AMERICAN ULD maker Satco has opened a US$10 million air cargo safety research centre (ARC) for Unit Load Devices (ULD) featuring a fire safety test facility, reports London's Air Cargo News.
The Satco ARC facility in ohio aims to optimise the manufacturing process and safety of unit load devices (ULDs), ultimately increasing the safety of air cargo transportation.
With the massive increase of products using lithium-ion batteries, the risk of fire in cargo carried on aircrafts has become more prominent, which is why a focus point of the Satco ARC facility is the fire safety test facility or 'burn' lab.
Satco said it is the only ULD manufacturer with its own fire safety test facility, which is one of only a handful of testing facilities in the US.
During a test, a controlled fire is set inside a ULD within the lab. The facility is monitored by 12 thermal imaging and HD video cameras and multiple thermal sensors to understand how a ULD is impacted by a fire during a test. The tests run for a minimum of six hours and temperatures can reach 1400+
The Satco ARC facility in ohio aims to optimise the manufacturing process and safety of unit load devices (ULDs), ultimately increasing the safety of air cargo transportation.
With the massive increase of products using lithium-ion batteries, the risk of fire in cargo carried on aircrafts has become more prominent, which is why a focus point of the Satco ARC facility is the fire safety test facility or 'burn' lab.
Satco said it is the only ULD manufacturer with its own fire safety test facility, which is one of only a handful of testing facilities in the US.
During a test, a controlled fire is set inside a ULD within the lab. The facility is monitored by 12 thermal imaging and HD video cameras and multiple thermal sensors to understand how a ULD is impacted by a fire during a test. The tests run for a minimum of six hours and temperatures can reach 1400+
