Test & Engineering Center (TEC)

Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the Test and Engineering Center (TEC) is the setting for Exponent’s most exciting and complex tests, along with rigorous analysis of results. Exponent’s clients have come to know the TEC as the place they prefer to go when the testing is complicated and the answers are all-important.
Our 147-acre test facility in Phoenix includes a two-mile oval track, durability course, ten-acre skid pad, and 1,200-foot crash rail, allowing engineers to study vehicle performance and recreate collisions under virtually every condition for vehicles ranging from bicycles to tractor-trailers. Some of the more prominate facilities include:
Exponent's TEC also maintains several special testing facilities including: a burn facility, battery testing site, and an ammunition/gun range.
While we do create computer models and perform calculations to support conclusions regarding a product design or accident issue, TEC projects usually include testing of some kind. Some of our most frequently requested services are found under Test Engineering.
Related Pages: Vehicle Engineering, Consulting Expertise
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