What is the Maximum Load Bearing Capacity of Plastic Chairs?

There are several factors that should be taken into account when choosing to invest in plastic chairs. Quality is one of them – and also the most important. One of the best ways to evaluate the quality of plastic chairs is in terms of the maximum weight capacity that they can bear. This is why there are several tests conducted before plastic chairs are sold to the public to ensure that they can bear a significant amount of weight without showing any signs of damage that could put the users at risk for injury.

In this guide, you will learn more about the tests done on plastic chairs and the total amount of weight that they can bear (and what factors can affect that).

How Much Load Can Plastic Chairs Bear?

At Maka Furniture, we want to make sure that we comply with industry standards when it comes to quality and performance. We take pride in our qualified manufacturing process that ensures you get the best performance and that each chair can last for many years.

If you are buying a plastic chair, it pays to know just how strong it can be. If not, this can be at high risk of breaking when you apply too much weight on it. By knowing the maximum load capacity of a plastic chair, you will know your limitations and make sure to not exceed it.

With most plastic chairs, the standard maximum load-bearing capacity is 500 kg. At Maka Furniture, we can provide our customers with plastic chairs that can bear up to 500 kg of maximum weight. This is how we ensure quality and durability for our plastic chairs so you can be confident that they won’t get damaged easily.

The raw materials we use are strong enough that it can provide a big loading capacity. We use polypropylene plastic so that it won’t decay or rust easily. It also protects the chair from wear and tear so you can get more use out of them. We work with a large supplier of polypropylene raw materials to ensure that we can deliver quality right at the manufacturing process. Choosing the best materials is part of our commitment in making sure that each chair is able to bear up to 500 kg of weight.

The next step in enabling us to produce chairs that can bear up to 500 kg of load capacity is in the design. We have developed an ergonomic design that provides maximum support for the user. It helps to ensure that the weight is evenly distributed so the chair can withstand any weight that is applied to it.

Our lead designer is someone who is an expert in the design of household products. Therefore, he is able to help us come up with designs that are not only aesthetic but highly functional, too. We base it on the principle of mechanism so that it can bear maximum load bearing capacity without significant damage. Therefore, you won’t have to compromise style when it comes to the plastic chairs because you can also get adequate support.

The last component that enables us to provide maximum load bearing capacity in our plastic chairs is the solid design. It is well-structured with four solid legs. This design provides a strong support point for the user so that it can hold the maximum weight possible. The chair itself weighs no less than 3 kg, which is just right for any plastic chair. It is neither too light nor too heavy but just the right size so that it can withstand any impact from the weight it is bearing.

Tests Conducted on Plastic Chairs

When it comes to testing furniture such as plastic chair for safety and performance, we employ the use of a third-party company to ensure unbiased results. When it comes to testing the maximum load bearing capacity of our plastic chairs, we employ the services of SGS – the world’s leading testing and certification company.

SGS is recognized globally as the benchmark in terms of quality and integrity when it comes to furniture testing. They provide an independent service to test the health and safety of our plastic chairs, as well as conducting quality control inspection and certification based on international standards and regulations.

At Maka Furniture, we can happily report that our plastic chairs have been tested and certified by SGS. This is how we can confirm the safety, durability, and quality of our plastic chairs.

One of those tests is to determine its maximum load. This test is conducted to assess the furniture strength, durability, and safety. There are existing industry standards and requirements when it comes to these parameters for domestic seating so it is important that you are in compliance with these requirements.

The SGS report on our plastic chairs is available upon request by the customers. We can provide you with a detailed copy of the report so you can get an idea of what type of tests were done on our furniture. You can also visit the SGS website if you would like to learn more about how the tests are done and know more about their expertise.

How Strict are Weight Limits on Chairs?

The furniture industry seems to have a lot of confusion surrounding the standardization of tests and quality control as far as weight rating, load rating, and load capacity. No matter what term is used, they all mean one thing: the total ability of the plastic chair to withstand a given amount of weight and pressure without collapsing on itself or sustaining damage.

When you are investing on plastic chairs for your home or commercial space, there are plenty of options in the market. These options differ in terms of size, color, and shape. The options can be overwhelming sometimes. However, the most important factor you need to be looking at when you buy furniture is the quality and weight bear capacity. This will help ensure that the plastic chairs can last a long time even with extensive use (especially in commercial uses).

Sadly, there are plenty of websites that sell cheap plastic chairs that cost a fraction of what most plastic chair manufacturers offer. The former can be attractive for anyone looking to get their chairs at a lower price. The only problem there is that these cheap plastic chairs do not necessarily comply with certification standards to ensure their safety and quality.

Just because a chair is sold at a cheaper price, it does not mean that they are necessarily a better deal or offers value. There are a lot of online sellers that do not subject their chairs the way we do with strict certification standard tests that are performed by third party organizations. With that said, the industry still needs to do a better job at policing these sellers to ensure that there is a standard of quality that should be met with these kinds of products, especially for seating furniture. Since the user’s safety is at risk, it should be able to comply with basic safety and quality standard tests to ensure that it can bear the weight of a standard adult.

The advertised weight capacity for most plastic chairs will differ significantly. However, you need to look at plastic chairs that can bear the weight of at least 500 kg at maximum. It is also important to know the difference between a static and dynamic weight.

Static weight is any kind of weight that does not move. For example, when an adult user sits on the chair and remains still. The dynamic weight is far more challenging because the user is moving. The load bearing capacity of a chair will be put to the test when the person sitting on the chair is leaning back or plops down onto the chair. The amount of weight applied to the chair significantly changes. Make sure that the plastic chairs you choose is able to withstand the total weight – moving or not.

Since the industry still needs to clamp down on low quality plastic chairs and an improved standardization tests must be done, you need to take the responsibility of screening the products you buy. Use your own diligence to investigate into the plastic chairs you buy and their manufacturers to ensure that they follow industry standards for quality and safety. After all, this is for your own benefit as a high quality chair will give more value to your money.

The Bottom Line

The ability to hold weight is just one way to measure the quality and durability of plastic chairs that are sold in the market. There are more tests that must be done in order to evaluate the furniture’s quality. However, this is a very important test that will give customers more confidence to buy your furniture, especially when it has been certified by an independent lab such as SGS.