Safe Load Testing Technologies

What Safe Load Testing Technologies does

Safe Load Testing Technologies is a Spanish designer and manufacturer of mechanical testing and transport simulation equipment, headquartered in Paterna, Valencia. The company's systems reproduce real-world transportation conditions — vibration, shock, impact, compression, stability, and tilt — in controlled laboratory environments so that packaging manufacturers, brand owners, laboratories, logistics operators, and research institutions can validate product and packaging performance before goods enter the supply chain. Its portfolio is organized into ten branded equipment families: innWave (vibration testing systems), innSlide (horizontal stability testers), innVision (machine vision measurement), innDrop (drop testers), innPress and innClamp (compression testers), innTilt (tilt testing), innShock (impact testing), innRecord (in-transit data recorders), and innSoft (data analysis software), with innAmazon extending the offering to e-commerce packaging validation. Equipment is engineered to comply with the principal international transport simulation standards (ISTA, ASTM, ISO, EN, EUMOS) and is built around proprietary, patented architectures including the EUMOS acceleration machine, a drop machine, and a vibration table.

The business model is engineered hardware sales supplemented by professional services. Revenue streams include the design, manufacture, and sale of customized testing equipment (hardware_sales), consultancy in packaging engineering and transport simulation, training programs delivered by the engineers who develop the systems, scheduled after-sale maintenance and calibration, retrofit and upgrade services for both in-house and third-party equipment, and a software component via the innSoft suite (subscription_recurring). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; sales motion is engineering-led and direct, supported by a global authorized partner network, a dedicated North American commercial team led by Commercial Director Kevin McIntosh (with a separate USA website), and an exclusive distribution agreement with Vibration Research covering Spain and Portugal. Customers include Dow, Virginia Tech, Mosca (Mosca TechCenter), TransPak, ECI, DUO PLAST, Samuel Grant Packaging, and Stretch.

The company is privately held with no disclosed external funding, no parent entity, and no public revenue figures. Leadership is deeply embedded in the industry's standards-setting bodies: CEO Alberto Tellechea sits on the ISTA European Board, ISTA Global Board, and EUMOS Global Board; other senior engineers chair or participate in CEN/TC 119 and EUMOS technical committees. The company holds ISO 9001 certification (LRQA) and continues to expand its product surface (e.g., innAmazon for ISTA 6-Amazon.com) and its North American footprint.

Name

Safe Load Testing Technologies

Legal name

Safe Load Testing Technologies

Website

https://safeloadtesting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Safe Load Testing Technologies designs and manufactures transport simulation and mechanical testing equipment for packaging validation, serving packaging manufacturers, brand owners, laboratories, and logistics operators across 60+ countries via engineered hardware, software, and consulting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Packaging and Transport Simulation Testing Equipment

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMALAFAJ

Shock, Vibration & Tilt Monitoring Devices (Impact Indicators, Data Loggers)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Packaging & Containers/Protective & Transport Packaging (Foam, Dunnage, Pallets, Crates)

Keywords

• Transport simulation equipment
• Packaging testing machinery
• Vibration testing systems
• Compression testing equipment
• ISTA standards testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Testing Equipment Sales: Design, manufacture, and sale of advanced mechanical testing and transportation simulation equipment including vibration testers, drop testers, compression testers, stability testers, impact testers, and custom solutions. Equipment prices vary based on specifications and customization.
2. Professional Services: Consultancy in packaging engineering, stretch film performance optimization, transportation simulation, and mechanical testing. Includes data analysis, evaluation of load behavior during transportation, route characterization, and development of internal testing protocols.
3. Training Programs: Training programs covering transportation simulation methodology, mechanical testing best practices, data interpretation, and equipment operation delivered by the same engineers who develop the systems.
4. After-Sale Services & Maintenance: Scheduled service visits, calibration checks, and technical interventions. Support delivered with responsiveness required for demanding operations. Retrofit services extending operational life and enhancing capabilities of current testing systems.
5. Software Solutions: innSoft software suite including data analysis applications for transport simulation and packaging testing. Provides actionable insights from sensor data.
6. Vibration Research Distribution: Official distribution of Vibration Research products including VR10500, VR9700 controllers, and ObserVR1000 analyzers in Spain and Portugal. Includes selection, integration, and configuration services.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Safe Load Testing Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells advanced mechanical testing and transportation simulation equipment used to validate products and packaging systems in controlled laboratory environments. Its portfolio covers vibration, shock, impact, compression, stability, tilt, drop, and clamping tests, complemented by an innSoft software suite for data analysis and exclusive distribution of Vibration Research controllers in Spain and Portugal. The company also delivers professional consultancy, training, retrofit, calibration, and after-sale maintenance services to packaging manufacturers, brand owners, laboratories, logistics operators, and research institutions in more than 60 countries.

