There are many activities going on around Michigan in support of our burgeoning defense industry. Many of these support activities are bolstered by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC) in Warren. One such unique resource can be found at the Fire-Testing Facility at Lawrence Technological University. Lawrence Tech claims to be the only private university in the state of Michigan to have such a high-tech research facility set up with federal government funds.
At this facility, researchers can test things like armor, vehicles, vehicle components, and construction materials by subjecting them to simulated conditions of blast and fire on the battlefield. My basic understanding is that the test subject is first massively heated in their fire-testing furnace, and then structural components are tested and measured with the equipment available at this facility. This is not the kind of equipment you can tinker with in your garage.
Most educational institutions like Lawrence Tech are always looking for opportunities to interact with the business community through leveraging their facilities and know-how. If you have a product that you are developing and need to test it under these intense conditions for the defense (or other) industry, you should probably give Lawrence Tech a call to see if you can work with them.
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