Official Test Results for CurtainBar, BoardClamp and SmartBar by DTC, Vauffelin, Switzerland.
Test result summary:
According to EN 12195-1 cargo in road transport vehicles has to be secured towards the side and the back up to 0.5 g, towards the front up to 0.8 g. The tested cargo control elements of the company SCC have following holding forces:
Test No. |
Description |
Max. Holding force FB |
Test 01 |
CurtainBar: clamped between 2 aluminum boards with 30 mm thickness. Hand tightening force |
14350 N |
Test 02 |
CurtainBar: clamped between 2 aluminum boards with 20 mm thickness. Hand tightening force |
12590 N |
Test 03 |
SmartBar: mounted between 2 aluminum boards with 30 mm thickness. |
1380 N |
Test 04 |
SmartBar: mounted between an e-track and an aluminum board of 30 mm thickness. |
1700 N |
Test 05 |
SmartBar: mounted between 2 e-tracks. |
2260 N |
Test 06 |
BoardClamp: clamped on the side of a fixed structure, test direction 90º to the attachment direction (transverse force) |
15700 N |
Test 07 |
BoardClamp: clamped longitudinal on a fixed structure, test direction in attachment direction (longitudinal force) |
15700 N |
The systematic measurement variation is maximal ±100 N.
Simplified calculation example
The blocking force BC according to EN 12195-1 is 80% of the maximum holding force of the cargo control element. To secure cargo against movement to the rear or the side, this has to be done with 50% of the weight. If we assume a friction coefficient µ of 0.3 between cargo and cargo area, 20% of the cargo weight has to be secured with cargo control elements.
The table below shows the maximum cargo weight which can be secured with the different elements:
Product |
Max. Holding force FB |
Blocking force BC according to EN 12195-1 in N: |
Maximum cargo weight for securing against rear and side movement in kg at µ = 0.3: |
CurtainBar: clamped between 2 aluminum boards with 30 mm thickness. Hand tightening force |
14350 N |
11480 N |
5850 kg |
CurtainBar: clamped between 2 aluminum boards with 20 mm thickness. Hand tightening force |
12590 N |
10072 N |
5130 kg |
SmartBar: mounted between 2 aluminum boards with 30 mm thickness. |
1380 N |
1104 N |
560 kg |
SmartBar: mounted between an e-track and an aluminum board of 30 mm thickness. |
1700 N |
1360 N |
690 kg |
SmartBar: mounted between 2 e-tracks. |
2260 N |
1808 N |
920 kg |
BoardClamp: clamped on the side of a fixed structure, test direction 90º to the attachment direction (transverse force) |
15700 N |
According to manufacturer 5000N |
2540 kg |
BoardClamp: clamped longitudinal on a fixed structure, test direction in attachment direction (longitudinal force) |
15700 N |
According to manufacturer 5000N |
2540 kg |
data provided by SCC.
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Device |
Holding power |
% |
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BabyBar (Dodge Ram pick-up truck bed. Extended to 178 cm. Pull at the end at the foot) |
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| SCC BabyBar™ (loose fastening) |
55 daN |
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| SCC BabyBar™ (normal fastening) |
76 daN |
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| SCC BabyBar™ (hard fastening) |
92 daN |
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| BabyBar (Dodge Ram pick-up truck bed. Extended to 178 cm. Point pull in the middle of the bar) | |||
| SCC BabyBar™ |
66 daN |
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| BabyBar (Pull of box. 140 cm width against bar.) | |||
| SCC BabyBar™ (Handle towards side) |
102 daN |
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| SCC BabyBar™ (Handle upwards) |
151 daN |
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