks to meaningful centrifuge analyses. Schenck’s centrifuge solutions examine rotating components in a centrifugal field and are essential for development, manufacturing, and quality assurance in industries such as e-mobility, aerospace, engines, turbines, fans, and automotive components.

    Automated spin testing solutions for rotors and materials. Schenck offers high-speed, precise, and safe burst and centrifugal testing systems.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • STARS Test Automation Software

    STARS Test Automation Software for vehicle development & testing—automate powertrain, EV, and emissions tests with a modular, scalable platform.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Thickness inspection of flow-formed wheel rims

    Check thickness distribution after each metal-wheel flow-forming step. Two optoNCDT 1900-10 laser sensors perform dynamic distance and position measurements; surface compensation supports changing reflections.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Turbochargers & Components Our semi-automatic and fully automatic balancing machines for turbochargers in passenger cars and commercial vehicles feature high-speed and low-speed, high-precision, are universally applicable, and with short cycle times to ensure your quality assurance and optimized processes.

    High and low-speed balancing of turbochargers: high precision ✓ short cycle times ✓ many rotor sizes ✓ Discover now!

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Understanding Your Battery Testing Applications

    Battery test lab application is defined by the capability of the equipment | Think holistically when designing a battery test lab including data management

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Vehicle Development Applications

    Automotive testing & vehicle development applications for electrification, emissions, batteries, hydrogen, powertrains, & vehicle validation.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Virio Vertical balancing machines from the Virio series offer you maximum flexibility for all workpieces without their own shaft journal. Whether very small or large rotors up to 300 kg, single or small series production: with Virio, you can balance with precision.

    Discover Virio vertical balancing machines for precise and efficient rotor balancing. Benefit from high measurement accuracy, fast setup times, flexible applications and reliable balancing technology for production, maintenance and quality…

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • What are Euro 7 Emission Standards?

    Explore the implications of Euro 7 emissions standards on vehicle emissions testing & compliance. Stay informed about the latest regulations & requirements.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • What is Euro 7?

    Euro 7 FAQ: Vehicle emissions experts explain the latest European Commission agreement to help the automotive industry navigate upcoming regulatory changes.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Wheel Assembly Lines Schenck provides equipment for manufacturing and testing wheels. Whether you need a single machine or a fully automated complete system, Schenck optimizes your wheel assembly with highly specialized solutions for every wheel line and will turn your specifications into customized, high-performance solutions.

    Automated wheel assembly lines with modular design. Schenck provides flexible, precise solutions for complete wheel and tire production and testing.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Your Ideal Battery Test Lab Development Partner

    Our expertise can be included at any stage of battery test lab development to help define requirements, equipment, integration, & software facilitation.

    Industry: Automotive industry
  • Weld seam tracking

    Real-time seam position for robot guidance, correcting for part-to-part variation.

    scanCONTROL laser profile scanners
  • Brake disc thickness variation

    Eddy current measurement through coolant on the machining line.

    Micro-Epsilon optoNCDT laser sensors
  • Body-in-white geometry

    Snapshot 3D sensors for completeness and form checks on stationary assemblies.

    scanCONTROL laser profile scanners

Frequently asked questions

Answers to the most common questions about our products and services

Usually five to ten working days from when your samples reach our lab. You get a written report with the measured results and a recommended configuration.

Both. We can supply the instrument alone, or install, align, configure and prove it on your line with a measurement capability test before handover.

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