Minimising cost and risk

Warranty costs of vehicles and products in operation or use often far exceed the costs of repairing defects on prototypes or vehicles of the first series. Resultant delays in delivery, downtime costs due to non-availability or additional capital costs caused by the withholding of payment balances may result in considerable additional expense.

A strong economic motivation thus exists for companies to minimise risk by taking appropriate quality assurance measures. The quantification of quality assurance measures, e.g. in a risk analysis process, allows reliable decision-making aids to be derived, thus contributing to quality improvement and to the reduction of production costs.

The research and testing services offered by Rail Tec Arsenal provide our customers with valuable support in the product development process. The climatic wind tunnel allows a wide range of tests to be carried out under extreme climatic conditions. These tests constitute important quality assurance measures, which contribute to improving quality, minimising risk and reducing avoidable repair costs.