Luggage quality testing | Monos Travel UK Luggage & Accessories

Rigorously tested

To ensure the highest level of quality and durability, we put our products and materials through a battery of 40 tests.

Product safety

Colour fastness to crocking

Colour fastness to water

Colour fastness to UV fading

Water repellency

Abrasion resistance

Stiffness

Tensile strength

Tear strength

Shrinkage

Corrosion resistance

Operational forces

Handle jerk

Strap jerk

Drop test

Tumble test

Telescopic handle free fall/impact

Telescopic handle cycling

Telescopic handle jerk

Telescopic handle swaying

Cycle test

Decibel test

Adhesion test

Vertical impact test

Swing arm impact test

Telescopic handle free movement test

HRC test

Durometer test

Flash test

Transparency test

Crush test

Burst test

Temperature stability

Chemical resistance

Mileage test

Gliding ability

Dimensional test

Vibration test

Stairs and road conditions

Wheel abrasion

Tumble test

The case is loaded with 16 kg (for Carry-Ons) and placed inside a rotating chamber full of obstacles designed to maximize high drops and hard impacts – simulating rough handling during transport. The test is run for 25 cycles.

Mileage test

A load of up to 25 kg is placed inside the case, with an additional 7 kg of weight on the telescopic handle. The suitcase is angled at 45° and rolled at a speed of 4 km/h on a specialized treadmill with bumps to simulate uneven terrain. This test is run for the equivalent of 32 km.

Telescopic handle jerk test

The suitcase is loaded with up to 25 kg, and suspended in the air by the telescopic handle. It is lifted, dropped, and then suddenly stopped by the telescopic handle after freefalling a specified distance. This cycle is repeated 300 times.

Wheel abrasion test

The suitcase is loaded with up to 25 kg and placed with all four wheels in contact with two rollers spinning at a speed equivalent to 4 km/h. The rollers have bumps to simulate uneven terrain. This test is run for the equivalent of 32 km.

Drop test

The suitcase is stored at -12°C for 4 hours before testing, and then loaded with up to 25 kg inside. It is then dropped on each surface, edge, and corner from a height of 90 cm.

Stairs and road conditions test

A load of up to 25 kg is placed inside the case, with an additional 7 kg of weight on the telescopic handle. The suitcase is angled at 45° and rolled on a cylinder with steps built in to simulate the hard impact of stairs, and repeated for 750 cycles.