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TRUCK ADS® Patent
Pending Frame
System Adhesive was Tested Against Rivets, Welding and Epoxy
A trailer manufacturer evaluated
various fastening techniques (including the 3M® adhesive used in TRUCK
ADS®
Frame Kits) as alternative methods to welding of interior and exterior
truckside body panels. The traditional assembly process consisted of
welding metal panels to the underlying aluminum frame.
Here is the Strength Comparison
Test Procedure
The outdoor "Vibration and
Cold Weather Test" that was conducted, ran continuously for 7 months
(September thru March), with an estimated 7.45 million cycles - equivalent
to about 15 years of over the road truck panel stress. The lifespan
of a truck or trailer is estimated at eight years.
Four fastening techniques were tested. Welding, rivets, one and two-part
epoxy resin adhesives and VHB® (3M®) adhesive used in the construction of
TRUCK ADS® frames and TRUCK ADS® Secur-Tabs®.
A metal frame testing bed was used for performance analysis of each
of these fastening methods. The test device was suspended by a motorized
rocking arm. The rocking arm, flexed the truck body panel in a 1.24
inch elliptical path at 44 degrees from the panel's vertical center
line at a rate of 500-600 cycles per minute. A test sample of each fastening
type was attached to the device.
Test Results Determined the
Strongest Method
After the first week, all epoxy bonds
failed. By the end of the test period, all riveted portions had broken
free and half of the welded panels had failed or welds had cracked as
a result of the continuous pounding.
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TEST
RESULTS |
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TRUCK ADS®
FRAME KITS............NO connections failed*
Welding.................................................HALF of all connections failed
Rivets....................................................ALL connections failed
Epoxy™ Glue......................................ALL connections failed |
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"The results
of this study proved the adhesive (3M®) used in the
manufacture of TRUCK ADS® Frame System was superior to all
other connection methods tested and was still secure at the end of the seven month test
period (equivalent to about 15 years of over the road truck
panel stress) and showed NO SIGNS OF FAILURE."
"For this reason, TRUCK
ADS® Frame Kits a patent pending system for attaching banners,
when compared to ordinary metal frame systems, are proven to be the strongest in the trucking
industry."
*Adhesive on
3M®Dual Lock®
and TRUCK ADS® Secur-Tabs® |
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TRUCK ADS
Frame Kits™ are Stronger than Welded or Riveted Media Banner Frames
TRUCK ADS® Frames are constructed
with the strongest materials available for attaching vinyl banners
to trucks and trailers. TRUCK ADS Frame Kits™ two part system
(frame and Secur-Tabs® Technology combined) are designed to
insure complete safety and compliance with the Federal U.S.
Department of Transportation (USDOT) code. See
instructions for further details.
We back our frame system with the
TRUCK ADS® Lifetime Frame Warranty.
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drilling, grinding, riveting, screwing,
welding and clean-up™!
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"The only system I know that is legal when using Dual Lock®
with VHB® (manufactured by 3M®), are TRUCK ADS® Frame Kits. TRUCK ADS® Frame
Kits are hidden (concealed) behind the banner and nothing projects
beyond the face of the banner due to TRUCK ADS® Secur-Tabs® Technology.
If anything, including a secondary locking device were to project
beyond the face of the banner, the frame system would not be
legal on a 102" wide truck."
Please Drive
Safely,
Rod Harris, CEO
Truck Ads, LLC
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