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European standard 12642. This revised
draft of the load-securing norm, that will
apply in all 25 EU member states, could
come into effect before the end of the year.
It has two sections: “Standard construction
– Code L” and “Reinforced construction
– Code XL”. According to this regulation,
the vehicle must still “function” after
impact trials. The XL Code stipulates that
the front wall be subjected to an impact
of half the permitted load capacity
(estimated for this purpose at 27 t).
Likewise, the side walls must bear up to 40
percent of the same capacity, while the
rear wall, i.e. the doors, are to be tested
with 30 percent.
Practical durability trials
Although load-securing certification can
quite easily be granted based on
calculations and computer simulations,
KRONE prefers to do the tests for real. Only
in practical trials, for example, is it possible
to observe precisely what happens to the
In der Praxis: Mit MultiLock und
MultiBlock Getränkekästen sichern
In practice: Securing bottle crates
with MultiLock and MultiBlock
Hervorragend: Fast alle KRONE
Produkte sind zertifiziert
Outstanding: Nearly all KRONE
products are certified
rear portals when the front wall is
impacted. All KRONE prototypes that have
ultimately won the coveted safety
certification have been subjected to
practical durability trials in co-operation
with TÜV Nord.
The stringent requirements of the new
European standard can only be met using
entirely new engineering solutions. Under
the new norm, the front and side walls as
well as the rear portal have to be able to
resist impacts of much higher force than
before. Also, the tarpaulin covers now have
a vital role in stabilising the side walls. So
anybody who thinks that tarpaulins only
serve to protect the cargo from wind and
rain is seriously behind the times. Thorsten
Perk explains his development strategy:
“We need to find ways to make the most
of simple solutions – the chosen method
has to be cost-effective for the operator
and keep reduction of the load capacity to
a minimum.”
According to Perk, only a few “exotic
species” that account for less than 5 per-
Feature topic
Stabil: Spezialfixierung für Getränkekästen
Secure: Custom anchoring for bottle crates
cent of the vehicles produced do not yet
tow the new line, although they do, of
course, comply with the current regulations.
These products substantiate Perk’s
prediction that when the new standard
comes into effect, it will create turbulence
on the market. The new formulation may
mean that certain prototypes, currently in
very limited demand from some customers,
could see their future prospects
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