Emergency Medical Transport
Getting Your New Ambulance or Transport Systems Approved
Calspan’s SLED Testing Facility has the right equipment & facility to allow ambulance & transport system manufacturers to test their new products efficiently & effectively. The ability to control the crash pulse through servo controlled braking system allows Calspan to deliver high-accuracy & highly repeatable test results to its customers.
SLED has the ability to run to any of the following ambulance test standards:
- SAE Pulse Standards for US
- SAE J2917 - Frontal Crash Pulse
- SAE J2956 - Side Crash Pulse
- SAE J3044 - Rear Crash Pulse
- BN EN 1789 Standards for UK/Europe
Typical Emergency Transport Systems we test are:
- Full Ambulance Bodies
- Ambulance COT/Stretches & Floor Mount Systems
- Passenger Seats
- Cabinet Systems
- Equipment Mounts
Calspan prides itself on being up-to-date with all industry standards, and membership to following professional industry organizations associated with this industry:
SAE, JPMA, NASEMSO, NTEA, CChIPS, AMD
Superior Pulse Matching
Our Servo Sleds are capable of on demand pulse matching allowing seamless transitions between any custom pulse requirements which translates to greater test efficiency and minimal downtime.
Experience You Can Trust
Calspan has been involved in these ambulance test standards since they were developed. As active members in SAE, AMD, NTEA & NASEMSO, we're able to stay up-to-date with these standards.
State of the Art Facility
We have the right facility, equipment & tools to help advance your Emergency Transport project needs. Our advance technology delivers faster results, correlating to quicker entry to market.
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 preparing ambulance bodies or transport systems along with post-test troubleshooting.
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:17025 accreditation for our laboratory procedures.
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