Seating plays a key role in the on-board comfort and safety of car drivers and passengers. At SGS, we can test the performance and durability of your seating to ensure it complies with all required international standards.
Our laboratories in Wuhan and Chongqing, China, are recognized by giants in the automotive industry such as Mercedes Benz, BMW, General Motors and Nissan. We work with OEMs and players throughout the supply chain and share our expertise not just to test seats but also to offer solutions when products fail.
In addition, our findings support the future development of seats and seating design, leading to better, safer solutions for automotive manufacturers worldwide.
SGS seat validation tests
We offer a suite of testing and validation services against all the major regulatory standards. These include:
- Force and strength tests
- Height adjuster unlock strength
- Armrest strength
- Shoulder unlock strength
- Backrest adjuster effort
- Hardness distributed test
- Side guard plate strength
- Headrest moving effort
- Seat track unlock effort
- Seat track displacement
- Life cycle durability tests
- Ingress and egress test
- Life cycle front seat back fold flat
- Jounce durability on backrest and cushion
- Life cycle of height adjuster
- Seat cover abrasion resistance
- Knee test
- Seat framework durability
- Seat ventilation performance test
- Heating mat performance test
- Comfort analysis and evaluation:
- Scanning
- 3D-modeling
- Design position measurement
- Hardness measurement
- Hardness distribution
- Vibration characteristics
- Damping test
- Pressure distribution
- Seat modal analysis
