Testing Services and Expert Guidance
At Lillbacka Powerco, we understand that ultimately, what matters most is simple: your machine must solve your problem. That’s why we offer extensive in-house laboratory testing and expert application guidance – to ensure that the solution we recommend delivers the desired result for your specific material, product, and application. Our approach is built on delivering a complete solution: the right machine, the necessary expertise, thorough testing, and support for early-stage production when needed.
Our expert services are backed by more than 50 years of experience across a wide range of customer cases. Above all, we are driven by a strong commitment to finding the best possible solution.
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Testing Services
In our dedicated Lillbacka Finn-Power testing laboratory, we carry out comprehensive testing on customer materials and components. Our lab engineers test customer-supplied parts to verify the correct machine solution, ensure the desired material performance, test specific crimped joints and geometries, and evaluate specific manufacturing methods.
Customers receive a detailed written report of the test results. We also conduct testing under non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). All testing is carried out with the expertise gained from decades of hands-on experience.
Testing services for material forming and joining
In material forming and joining through crimping, our laboratory testing services help ensure that your material performs as expected during deformation. We also test and evaluate specific crimped joints and geometries, as well as assess the feasibility of replacing welding with crimping in your manufacturing process.
Testing is particularly valuable when the material’s formability is uncertain or when selecting the most suitable machine solution. Typical test pieces include pipes and other metal components.
Testing services for hydraulic hose assembly production
For customers in hose assembly production, our laboratory testing services help ensure that hoses and fittings perform correctly in different manufacturing phases, such as cutting, crimping, skiving, inserting, and marking.
Testing is especially beneficial when acquiring your first machine or when working with non-standard hoses. Typical tests include:
- Crimping a specific fitting type with a selected machine
- Cutting hoses to evaluate cut surface quality
- Marking the customer’s fittings
- Verifying whether available quality control options can detect defects in hose materials
Interested in having your material or product tested? Contact us today!
Expert Guidance
With decades of experience and a wide range of customer cases behind us, we have developed deep expertise across various components and materials. We often act not only as a machine supplier, but as a true technology partner.
Our expert guidance is provided in-house, supported by our global distributor network. Our goal is always the same: to help customers achieve the most reliable and efficient production process.
Validating production methods and providing valuable product insights
Customers often turn to us when considering alternative manufacturing approaches. For example, a component that has traditionally been welded may be suitable for joining through crimping instead. By testing designs on our machines, we can quickly assess feasibility and provide insights that may even contribute to product development.
In some cases, testing has revealed issues such as design inaccuracies or dimensional mismatches – and occasionally even challenges related to the customer’s sourcing process rather than the component itself.
Test batches, pilot series, and small-series production
We support our customers’ manufacturing processes by producing test batches, pilot series, and small production runs. Our manufacturing services are valuable when a design needs to be validated before full-scale production, when production capacity needs balancing, or when a customer has approved their design and has the appropriate machine in place but prefers not to interrupt ongoing production for small batches or initial production runs. Typical batch sizes range from 50 to 100 pieces.
Looking for expert guidance or extra capacity for small-batch production?