Over the past decade, the mechanical engineering department at VA-tgm has specialized in testing cable cars with regard to dynamic loads occurring during operation (measurement using strain gauges) throughout Central Europe.  

In addition to this demanding test field, our department has developed into a "Special Case Taylor Shop" with regard to the planning and implementation of special tests as well as the implementation of test procedures according to the requirements of our customers or applicable standards.

Another point of interest could be standardized non-destructive and destructive testing - even if the samples to be tested are large. In addition to many other testing facilities, our institute has one of the most powerful universal testing machines in Europe of the Baldwin Lima Hamilton type, which can alternatively apply tensile or compressive loads of up to 300 tons with a maximum sample length of 3.5 meters.