Child Restraint Systems
We Test & Validate Your Child Restraint Systems
Calspan's state of the art sled test facility features two ServoSleds, the most capable sleds in the industry. These SLED are both equipped with the latest technology with being capable of one shot pulse matching for crash simulation. We have the capability to run your car seat project to any of the following test standards for Child Restraint Systems (CRS):
- FMVSS-213 (including NPRM-213)
- CMVSS-213
- Side Impact
- Juvenile Accessories
- ECE-R129 (Coming Soon)
- Any custom test set up or unique crash pulse
Calspan is an industry leader in automotive safety testing and we hold paramount our customers need for efficient, repeatable and reliable test data. SLED was designed from a customer perspective, to ensure the experience of testing with Calspan is held to the same high standard as the data we produce for you.
Official NHTSA Test Lab
It's ideal to have your product tested at the same lab NHTSA will use to audit your car seat and validate the results prove the seat is safe for use.
State-of-the-Art Facility
We have the right facility, equipment & tools to help advance your car seat development needs. Our latest technology delivers faster results, which correlates to quicker entry to market.
Experience you can trust
With over 50 years of CRS testing and validation experience you can trust. Our engineering team is here for you through new product development to validation and compliance.
SLED is Calspan's new state of the art simulated crash testing facility. It houses two Servo Sleds, which are both capable of on demand pulse matching.
This 40,000+ sq/ft facility was designed and equipped utilizing customer input and perspective to ensure a testing experience of the highest quality.
With multiple customer preparation room, as well as devoted workspace fully equipped for modifying child seats and accessories on the fly, to keep up with testing needs and keeping projects on-schedule.
SLED also features a high tech on-site ATD laboratory ensuring our high quality of certification, calibration, troubleshooting and repair when necessary.
Over 20,000 additional sq/ft of available storage space.
ISO 9001 certified facility with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation for our laboratory procedures.
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