Product overview

Safe Load Testing Technologies designs and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of advanced mechanical testing and transportation simulation equipment for packaging validation. The product portfolio centers on the innWave (vibration testing systems), innSlide (horizontal stability testers), innVision (artificial vision measuring systems), innDrop (drop testers), innPress (compression testers), innClamp (clamp testers), innTilt (tilt testing equipment), innShock (impact testing machines), and innRecord (data recorders) families, complemented by innSoft software suite for data analysis. This integrated hardware-software approach enables customers to validate products and packaging systems, optimize packaging performance, improve load stability, enhance stretch film performance, and increase transportation safety across global supply chains. The company also serves as official distributor of Vibration Research controllers in Spain and Portugal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• innWave: Vibration testing systems family for simulating vertical vibrations, pitch and roll movements during transportation
• innSlide
• innVision
• innDrop
• innSoft
• innRecord
• innClamp
• innPress
• innTilt
• innShock
• innAmazon
• innAnalyzer

Products and services

• innWave - Vibration Testing Systems Family of vibration testing systems that simulate vertical vibrations, pitch and roll movements produced by various means of handling and transportation. Includes Vertical Vibration + Pitch and Roll Testing System, Pitch & Roll Module, Vertical Vibration Testing System, Motovibration Testing System, and Rotational Vibration Testing System, designed for packaging manufacturers, brand owners, laboratories, and research institutions.
• innSlide - Horizontal Stability Testers Advanced horizontal stability testers that simulate horizontal accelerations and decelerations (speeding, slowing down, and braking) during handling and transportation. Includes Boomerang Horizontal Stability Tester, Hybrid Stability Tester, and Horizontal Stability Tester models for packaging laboratories and logistics teams.
• innVision - Artificial Vision Measuring Systems High-speed machine vision systems for recording and analyzing deformation of unit loads during testing. Includes innVision ST and innVision PRO models, designed to reduce analysis times compared to standard manual procedures for packaging testing and quality engineering teams.
• innDrop - Drop Testers Drop testers that simulate flat, edge, or corner drops for palletized goods testing. Includes Drop Tester (Drop Leaf) and Drop Tester (Drop Carriage) models, designed to accomplish ISTA, ASTM, ISO, and MIL standards. Used by packaging laboratories and product manufacturers to validate drop resistance.
• innPress - Compression Tester Electromechanical compression tester evaluating compressive strength and creep behavior of packaging and unit loads. Features servo-controlled actuation with dual ball screws, compression working range 20 to 200 kN, stroke up to 2100mm, and load accuracy up to ±0.2% relative to full scale, for packaging manufacturers and testing laboratories.
• innClamp - Clamp Tester Advanced compression testing system simulating horizontal forces exerted on packaging during handling, storage, and distribution. Fully electric system offering precise, repeatable performance without hydraulic or pneumatic variability, with compression force up to 10 kN and horizontal stroke up to 2000mm, for warehouse and packaging quality teams.
• innTilt - Tilt Testing Equipment Tilt testing equipment replicating the effect of gravity during simulation by tilting loads in a controlled manner until predetermined tilt or failure occurs. Includes portable equipment options, created in line with EN 12195 standard, for packaging laboratories and quality teams.
• innShock - Impact Testing Machines Three-machine impact testing family reproducing hazardous impact scenarios to ensure components withstand accidental drops or sudden shocks. Includes Horizontal Impact Tester, Inclined Impact Tester, and Cushion Tester for packaging and product manufacturers.
• innRecord - Shock & Vibration Data Recorders Environmental data recorders capturing in-transit data including shocks, vibrations, humidity, and temperature to build detailed shipping profiles. Used by packaging and logistics teams to characterize actual distribution conditions and validate packaging performance.
