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XENA Wins Record Round of ART Certs for 2006-07

AMSTERDAM -- XENA has secured its largest-ever number of Dutch ART independent-testing certifications, with cross-the-board renewals for the full XN line, XH series and Claw adaptor – plus fresh papers for newcomers such as the XD10 (pictured here) and XEHD. Other XENA testing credentials include SoldSecure and Thatcham in the UK, SRA in France and VAT in Finland.

An ART representative interviewed by XENA Holland said: Our relationship with XENA has been very close during the past decade. Often XENA locks pass the heavier-category tests with flying colours. When problems have occurred during pre-testing, these have been solved in a very professional manner.

The ART rep continued, It is clear that the dedication to designing and manufacturing these locks has resulted in their continuous improvement in terms of durability, functionality and, most importantly, attack resistance. This will benefit not only insurance companies but the end-users too.

Our conclusion is that XENA is doing a great job. We look forward to helping XENA to obtain more official ART certificates in future.

ART Testing in Holland: The ART Foundation is the Dutch body responsible for the independent testing and certification of mechanical anti-theft devices for two-wheeled vehicles.

To assess and promote technical excellence, Holland has set up a technical commission in which ART, ANWB (the rider body), RAI (the motorcycle industry body), police and insurance companies are all represented. Riders seeking to insure their bikes against theft find that in most cases insurance companies will demand the use of an ART approved mechanical anti-theft device.

Companies like XENA submit their mechanical anti-theft devices for two-wheeled vehicles (bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles) to be tested by ART on a voluntary basis. The Homologation Department of TNO Science and Industry, performs the initial approval process and the annual production-control tests. The attack tests themselves are performed by machines (tensile strength-, torsion strength-, cutting-, corrosion-, dust and freeze tests) or test engineers (brute and intelligence-based attack tests).

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