Safety Standards

Ali Arc Industries is committed to safety regulation compliance, and this is foremost in our minds whenever we embark on research and development. To ensure our frontal protections systems meet the safety criteria set out by NZTA (New Zealand Transport Association), we employ the services of ASE (Automotive Safety Engineering) PTY LTD, located in Lonsdale, South Australia. Our products are subjected to rigorous testing methods at ASE, and no Ali Arc bar is approved for fitment until we are satisfied that all safety regulations have been met.

The following testimonial has been supplied by Grad Zivkovic, Managing Director and Chief Engineer of ASE.

“The test methods used by our company are also used by other bullbar manufacturers and car manufacturers in Australia, New Zealand and overseas.

With regards to AS4876.1.2002 “Motor Vehicle Frontal Protection Systems”; Section 3 performance requirements and in particular Clause 3.1 “Australian Design Rules Compliance”; Clause 3.1 quotes “The VFPS shall continue to comply to all applicable Australian Design Rules”. All the VFPS’s tested by our company are being certified to continue to comply with all applicable ADR (Australian Design Rules) and Standards.


To achieve this, the following test methods are being used:

• Pendulum test method commonly used to test bumper bars (approved and documented by SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers).
• Full Frontal Barrier Test for Must Not Deploy, Must Deploy and 48kph and 56kph occupant protection tests.
• Offset Barrier Test at 64kph for occupant protection.

The above tests are being performed on real vehicles as well as on replica chassis. In the past ten years our company has tested over 300 models of Vehicle Frontal Protection Systems (bullbars), and it is estimated that over 300,000 tested VFPS’s are being fitted on motor vehicles in Australia and overseas. Over that period of ten years, approximately 2000 vehicles were involved in major and minor collisions and no adverse airbag deployment was reported.

The above facts give us confidence that our test methods developed over the years are accurate and can be used to certify a VFPS for airbag compatibility.”

Regards,

 

G. Zivkovic, MSc, BSc, MIEA, MSAE
Automotive Engineer