WELA, WELA Puzzle, WELA Longline

Durability, Handling/Installation, Slip resistance, Deformability/Elasticity

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Test report 6404

The approval

A test mark “DLG-APPROVED for individual criteria” is awarded for agricultural products which have success­fully fulfilled a scope-reduced usability testing conducted by DLG according to independent and recognised evaluation criteria. The test is intended to highlight particular innovations and key criteria of the test object. The test may contain criteria from the DLG test scope for overall tests, or focus on other value-determining characteristics and properties of the test subject. The minimum requirements, test conditions and procedures as well as the evaluation bases of the test results will be specified in consultation with an expert group of DLG. They correspond to the recognised rules of technology, as well as scientific and agricultural knowledge and requirements. The successful testing is concluded with the publication of a test report, as well as the awarding of the test mark which is valid for five years from the date of awarding. 

The DLG Approved Tests includes technical measurements on test stands of the DLG Test Center. The test was based on the DLG Testing Framework for elastic stable flooring, as of December 2018, and DIN 3763:2022-08 (Elastic stable flooring in the walking and lying areas for cattle and dairy cows – Requirements and testing). Other criteria were not investigated.

Test results

DLG QUALITY PROFIL Evaluation
Durability  
Abrasionhigh wear resistance■■■■*
Deformability and elasticity in new condition: 24.2 mm■■■■■*
Deformability and elasticity following endurance test: 23.0 mm■■■■■*
Endurance testno lasting deformation■■■■■*
Surfaceminimal wear/no damage■■■■■*
Bottomno siginficant wear/no damage■■■■*
Handling/Installation  
Do-it-yourself installation: WELA/WELA Puzzlesimple■■■■*
Do-it-yourself installation: WELA Longlinereasonable effort■■■■■*
Installation instructionsclear and detailed■■■■*
Self-cleaning, easy daily cleaning and disinfectionsimple and feasible■■■■*
Slip Resistance  
Footing safety for animals in practice ■■**
Acid resistance  
Feed acid mixtureresistant■■■***
Uric acidresistant■■■***
Sulfurous acidresistant■■■***
Ammoniaresistant■■■***
Barn disinfectansresistant■■■***
Peracetic acidlimited resistant■■■ ***

The DLG test framework specifies the following evaluation range:
* ■■■ or better = meets, exceeds or clearly exceeds the spe­ci­fied DLG standard, ■■ = meets the statutory requirements for marketing the product,  = failed
**Single criteria slip resistance: ■■ = passed,  = failed
*** Single criteria acid resistance: ■■■ = resistant,  ■■ = limited resistant,  = failed

Manufacturer and contact information

Gummiwerk KRAIBURG Elastik GmbH & Co. KG, 
Göllstraße 8, 
84529 Tittmoning, Germany
Contact: Phone +49 (0)8683 701-0, 
info@KRAIBURG-elastik.de 
https://www.KRAIBURG-elastik.de 

Contact 

DLG TestService GmbH - Groß-Umstadt location • Max-Eyth-Weg 1 • 64823 Groß-Umstadt • Tel: +49 69 24 788-600 • tech@DLG.org