Testing Services

Delphi's Winter Test & Development Site provides the facilities and surfaces to test vehicles and components under harsh winter-weather conditions, helping manufacturers ensure that their products will function in extreme environments.

Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in the United States, the Winter Test & Development Site experiences average temperatures between 2°F and 30°F (-16°C and -1°C) from mid-November to late March, conditions that are ideal for sustained cold-weather testing. And with average annual snowfall of 225 inches (572 centimeters), the site is well suited for vehicle traction, brake, and stability control testing and development.

 The Delphi Winter Test & Development Site facilities are available to meet customer requirements. Contact Delphi for further information.

Benefits

• Easy access—adjacent to Sawyer International Airport, Marquette County, Michigan
• Relative proximity to many manufacturing centers
• Consistent conditions for cold-temperature/inclement-weather testing
• Complete facilities
• Secure and confidential
• Local lodging, restaurants and services
• Experienced track maintenance/service staff on site

Vehicle Test Surfaces

• 21-acre (8.5-hectare) groomed snowfield
• 1-mile (1.6-kilometer) closed-loop snow handling course
• 1-mile (1.6-kilometer) snow and ice circle
• 18% and 12% multi-surface traction slopes
• Asphalt
• Snow
• Ice
• 20-acre (8-hectare) concrete, high-coefficient vehicle dynamics area (VDA)
• 6.75-acre (2.7-hectare) ice, low-coefficient VDA
• Ice and concrete alternating and checkerboard test area
• Lighted track for night testing

Snow handling course

Ice pad

Engineering garage

Facilities

• Private offices and conference rooms (four  4-person, two 15-person, and one 40-person conference rooms)
• Internet access
• Phones
• Fax, scan and printing
• Engineering garage (full service)
• Vehicle alignment
• Light fabrication and welding
• Instrumentation services
• Dining area

The Delphi Advantage

The Delphi Winter Test & Development Site offers the facilities for cold-weather
testing under the strictest confidentiality. Professional account management provides customers with a single point of contact to streamline test coordination.

Delphi Winter Test & Development Site testing facilities are ISO⁄TS-16949 and ISO 14001 accredited.