We test tomorrow’s safety
FAKT conducts impact testing for vehicle restraint systems, vehicle security barriers and support structures. Real tests provide reliable evidence for certification, development, validation and assessment.
Our services
• Standards-compliant impact tests and customer-specific procedures
• Development and validation testing
• Component and system testing
• High-dynamic measurement and data acquisition
• Evaluation and analysis of test results
• Test reports and documentation
• Standards include EN 1317, MASH 2016, EN 12767, BSI PAS 68, ASTM F2556/F2656M, IWA 14-1 and ISO 22343
Test infrastructure
• Company-owned proving ground and workshop infrastructure
• Precise vehicle guidance using driving robots and GPS
• Flexible impact parameters: angle, impact point and speed
• Test areas up to 100 m on verge surfaces and 180 m on asphalt
• High-speed cameras and measurement technology
• Strain-gauge measurements and tensile testing
• Procurement, preparation and disposal of test vehicles
Test objects
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Vehicle restraint systems: steel guardrails, concrete barriers, transitions and crash cushions.
Vehicle security barriers: mobile and stationary anti-ram barriers.
Support structures: lighting columns, traffic-sign supports, signal supports, utility poles and sign gantries.