SMR Automotive | UK: Rearview Mirror Testing
The client
SMR Automotive is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of exterior and interior mirrors and blind spot detection systems for light vehicles. The SMR plant in Portchester, Hampshire, UK, produces thousands of mirrors each year across a wide range of different designs for marques including Jaguar Land Rover, Volvo, Toyota and Nissan.
The solution
The client uses the m+p Analyzer in conjunction with National Instruments’ CompactDAQ hardware to evaluate the performance of its products during prototype development and in production. Testing is performed both in the laboratory and on a driven vehicle.
The result
Ian Booth, analyst at SMR Automotive, says: “m+p international’s Analyzer enables us to perform our measurements accurately and in a repeatable manner with minimum fuss, enabling us to focus on perfecting the design for high-volume manufacturing.”