Putting products to the test in the lab

July 17, 2013

Meritor's testing laboratory at its Cwmbran plant in South Wales, U.K., puts commerical vehicle brakes and related components through a myriad of machines designed to inflict brutal and often destructive forces on them to ensure their durability and performance characteristics can be maintained in the real world.

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Sean Kilcarr

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Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.

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