Argosy has worked in collaboration with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) to redevelop the Side Impact Barrier in order to better replicate characteristics of higher severity vehicle-to-vehicle crash tests. The IIHS Side Impact barrier’s redefined shape is based on the current SUV and Pickups, which will be reflected in the IIHS side impact test protocol by 2023.
The IIHS Side Impact barrier updates include:
- Lower overall height of the deformable element
- Lower mounting of barrier (decrease ground clearance)
- Larger barrier thickness to reduce bottoming of the deformable element
- Wider flat front face to match vehicle structures
- Reduced height of bumper beam element to match current vehicles
- Changes to honeycomb stiffness to reflect vehicle characteristics
Argosy’s IIHS side Impact Barrier V2.0 is now available to OEM’s and Labs.

ARGOSY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE KOREAN DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH JAT FOR CRASH TEST BARRIERS AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS
Argosy’s close partnership with JAT offers expertise, experience and knowledge from both companies providing significant benefit to the industry. Benefits include a stronger platform for the products and services based on extensive knowledge of aluminum honeycomb as well as energy absorbers (Crash Test Barriers). This partnership will allow utilization of the best resources from each company to create valuable synergies for our customers in KOREA and in connection with innovative products, services and simulations.
Argosy and JAT will provide a real alternative to current suppliers in KOREA for Crash Test Barrier products. The partnership will focus on providing reliable, local and responsive service along with excellent product.
ARGOSY INTERNATIONAL (www.argosyinternational.com) is a global market leader in the manufacture of high quality aluminum honeycomb cores used in industries such as aerospace, rail transportation, electronics, construction, energy absorption and shipbuilding.
With more than 20 years of experience in the design, production and support of aluminum honeycomb cores and associated applications, Argosy is now placing focus on the automotive market through development and manufacture of Crash Test Barriers. Argosy is also currently providing engineered energy absorbers for ATD’s, Flex-Pli certifications and sled tests.
Argosy is a global company whose strategy is to harness the best of today’s technologies for the creation of high quality products, which play an important role in improving passive safety and protection of people and their environment.
JAT CO., LTD (www.jatweb.co.kr) is a company involved in providing a passive safety testing solutions and dummy calibration service for passive safety industry since 2013.
JAT is an experienced Company, offer excellent service and high technical background focus on quality to exceed the expectations of our customers.
Thank you,
Kind Regards
Thierry Bouchet |Global Sales Director|Honeycomb Products
Argosy International Inc -225 W. 34 St Suite 1106 – New York, Ne