Friedman Research Corporation

Friedman Research Corporation is a testing and engineering research firm. Its headquarters is in Austin, Texas. It also has a research office in Santa Barbara, California, and a site in Medford, Oregon. The company says it has 25 years of research experience in impact, crash and blast testing.

The company offers aircraft seating work, along with systems, occupant protection, restraint system design, biomechanics, and injury mechanisms. It also does blast and impact protection, certification by analysis, finite element modeling, and reverse engineering. Other services include computational design and manufacturing support.

The site says the company has supported aerospace, heavy truck and automotive manufacturers. Its clients include the US Department of Transportation's FRA, NHTSA and PHMSA units, Transport Canada, Southwest Research Institute, and the US Army, Navy and Air Force.

The company offers a validated THOR-50M finite element model, which the site says can shorten the time from product concept to delivery. It also offers a High Value Part Repair Kit for checking damage to critical parts such as landing gear, and an Instant Power Shelter for mining, pipeline and military use.

The site says the team has 50 years of experimental testing and simulation experience. Team members have helped write recommended practices for SAE ground and aerospace committees. The site says the team has published papers on six continents and has served as peer reviewers for six scientific journals.

The contact page offers a form for product demos, technical consultations and research collaboration. The Austin phone number is +1-512-247-2277. The Santa Barbara phone number is +1-805-683-1300. Weekday hours are 9am to 5pm. The site also lists a Virtual Test Tracks product and a section of organizations the company is recognized by and affiliated with. The company says it works with clients on product demos, support services and quotes. The Medford, Oregon office is listed without a street address.