7.0 coffin stress test
When we started to talk about 10th years of guarantee to our products the entire team loved the idea from the beginning.
After several brainstorming the biggest challenge came out was: how can we check and test quality and durability products?
So we decided to reflect and follow the approach that drove all our design decisions: a strong mix between analytic computable data research and a freedom instinct on human behavior.
That was the decision: a real stress test in real condition and use.
Starting from this we took a final prototype of the 7.0 coffin model, we loaded it with 23 kg of wood plank and we hung it on Sahara sun for one entire year!
Some stress test data
- Test location: 28°40'42.4"N 13°55'57.6"W
- Duration: 8760 hours (365 days)
- Sunburned exposition: 2920 hours
- Weight loaded: 23 kg
- Day temperature (average) 24,5°C
- Night temperature (average) 18,1°C
- Humidity (average): 70,5%
- Wind speed (average): 21 km/h
- Plus: punched by everyone that came to visit us during the test period.
Last but not the least this model was also used by the team for some missions in Central Africa and East Asia with this motto: "please use it in the worst way possible and record what's happening".
What's come out
- Recycled fabric after 2920 hours of sun burn lose a bit its color
- 22 mm of extra protection work very well to protects boars (our riders was so happy)
- Define some handle points to reinforce
- Plastic hooks need to be changed
- The 7.0 could be also use as outdoor furniture design : )
Results
- We changed the plastic hooks using another more resistant model that is loaded with nylon fiber to improve resistance.
- Reinforce stitching structure in some focus points to guarantee load performance.
- Extra handles approved
- YKK zip pullers confirmed
- After 2920 hours of sun the fabric loses a bit of color but thanks to its ripstop structure maintain its mechanical properties
After all this long process we are proud to give you 10th years of guarantee, but more important at all we are happy to tell you:
”Relax and enjoy your surf, we take care of your boards”.
PS. if you have any questions of suggestion feel free to write us: hello@migrasurf.com
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