Colson Engineering Lab, the most extensive
in the caster industry.

Testing

Colson has taken quality very seriously for over a century. Our Engineering Test Lab, is the most extensive in the caster industry. That’s why we offer the industry’s leading warranty for all Colson branded products, 3 years.

To assure Colson products are of the highest quality, we test to the Institute of Caster and Wheel Manufacturers (ICWM), National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) and Restriction of Hazardous Substance (RoHS) Compliance standards where applicable. In addition, Colson continually evaluates all products to make sure our clients receive the best quality products at every price point.

Testing capabilities include the following:

• Static and Dynamic Testing for a complete range of casters and loads from 100 lbs to 3000 lbs per caster at speeds from 1.5 mph to 20 mph.
  
• Impact Test from 100 in-lbs to over 30,000 in-lbs.
  
• Proprietary Ergonomic Tester accurately measures ergonomic values such as start up and sustained forces, along with forces to initiate swiveling was recently engineered by Colson staff.
  
• Environmental chamber that creates a temperature range from -80F to +350F.
  
• Unique to Colson is the 3D printer. This stand alone system builds 3D models from CAD files by extruding thin layers of liquefied ABS plastic using a computer controlled extruder head.
  

Check out some of our testing equipment at work by playing the videos below!