Technology Center
Bertolini
QUALITY AND INNOVATION PUT TO THE TEST
Bertolini Sistemas de Armazenagem is a pioneer in the sector with the Bertolini Technology Center (CTB), located in Bento Gonçalves, RS. This testing and solution validation laboratory is a major strategic differentiator, ensuring that each structure developed meets the most rigorous standards of quality, resistance and safety.
CTB performs advanced impact, compression, shear and durability testing and testing, ensuring our products overcome operational challenges and deliver superior performance and long service life.
What do we test?
- Short Column Compression**
- Compression of columns/uprights up to 3300mm
- Stringer bending
- Coupling stiffness
- Coupling shear
- Shearing in safety pins
- Impact of protectors
- Removal of anchor bolts
- Shoe removal
- Shoe flexure
- Special tests of new components
- New product testing**
NBR 17150-1:2024
EN 15512:2020
Security,
Resistance
and durability
When a customer or partner turns to Bertolini, they can be confident that they are acquiring a truly safe and effective solution.
Equipped with cutting-edge technology and a highly specialized technical team, CTB performs detailed analyses, applying loads of up to 30 tons to components. These tests simulate the challenges faced in the day-to-day running of a warehouse and ensure maximum resistance and durability of the structures.
The combination of Bertolini Group's 55 years of experience with advanced structural analysis software reinforces the reliability and solidity of the products, offering high-performance storage solutions and proven safety.
Specific tests
Coupling stiffness
We assess the stability and strength of the connections between stringers and columns. These are essential to ensure that the couplings can withstand the forces and loads applied during use.
Impact of protectors
With these tests we can verify the energy absorbed by the protector during an impact. In the laboratory we can simulate real collisions, ensuring that the protectors absorb impacts and preserve the structures.
Coupling shear
We measure the force supported by the connection clamps to ensure their robustness in operation. These tests allow us to directly measure the resistance of the clamps in connection with the column.
Shoe removal
We test the structure's attachment to the floor, determining its resistance under extreme stress. These tests measure the force required to pull a shoe out of the floor, providing crucial data on the tensile strength and the parts
Shearing in safety pins
Shear tests on safety pins are essential to ensure the integrity and reliability of the components. With these tests we verify the ability of the pins to prevent disengagement during use of the storage structures.
Removal of anchor bolts
The importance of carrying out this test is to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the fastenings in construction. The anchors are forced until they break, validating their compliance with current standards.
Column/mullion compression
These tests are important for measuring the ability of columns to withstand compressive loads prior to buckling, providing crucial data on material strength and structural stability.
Stringer bending
These tests measure the ability of the stringers to withstand applied loads that induce bending during loading.
Special essays
We carry out specific tests to ensure the safety and quality of our products, such as tube resistance under load, brake performance and pallet fluidity in dynamic systems, among other tests that can be developed by our engineering team to validate components.
