• Testing and certification for conformity with directives and standards as well as fulfillment of legal requirements

• Risk analyses

• Assessment of conformity during the development process

• Standards advice
  

General

The VDE Marks certify that products have positively been tested by the VDE Testing and Certification Institute in compliance with electrotechnical standards and technical regulations. Regular factory inspections and product surveillance are an integral part of granting and holding the relevant VDE Mark which guarantees a uniform and constant product quality. The worldwide acceptance of our testing performance and capabilities as well as the international recognition of the VDE Certificates open and ensure an easy entry to the global markets.

Focusing on our customers' success, we offer a wide range of services to enhance their technological and economic competitiveness and to minimize the risks of product liability. Through the experience gained over many years, VDE has become a valid and reliable partner in safety matters, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC, interference emissions and resistance to interference), testing of other product properties and in assessing management systems.

Certificates and Reports

International Certification

Additional Services

Energy Efficiency Measuring
Energy labeling for House Appliances has become nowadays an indisputable help for the orientation at any purchase. The labeling is based on the requirements for the EC directives that we are able to carry out in our accredited labs for measuring energy efficiency. This can be done separately or in combination with any other safety testing and the surveillance of electromagnetic compatibility. Make use of the worldwide acceptance of our testing performance and capabilities and rely on the international recognition of the VDE Certificates.

Operating Instructions

In case of complex appliances VDE elaborates clear operating instructions and self-explanatory pictures as well as concise texts in the national language for the maximum advantage of the customers.
Products are subjected to a risk analysis to achieve maximum advantage and a minimum product liability risk.
This service is charged according to extent and expense.

Testing for other properties

• Environmental testing
• Ingress protection testing
• Material testing
• Laser measurements
• Vibration measurements
• Acoustic noise measurements
• Testing of BUS Systems
• EMC Testing for USA (FCC)
• EMC Testing for Japan (VCI)
• HF-Parameters of cables and connectors
• EMC & Radio-Transmitter Testing
• e-Marking (e1)
• Certificate of a competent body