• innSoft - Data Analysis Software Suite Comprehensive suite of software and applications for transport simulation and packaging testing. Includes innSoft Analyze for transforming complex sensor data into actionable insights by processing acceleration, vibration, and impact data, with reporting and visualization for packaging testing and quality engineering teams.
• Custom Solutions - Turn-Key Testing Systems Custom-designed mechanical testing equipment tailored to specific customer applications and industries. Safe Load Testing Technologies, as the developer of the solutions, can customize and adapt every equipment to the specific needs of packaging manufacturers, laboratories, and brand owners.
• Amazon Lab / ISTA Testing Solution E-commerce packaging testing laboratory solutions supporting ISTA 6-Amazon.com certification requirements. Includes turn-key solutions for Amazon packaging validation and testing for e-commerce brands, packaging manufacturers, and 3PLs.
• Vibration Research Controllers and Analyzers (Distribution) Official distribution of Vibration Research products including VR10500 (up to 512 channels, 50,000 Hz), VR9700 controllers (up to 128 channels), and ObserVR1000 dynamic signal analyzer, including selection, integration, and configuration services for laboratories in Spain and Portugal.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce packaging waste and CO2 emissions through optimized packaging design
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability3 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Vibration ResearchcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSafe Load Testing Technologies is an official distributor of Vibration Research products in Spain and Portugal. The partnership provides vibration controllers (VR10500, VR9700), data acquisition systems, and ObserVR1000 analyzers. Company assists customers in selection, integration, and configuration of VR solutions that best fit laboratory requirements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Team Corporation: Long-established maker of electrodynamic shakers, slip tables and vibration test systems used in transport simulation and product qualification; an established incumbent whose product architecture competes with innWave vibration platforms.
• Lansmont Corporation: US-based manufacturer of shock, vibration and drop test equipment for packaging validation; portfolio directly overlaps Safe Load's innWave, innDrop and innShock lines and competes for the same packaging-manufacturer and brand-owner budgets.
• Data Physics Corporation: Supplier of vibration controllers, signal analyzers and dynamic data acquisition hardware that pairs with shaker systems; directly relevant as Safe Load's North America leadership previously worked at Data Physics and competes for the same lab integration specifications.
• Labthink Instruments: China-based manufacturer of packaging testing instruments including impact, compression and permeation systems; a direct peer in the packaging-specific testing niche with overlapping product categories and global sales coverage.
• Hottinger Brüel & Kjær (HBK): Global provider of vibration, acoustic and shock test solutions including shakers, controllers and data recorders; competes with innWave systems and innRecord data loggers across transport and packaging validation laboratories.

Others

• TÜV Rheinland: Global testing, inspection and certification body offering independent packaging and transport testing services; competes indirectly by absorbing customers that might otherwise build in-house laboratories equipped by Safe Load.
• Smithers: Independent testing services provider running ISTA-certified packaging and transport validation laboratories; an indirect competitor/partner because enterprise customers may outsource testing rather than buy Safe Load equipment.

Broad incumbents

• MTS Systems: Major mechanical and servohydraulic test system provider whose materials-testing platforms and service network are commonly specified alongside transport simulation equipment in larger packaging laboratories.
• Enerpac Heavy Lifting Technology (formerly Georgia Tech / former ACT): Industrial group with vibration shakers and heavy-duty test systems used in defense, aerospace and packaging qualification; broader portfolio but overlapping transport simulation equipment categories.
• Instron: Large global materials testing equipment manufacturer (Illinois Tool Works) covering compression, drop and packaging test systems across multiple verticals; broader portfolio with overlapping compression (innPress, innClamp) and packaging categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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