MGA Research Corporation is a world leader in independent safety testing and equipment solutions.
MGA’s goal has always been to provide customers with superior testing capabilities matched with unbeatable service through constantly evaluating industry trends and customer needs. As the industry continues to evolve, the associates at MGA are eager to build on our past history and are excited about meeting the challenges of the future.
Our equipment philosophy starts with the challenges facing our customers, continues with a collaborative internal approach to develop appropriate equipment, and culminates with an array of innovative and proven solutions available to our customer base.
MGA’s Structural Series equipment solutions are hydraulic-based quasi-static systems that are designed to perform testing according to specific regulations.
A dynamic impact system generally consists of four parts: control and propulsion system, dynamic impact frame, dynamic impactor, and data acquisition system.
Test options range from full scale approaches utilizing Proving Grounds, to in-lab solutions in which test durations are reduced to only include damaging content.
MGA has developed test equipment and facilities to perform testing on cells, modules, and battery packs of all sizes, from a pacemaker battery to a full vehicle.
We have developed innovative pneumatic pyroshock simulation systems that yield highly repeatable results.
MGA has been involved in automotive testing since the founding of the company in 1977. From the early stages of development through the mass production stages, MGA provides services to help ensure our customers’ needs are met.
MGA offers a number of stand-alone systems that are used to perform crash tests per official standards and protocols. The design of this equipment has been continually improved over the last 30 years, in conjunction with industry evolution, by the associates who operate the equipment daily.
MGA offers customers a number of control/measurement units that perform standard functions, typically part of normal laboratory operations.
NHTSA Publishes Final Rule for FMVSS 210, Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages A little over a decade after the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was published for FMVSS 210, Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has published its final rule to amend the regulation. The updated regulation addresses potential inconsistencies in […]
NHTSA Releases the NPRM for the Next FMVSS Safety Standard On September 9th, 2024, NHTSA released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for FMVSS 571.228: Standard No. 228; Pedestrian Head Protection. The NPRM has a 60-day comment window with a proposed compliance date of the first September 1, two years following the final rule publication. […]
Crash Testing Extras! The development of new vehicles is often challenging during the initial phases of crash testing. Particularly during early program crash tests, the ability to efficiently use test articles while collecting the maximum amount of data is necessary to push the development further along. With decades of experience in this industry, MGA is […]
MGA laboratories are established in many North American locations close to various OEM, supplier, or other clusters that support specific industries.
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