We test our products to their limits — to keep your people safe
We design and execute tests because our safety barriers save lives. Through thorough and repeated testing, we go beyond industry standards to ensure our products work throughout their lifetime.
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Our in-house testing provides constant innovation and improvement. From ground conditions to impact angles, we focus on recreating conditions safety barriers could experience in your facility — from day-to-day hits to preventing worst-case scenario accidents. We test every McCue Safety Barrier to the most applicable standards.
Controlled Environment
An enclosed indoor testing lab means we can test any time and create repeatable conditions
Inclined Vehicle Guidance Ramp
Optimized for creating highly precise impacts on a controlled kinetic track
Surrogate Testing Vehicle
Customizable and engineered for heavy, repeated industrial barrier impacts
Advanced Data Collection
On-board computers, lasers, and high-speed cameras provide for precise data acquisition and analysis
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The Testing Vehicle
The surrogate testing vehicle is a real-life, ultra-precise representation of your powered industrial vehicles moving at your maximum speed in your space.
Vehicle Mass
Engineered with a variable mass from 4,000 lb to 26,000 lb, we can add or remove weight to match the mass of your trucks and forklifts
Impact Velocity
We can fine tune velocity to replicate varying types of collisions from 1 to 15 mph — matching real life speed and weight creates the most accurate conditions
Data Acquisition
Equipped with a high-precision Data Acquisition System (DAQ), we measure 3-axis acceleration curves at 10,000 Hz to determine pass/fail
Impact Striker
With changeable front impactor plates, we can adjust contact geometry and heights to mimic real-life impact points
State-Of-The-Art Equipment
From high-speed videos at 40,000 frames per second to charts of impact accelerations, we use state-of-the-state technology to accurately analyze and confirm results. This includes:
- Inclined Ramp with Vehicle Guidance
- Surrogate Test Vehicle
- Industrial Winch
- Remote Releases and Brakes
- Self-Leveling Lasers
- Timing Gate Speed Trap
- High-Speed Camera
- Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera
- Aerial Drones
- Mounted Action Cameras
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What Quantifies Pass or Fail?
Pass Result
A maximum dynamic penetration of up to 24 inches behind the guardrail or post (whichever is greater) is recorded as a passing result
Fail Result
Any penetration beyond 24 inches is considered too far of an intrusion into the safety zone, resulting in a failed rating