History
The DriveTest GmbH was founded in 1998 by the executive shareholder Wolfgang Schabel.
In 1999 DriveTest begun to produce by licence the Original-BIA Class 2 – a mechanical device to measure the closing force of bus doors. Soon after DriveTest developed its first own measurement device – the electronic BIA Class 1. Since then the product spectrum extended: Measurement devices for doors and gates, car-windows and roofs as well as elevator doors were engineered and produced.
In the domain of Drive Testing Drive Test started with the development of test stations for simple electrical drives of car sunroofs. With the implementation of electronic control units the demands for test systems were growing (LIN-Bus, CAN-Bus). The testing of whole sun-roof-systems became the focus of attention. All new demands were systematically integrated and a universal and flexible Drive-Pilot-Test-System developed.
Today DriveTest is working for the worldwide standardization of Test systems to ensure uniform high-level quality standards.
In 2022, Drive Test GmbH became a subsidiary of PCE Instruments.
Founded in 1999, PCE Instruments was initially an engineering company providing consultancy services to the paper industry. In 2000, the business model of PCE Instruments was changed. Today, PCE Instruments sells more than 600 different measuring instruments for a wide range of applications, for example in industry and research, and the number is constantly growing. High-quality test instruments, control technology and scales are sold worldwide, by the company’s own range of test equipment, manufactured at the headquarters in Meschede, Germany, which incorporates two decades of experience and expertise, is also becoming increasingly popular in a wide variety of fields.
Measuring Instruments
From 3-phase power meters for measuring the current power applied to supply lines, to coating thickness gauges for testing the thickness of paint coatings on, for example, trains, cars or other metallic surfaces, to vibration meters for analysing vibration, for example on motors, gearboxes or bearings, PCE Instruments offers a suitable measuring device for almost every application. If required, the measuring devices from PCE Instruments can be certified according to ISO 9001 and ISO 17025 (DAkkS).
Control Systems
PCE Instruments offers a wide range of controllers. For example, the controllers from PCE Instruments can control the temperature in cold rooms or ovens, monitor the humidity in greenhouses, monitor the weight during filling or even carry out a complete network analysis. To carry out these measurements, PCE Instruments also offers the appropriate sensors for the respective controllers.
Weighing Equipment
In the field of weighing technology, PCE Instruments offers anything from analytical balances with a resolution of 0.1 mg to crane or platform scales with a measurement range of more than 50,000 kg. This means that weighing technology from PCE Instruments can be used, for example, in pharmacies to carry out measurements for dosing medication, through to measurements of loaded lorries or even heavy loads on cranes. This means that weighing technology from PCE Instruments can be used to cover a wide range of measuring tasks.
Laboratory Technology
PCE Instruments also offers the right equipment for laboratories. This includes, for example, viscometers to determine the viscosity of liquids, for example oils, particle counters to monitor the number of particles in cleanrooms, for example, and colour matching cabinets to check a test specimen under different light sources.