Contact Information: Press Contacts: Wayne Hayward Marketing Manager Tinius Olsen (215) 675-7100 Jonathan Fiello Lab Manager K&N Engineering, Inc. (951) 826-4000 x4415 Dan Ditzler Newton Associates (610) 964-9300
Breaking News: K&N Filters Uses Tinius Olsen Tensile Machines for Broad Spectrum of Destructive Testing
HORSHAM, PA--(Marketwire - October 7, 2009) - K&N
Engineering, Inc., the Riverside, CA-based manufacturer of high
performance air and oil filters, has been proving and improving the quality
of its products using Tinius Olsen
materials testing machines since 2006. According to Jonathan Fiello, who
heads the in-house lab, K&N employs its bench-top
T-series 50k universal testing machine to test virtually every
material, component, and aspect of its filters. "We use our Tinius Olsen
machine for just about any tensile test we can apply. We have two 5,000 lb
load cells, as well as some smaller units, and as long as we have the right
grips, we can QC each part and overall assembly and document performance."
K&N tests everything from the bond strength of its adhesives, to the wire
layers of its filters, to mold release characteristics, to tear strength of
urethane and rubber specimens, to warranty claims. The latter was one of
the first applications of the Tinius
Olsen UTM when Fiello was asked to document the point of product
failure of one of the company's filters to show that it could not possibly
have been a contributing factor in an auto accident liability case. The
clear results enabled K&N to win in court.
"Our business is all about increasing performance," notes Fiello. "And the
wide and detailed range of data we get through materials and parts testing
on our Tinius Olsen machines
enables us to develop and offer ongoing filter product improvements. Plus,
although this is a bench-top model, it is a big machine and rugged enough
to handle all that we ask it to do."
K&N Engineering, of Riverside,
California, is the inventor and leading innovator of reusable cotton gauze
filter technology for automotive applications. From humble beginnings as a
family run business over 35 years ago, K&N Engineering, now a truly global
company with offices in the U.K. and the Netherlands, continues to exist as
a family owned business with an enthusiast mindset and a direct connection
with motor sports that carries over throughout all levels of management and
manufacturing. Today, K&N exists as both the sales and brand leader for
performance filters, and maintains a stocking catalogue of over 3,500 part
numbers, including an extensive line of both factory replacement drop-in
filters, FIPK (Fuel Injection Performance Kit) applications, and its line
of innovative Performance Gold oil filters.
Tinius Olsen is a global provider of
materials testing solutions (equipment, software, and calibration services)
with 125 years of testing experience. For more information, contact: Tinius
Olsen, 1065 Easton Road, Horsham, PA 19044 USA, (215) 675-7100, Fax (215)
441-0899, www.TiniusOlsen.com. Or: K&N Engineering, Inc., 1455 Citrus
Street, Riverside, CA 92507, (800) 858-3333, Fax (951) 826-4003,
www.knfilters.com.
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