Equipment

Accelerator Sled Facility

State-of-the-art system for evaluating seat and seatbelt anchorage strength, featuring customizable configurations, user-friendly controls, and compliance with global safety standards.

MGA’s Accelerator Sleds have supported a variety of industries throughout the world for over 20 years. With systems installed in facilities ranging from automotive OEMs to child restraint manufacturers, our facilities have produced repeatable results that aid in product development. Not only do we design these systems, four of our sled systems are being used at MGA facilities everyday.

With this experience comes the ability to layout optimized lab space to maximize efficiency. Our experience with these systems, along with our expertise in design, results in our customers having the best installation, training, and system dependability for this certified test facility.

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System Features

  • 6”-24” diameter columns available
  • Pulse duration ranging from 40-250 milliseconds
  • Acceleration range of 5-100 g’s
  • Modular system with capability to be moved and re-installed
  • Rail lengths built to suit facility requirements
  • Optional maintenance pit for easy carriage setup and maintenance
  • MGA Autopin Software for developing customized metering pins
  • Integrated to high volume air compressors system

Compatability

MGA Sled Control Panel
  • Touch screen control, precise reading (±2 psi accuracy)
  • PLC automatically returns sled system to safe state after firing a test
  • Software and hardware can be integrated to control other types of equipment
Lighting
  • Control system can be integrated in to existing or new lighting systems
Safety
  • System can be configured to control safety lighting/alarms
  • Security door locks can be operated through control panel
  • Integrated safety interlocks to prevent unintentional system discharge

Test Standards

  • FMVSS 202
  • FMVSS 208
  • FMVSS 213
  • CMVSS 213
  • NCAP 213
  • SAE J1455
  • FAA Parts 23, 25, 27, 29
  • SFI 38.1
  • SAE J2249
  • ISO 11154

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