Boomerang Horizontal Stability Tester
The world’s first transportable load stability testing machine, designed to evaluate the behavior of palletized loads during transportation. Compact and easy to install, it reproduces real horizontal accelerations and decelerations to assess packaging performance under realistic conditions.
Portable precision for load stability testing
Engineered for professionals who design, test, and optimize packaging performance, this system transforms the way load stability is validated. As the first transportable horizontal stability tester, it reproduces real transportation forces—such as braking, cornering, and acceleration—with laboratory-grade precision. Compact yet powerful, it ensures both safety and efficiency while reducing costs through lower stretch film use, minimized product damage, and full compliance with EUMOS 40509 and US FMCSA standards.
- Portability: Foldable and easy to move, allowing installation in any facility and relocation wherever testing is needed.
- Precision: Delivers laboratory-grade accuracy in reproducing real transportation dynamics for reliable, repeatable results.
- Efficiency: Fast testing cycles that optimize time and productivity, ensuring high performance with minimal setup.
- Scientific reporting: Simplifies data visualization and documentation, providing clear, professional results that support sales and customer presentations.
- Durability: Robust, industrial-grade structure designed to withstand intensive use in laboratory and production environments.
- Patented system: Exclusive Safe Load Testing Technologies–patented design ensuring innovation and reliability.
- Low power consumption: Requires significantly less electrical power than larger stability testing machines, reducing operating costs.
- Natural frequency testing: Optional capability to perform natural frequency tests for deeper stability analysis.
- Quiet operation: Engineered for low-noise performance—ideal for R&D centers and labs.
- Acceleration range: From 0.1 g to 0.8 g, accurately reproducing real transportation dynamics such as braking and cornering.
- Compact footprint: Only 3.0 × 1.4 m, with a foldable, portable design for easy relocation and space optimization.
- Integrated vision system: Includes innVision ST for standard displacement analysis and is compatible with innVision PRO for advanced deformation measurement and stability validation.
- Energy-efficient operation: Electric servo system that reduces power consumption and lowers COâ‚‚ emissions by up to 20%.
Benefits of Stability Testing
Key features
- Maximum Load Capacity: Up to 2,500 kg (models available from 500 to 2,500 kg)
- Acceleration Range: From 0.1 g to 0.8 g
- Maximum Speed: 1.5 m/s
- Stroke: 1,100 mm total travel
- Power Supply: 400 V, 50/60 Hz, 40 kW (fixed installation)
- Machine Type: Electric, servo-driven horizontal stability tester
- Control System: innSlide control software with manual and automatic EUMOS test modes
- Integrated Vision: Includes innVision ST and compatible with innVision PRO for advanced deformation analysis
- Safety System: CE-compliant fencing, safety relays, emergency stop buttons, and anti-tip barriers
- Footprint: Compact 3.0 × 1.4 m structure, foldable and transportable
- Noise Level: Below 71 dB(A), ensuring quiet operation in laboratory environments
- Testing Options: Capable of natural frequency testing
- Construction: Robust steel frame with linear guides and high-resistance components
- Energy Efficiency: Electric servo system that reduces COâ‚‚ emissions by up to 20%
- Maintenance: Easy access panels and low maintenance requirements
- Connectivity: Ethernet and USB 3.0 interfaces for data transfer and camera integration
Smart, silent, and strong: Boomerang horizontal stability tester
Patented testing method: A proven innovation
The innSlide Boomerang is built around a Safe Load Testing Technologies–patented system that ensures consistent, repeatable, and scientifically validated results. Its mechanical design combines a servo-controlled linear drive with high-precision guides to reproduce real horizontal accelerations and decelerations experienced during transportation. This patented configuration allows engineers to simulate braking, cornering, or acceleration scenarios with unmatched accuracy, ensuring that every test reflects true load behavior. As a result, laboratories and packaging professionals can rely on the Boomerang to validate packaging systems under standardized and real-world conditions, strengthening both compliance and confidence in results.
Main test modes and motion profiles
The system operates through manual and automatic test modes, enabling flexible control depending on user expertise and test objectives. In automatic mode, users can configure acceleration profiles according to EUMOS 40509 or custom specifications, defining parameters such as acceleration value, duration, and direction. The manual mode allows for controlled displacement, positioning, and calibration tasks.
The machine’s motion profiles accurately simulate vehicle dynamics — from steady acceleration ramps to sudden braking pulses — helping researchers replicate the same forces a load endures during road transportation. These controlled profiles ensure repeatability, compliance, and precise correlation between laboratory testing and field performance.
Mobility and Installation Flexibility
With its foldable 3.0 × 1.4 m structure and compact footprint, the innSlide Boomerang is designed for easy transport, relocation, and installation in any facility. Unlike traditional fixed systems, it requires no permanent foundation or complex setup, making it ideal for laboratories, R&D centers, or companies with multiple test sites. The unit’s quick installation process allows users to perform stability testing wherever it’s needed. This mobility maximizes testing availability, shortens project timelines, and offers exceptional flexibility for companies expanding their validation capabilities.
Smart visual analysis system for instant insight
Each innSlide Boomerang includes the innVision ST system, a high-speed camera solution designed to measure load displacement and deformation with millimeter precision. For more advanced applications, it can be upgraded with innVision PRO, which integrates artificial vision algorithms for automatic detection and reporting. The synchronized recording between the motion system and the visual module enables immediate analysis after each test, generating EUMOS-compliant reports and visual evidence for decision-making. This integration turns stability testing into a fast, data-driven process that enhances both technical evaluation and client communication.
Acceleration range
This system delivers accelerations from 0.1 g to 0.8 g, covering the full spectrum of real-world vehicle forces. This wide range allows for both light and heavy load testing, ensuring that packaging solutions meet safety standards across different transportation scenarios. The servo control ensures smooth ramp-up and deceleration curves, avoiding unwanted shocks and enabling precise simulation of braking or turning events. The ability to finely adjust acceleration profiles gives engineers complete control over test conditions, ensuring reliable and comparable results between samples or packaging designs.
Low power consumption and quiet operation
Thanks to its electric servo system, the innSlide Boomerang operates with significantly lower power consumption than larger or hydraulically driven stability testers. Its energy-efficient design translates into reduced operating costs and a smaller carbon footprint — up to 20% lower CO₂ emissions. Additionally, the system’s optimized mechanical structure and vibration control result in quiet operation (below 71 dB(A)), allowing installation in laboratory or office environments without disturbing adjacent work areas. This combination of energy efficiency and acoustic comfort makes the innSlide Boomerang an ideal solution for continuous use in research and industrial settings.
Demo Software – Optional Interactive Simulation Module
As an optional accessory, the Demo Software allows the innSlide Boomerang to visually simulate test operations without performing real movements. Perfect for trade shows, training, and client demonstrations, it helps users explain the principles of load stability testing in a clear, safe, and engaging way—turning the system into a powerful presentation and teaching tool.
Stability testing applications
Engineered for excellence the innSlide Boomerang horizontal stability tester ensures your packaging meets the highest levels of safety and performance. Fully aligned with global testing protocols, it enables companies to validate load stability with confidence, reliability, and full regulatory support.
- EUMOS 40509
- US FMCSA Regulations
- ISO 13355 / ISO 2206
- ASTM D4169
- ISTA 3B / ISTA 3E
* This is a representative list of standard tests the machine can perform. Others may be available – contact our sales team for more information.
Optional accessories
Hybrid Stability Tester can be equipped with a variety of optional accessories to enhance testing capabilities and adapt to specific product or packaging requirements.
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