Quality Test Center
One of the cornerstones of Thule’s product strategy is safety. While a product’s ultimate wear-ability and quality are essential, safety is our number one consideration. Which is why we have three Quality Test Centers in three different countries that put our products through an extensive and rigorous testing process that surpass industry standards./
Setting and Exceeding Standards
Thule helps lead the way in deciding what the safety and quality standards of industry products should be, sitting on the committee for ISO standards. We also implement many additional self-imposed tests that provide an even greater amount of assurance to our customers.
State-of-the-art Testing
Before a product can wear the coveted Thule logo or go into production, it must go through our torture testing. It is exposed to everything from icy cold to desert heat and long-term UV radiation. Then the fun starts. Thule products are subjected to tensile tests, shock tests, vibration tests, wind tunnels, endurance tests, aerodynamic tests and crash tests. In fact, the whole world is our test track. We take our prototypes and test products into the real world, and try the functions that will make your equipment safer, easier and more fun to carry. When we are finally happy, we know that you’ll be too.
Extending Safety
Part of ensuring the safety of your Thule carrier is having the proper fit. So in addition to extensive testing for quality standards, Thule has an entire team dedicated to determining the exact fit for every vehicle.