Working notes on how inspection equipment measures, how a test lane is sequenced, and how to choose between layouts. Written for the engineers and procurement teams who specify the line, not for a catalogue index.
A roller brake tester does not measure how quickly a vehicle stops. It measures the reaction force each wheel produces against a driven roller, then compares that force with the load carried by the same axle. Almost every argument about brake test results comes from confusing those two things.
Read the guideBoth layouts measure braking force. The difference is how the vehicle gets onto the measuring surface, and that single difference decides cycle time, floor space, what vehicles the station can accept, and how much maintenance the mechanism needs.
Read the guideA test lane is a sequence of dependencies, not a list of machines. Each station constrains the one after it, and getting the order wrong shows up later as a lane that cannot hit its cycle time even though every individual station meets its specification.
Read the guideSend the vehicle classes, the daily volume and the floor plan you have. We will reply with the station sequence that fits and the equipment each station needs.
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