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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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INDEPENDENT TEST RESULTS |
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TRUCK ADS®
FRAME KIT ADHESIVES (3M® VHB®)............NO
connections failed*
Metal
Welding..............................................................................HALF
of all connections failed
Metal Rivets........................................................................ALL
connections failed
Epoxy™ Adhesive Glue......................................ALL
connections failed
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"The results
of this study proved the 3M® VHB® Adhesives 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™ - Stronger than Welded or Riveted Frames used to
attach Banners
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 TRUCK ADS FRAME KITS™ with the
TRUCK ADS® Lifetime Frame Warranty.
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"Ours is the only
system I know that is legal when using Dual Lock® with VHB®
(manufactured by 3M®). 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."
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Rod Harris, CEO
TRUCK ADS, LLC
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