Have you ever think about your chair is safety enough? Reports of various safety issues with chair products have become commonplace in recent years. This also effect customers when they are purchasing the furniture, not only concern about the price but also focus on the quality and safety factors, It is understood that the developed countries like the United States and European countries that attach great importance to the detection of furniture. A high-quality furniture product is produced after passing several procedures (many comprehensive tests). Test Standards such as BIFMA X5.1—2017 , EN 1728. So, what’s the role of furniture testing equipment in the company? What kind of test equipment does the manufacturer or the enterprise needed to check the qualified safety of the products?

What kind of test that chairs need to do? Generally detected from the following points:

Functional test: (using BIFMA X5.1-2017 as an example)

1. Chair seat impact static pressure test.

2. Chair backrest thrust test.

3. Chair armrest pressure test (10 degree pressure test).

4. Repeat the stress test on the front edge of the chair.

5. The chair arm pulls and pulls down the test.

6. Chair stability test

7. Chair caster fatigue test, etc.

Performance evaluation:After passing the above test, evaluates the performance of the chair.

Security test:

1. The material of the chair is the same as that on the user's manual or quality assurance.

2. The material of the chair is harmful to the human body.

3. When the chair is worn, there is no possibility of scratching or scraping the user.

4. Is it safe to sit in a chair? for example, when sitting only in the front part of the chair, the chair will not lose its balance and so on.

5. Whether the chair is stable when people sit or step on the chair, ie they do not shake.

The above is only a brief list for the aspects of a chair that need to be tested. So, what kind of testing equipment that manufacturers are needed for chair test? Here are the brief description of the specific machine for your reference.

Chair Armrest Durability Testing Machine: Tests the strength and durability of the armrests, seats or other components by simulating the load on the seat during daily use.

Chair Seating and Back Testing Machine: Test the strength and durability of the seat and backrest by simulating the daily use load of the seat.

Caster and Base Durability Testing Machine: For use with casters or chair base seats with casters and castors to assess the ability of the castor, chair frame, or seat to withstand the fatigue stress and the ability to move the chair back and forth.

Backrest and tilt mechanism durability testing machine: The first test is to assess the chair's ability to withstand fatigue stress and backrest backrest wear. The second test assesses the ability of the tilt mechanism to withstand repeated fatigue due to fatigue and wear.

In this way, companies can detect unqualified products based on testing instruments, analyze quality problems, propose corrective measures, and promote the improvement of product quality. The company's brand has been established, and consumers are assured when they purchase it. There is no need to worry about the quality and quality of the material. In this win-win situation, consumers and furniture companies have achieved their goals. Therefore, enterprises can only be in an invincible position in this fiercely competitive era by attaching importance to quality and attaching importance to furniture testing instruments.

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