Electrotechnical products have to function safely, not only under ideal conditions but also when the external circumstances are extreme. The VDE Testing and Certification Institute performs a wide range of environmental tests simulating all kinds of conditions.

How does the product handle changes of temperature? How does it react on splash water? How does it bear shocks and vibrations? Is it affected by extreme dry or wet air?

To resolve all these questions the appliances and components have to take rigid tests. The laboratory equipment complies with the requirements of the applicable VDE-, DIN, MIL-, EN- and IEC standards. Experienced and competent staff members and a completely furnished laboratory are available to the manufacturers for the area of simulation tests.

For the measurement of the energy efficiency environmental tests also play a significant role. Here, the test results are important indicators as well. [more]

Technical data of the testing equipment

Environmental tests

• Test equiment for climatic test
• Test equipment for temperature shock (2 chamber)
• Test equipment for temperature shock (3 chamber)
• Solar simulation climatic test chamber
• Salt spray test chamber
• Electrodynamic vibration test system (manufacturer: RMS)
• Electrodynamic vibration test system (manufacturer: LDS)
• Shock test machine
• Switching contact test facility
• Ingress protection testing (IP-code)
  

Water valves test equipment

• Test equipment for electrically operated water valves