The lifetime must be prognosticated before any product goes into mass production. Here a great deal of experience is required. Experience which is available in AVL within the Engineering departments of the various engine and vehicle types (Diesel, Gasoline, Gas, small, passenger car or heavy duty).

AVL's Durability and Reliability Experience and Know How are embedded also to AVL's advanced simulation tools like AVL EXCITE™ or AVL FIRE™ to name just two of them.

However no durability assumption can be taken without real testing. Here durability testbeds play a major role. Test objects are run over hours in specific load cycles. This causes an accelerated aging process of parts and fluids.

Here quite some knowhow is delivered with AVL's Load Matrix Methodology. Part analysis of wear and chemical analysis of fluids or materials fill the last piece of the puzzle.