International Road Safety Week 2026: How Encocam and Cellbond are driving safer roads worldwide.

Road safety is a global priority, and ensuring vehicles meet the highest standards is a shared responsibility among manufacturers, regulators, and safety organisations. During International Road Safety Week, Encocam highlights its ongoing contributions to vehicle safety through its specialist brand, Cellbond.

From manufacturing crash test barriers, mobile trolleys, crash test dummies (also know as anthropomorphic test devices or ATDs), spare parts, headforms, legforms, and finite element (FE) simulation, Cellbond delivers end-to-end vehicle safety solutions. Our work not only supports regulatory compliance but also accelerates safer vehicle design worldwide.

Encocam & Cellbond: End-to-End Vehicle Safety Solutions

Through Cellbond, Encocam provide a complete safety ecosystem that combines design and development, testing, manufacturing, calibration, simulation and certification. By controlling the process from design through to delivery, we ensure accuracy, repeatability and regulatory compliance at every stage. We manufacture the critical components used in automotive safety testing, including:

Deformable aluminium crash test barriers for frontal. side and offset impact testing
Mobile crash trolleys for side impact testing
Impactors to simulate collision forces
Headforms for pedestrian and occupant testing
Crash test dummies, spare parts and related instrumentation
Sensors
On site or online product training

In-house manufacturing ensures that each component meets strict quality and safety standards, supporting accurate and reliable test outcomes for vehicle manufacturers and regulatory bodies worldwide. Additionally, Cellbond provides dummy certification services, verifying Cellbond’s conformity to international standards.

Realistic Testing With Crash Test Barriers, Impactors and Headforms

Physical testing remains a cornerstone of vehicle safety. Cellbond’s deformable crash test barriers replicate real-world collision dynamics, enabling car manufacturers and safety laboratories to evaluate vehicle structure and occupant protection accurately. Paired with impactors, headforms and ATDs, these barriers allow end-users to:

Assess vehicle crashworthiness under multiple scenarios
Evaluate energy absorption and deformation characteristics
Test restraint systems, interiors and safety technologies
Ensure compliance with international safety standards

Cellbond deformable aluminium crash test barriers, mobile barrier trolleys, ATDs or crash test dummies, legforms, headforms, and FE models are used by leading global safety programmes including Euro NCAP , IIHS, and NHTSA, ensuring consistency and reliability in vehicle safety evaluations worldwide.

Advanced Finite Element (FE) Simulation and Collaborative Engineering

Encocam and Cellbond complement physical testing with advanced FE simulation, enabling engineers to model structural response, deformation and energy absorption under crash conditions.

This simulation led approach allows:

Early optimisation of barrier and ATD designs
Reduced development risk by validating concepts before physical testing
Integration with manufactured components to ensure predictive accuracy

Cellbond works in collaboration with leading partners including Altair, Arup, ATD-Models GmbH and Phitec, ensuring that FE models replicate real-world crash scenarios and comply with all current regulatory requirements. By combining in-house manufacturing, certified ATDs, impactors, headforms, physical testing and FE models, Encocam provides a fully integrated solution that accelerates vehicle safety development while maintaining regulatory compliance. Vehicle safety regulations are essential for protecting road users. Cellbond’s systems and services help manufacturers and regulators comply with international automotive safety standards including:

Euro NCAP – Evaluating vehicle crash performance in Europe
ILLHS – Assessing vehicle safety and crashworthiness in North America
NHTSA – Enforcing federal motor vehicle safety standards in the US

By providing reliable, certified and repeatable testing systems, Encocam ensures that vehicles meet or exceed regulatory requirements, enabling safer road conditions globally.

Road safety is a global challenge, and Encocam operates internationally to deliver its solutions wherever they are needed. We have offices in the UK, Germany, Spain, US, Japan, Korea, and China to provide regional technical and engineering support, as well as agents in India to extend reach into across high-growth automotive markets. This worldwide footprint allows us to collaborate with local manufacturers, test laboratories and regulators, ensuring our safety innovations are accessible, compliant, and aligned with global safety standards.

Collaboration at the heart of safer roads

Encocam’s approach to road safety is collaborative, working with Automotive OEMs, consumer organisations, simulation and engineering partners, and regulatory bodies. By integrating manufacturing, testing, simulation and certification, we deliver solutions that enhance occupant and pedestrian protection, accelerate safer vehicle design and improve compliance with international safety regulations.

Our commitment to safer roads today and tomorrow

During International Road Safety Week 2026, Encocam reaffirms its dedication to advancing vehicle safety through:

Engineering Excellence
Global Collaboration
Integrated end-to-end testing and certification solutions

Every deformable aluminium crash test barrier, crash test dummy, headform, legform impactor and FE model developed by Cellbond contributes to safer vehicles, safer regulatory compliance, and fewer injuries and fatalities on the road worldwide. We will continue to innovate and collaborate, delivering safer solutions for all vulnerable road users.

Please contact us to find out more about the Cellbond range of products and services

To find out about our other brands, use these links: Cellbond Impact Solutions, Bespoke Composite Panels, Corex Honeycomb