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Issue 5

- March 2011

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Safety Inspection Cage Testing

Keeping safety as our focus
Hello Bricking Solutions Customer and Partners,
This past October we conducted extensive on our latest safety inspection cage design for two and four man cages. To
confirm our cages meet the standards we require withstanding a hit of 250lb/114kg from up 18”/457mm. You will note
below and in the video we tested cage # 1 eight times until we destroyed it, by doing this will are able to confirm the 3:1
safety factor. The complete test results are available on our web-site in a PDF format.
Please contact us with any questions or input you may have, thank you.
My best
Daniel

Scope
Our overall purpose and main goal of the safety cage destruction tests are to review the evolution, efficiency, and possible
changes that can provide our customers with both safer and lighter weight systems. In addition to the design criteria that we
can control we are reviewing and identifying conditions and environments that we have little or no control over. You can see
the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SU2p14GZco

Report
Test 1 Cage 1: Test height of
914.4mm (3’) with weight of 132.5
kg (292 lb)
· Direct hit w/out damage
· Corner springs compressed 1”
· Cage moved longitudinally 4”
· Center bolt deformed slightly
w/out fail or functionality
Test 3 Cage 1: Test height of
1220mm (4’) with weight of 119 kg
(262 lb)
· Hit between channels bending
middle channel 1”

Test 2 Cage 1: Test height of
914.4mm (3’) with weight of 132.5 kg
(292 lb)

· Direct hit w/out damage
· Cage moved longitudinally 4”
· Springs compressed 2.5”
· Weight deflected off simulated kiln
w/out damage to cage
Test 4 Cage 1: Test height of 1220mm (4’) with weight of
119 kg (262 lb)
· Direct hit slightly bending truss
· Fully compressed springs

· Supported bolt sheared

· Cage moved longitudinally 6”

· Cage moved longitudinally 4”

· Enclosure saw minimal damage

· Test weight deflected off simulated kiln, skirt held rock
w/out damage