 Taylor
Devices, Inc. Testing Facilities
Taylor Devices' facilities have traditionally set the world's standard
for testing of shock absorbers and shock isolation systems. The
Company maintains the following facilities, which are also available
for the use of our customers on a contractual basis:
- Vertical Drop Rails (in plant): Five vertical rails are maintained,
with a capacity of up to 2,000 pounds, free falling up to 12 feet.
- Heavyweight Vertical Drop Rail (in remote concrete block house):
One rail is maintained with a capacity of 15,000 pounds weight,
free falling up to 30 feet. The concrete test house floor is 8
feet thick and steel reinforced for rigidity, and is rated for
shock loads of up to 700,000 pounds.
- Super-Heavyweight Vertical Drop Rail (in remote test building):
One rail is maintained with a capacity of 60,000 pounds, free
falling up to 20 feet. The reinforced concrete test lab floor
is more than 30 feet thick, and is rated for shock loads of up
to 2,000,000 pounds.
- Hydraulic Vibration Testing: Three programmable custom built
electro-hydraulic shakers are maintained at the facility, of 150,000
pounds, 450,000 pounds, and 1,500,000 pounds capacity. We believe
that the 1,500,000 pound shaker is the largest single actuator
seismic test machine on the planet. In addition to these in-house
machines, a time sharing arrangement is maintained for Taylor
Devices' use of two heavyweight seismic shaking tables located
at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The larger of
these is one of the ten largest in the world.
- High Frequency Vibration Testing: One Umholtz-Dickie Electro-Dynamic
Shaker is maintained. Capacities are 0-50 pounds force and D.C.-10,000
Hz. frequency response. Control is by manual or programmable commands.
- Hydraulic Multipliers: Two custom built actuators are maintained
for use on any drop rail to multiply impact weight by a factor
of up to 7.
- Static Testing: Six static test machines are maintained, with
capacities up to 100 tons. A cost sharing arrangement is used
to share a 250 ton capacity Universal Tester located in Buffalo,
New York.
- Thermal Testing: Two Cincinnati Sub-Zero environmental chambers
are maintained. The larger of these has a 38 cubic foot storage
box, with -100°F to +300°F capacity.
- Velocity Testing: Two custom built laser interferometers are
maintained, which can be installed on any company test rail. These
devices monitor the critical initial impact velocity from a drop
test with an accuracy of plus or minus 0.5% at speeds to 150 mph.
- Data Acquisition: Taylor Devices' utilizes a Hewlett-Packard
computer controlled digital data acquisition system, with 25 channel
capability. In addition, three analog data acquisition systems
are also maintained.
DROP TEST STAND, 60 KIPS WEIGHT CAPACITY, TESTS
DAMPERS TO 2 MILLION POUNDS FORCE AT UP TO 450 INCHES PER SECOND
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