Consumer protection and maximum safety in the handling of electrotechnical products are important goals of VDE. Since our foundation, safety and user protection have been our top priorities. Independent tests and consistent market surveillance are important for this. The VDE Institute tests more than 100,000 electrical products, components and systems every year – from vacuum cleaners and lawnmowers to cables and batteries.
For more than 100 years, consumers have trusted the VDE mark, which is known worldwide and is synonymous with the highest safety standards. Through product testing and our involvement in standardization committees and safety research, we have extensive knowledge and many years of experience in dealing with electrical products.
Anyone who does not know how to handle or care for electrical appliances correctly is exposing themselves to danger – whether at home, when traveling or in the garden. Time and again, people die as a result of incorrect use of electricity. With our safety tips and background information, we want to help ensure that every consumer can use electrical appliances safely.
Electricity, which we like to refer to colloquially as power, is a matter of course in our everyday lives. And essentially, electricity is something completely natural. Electrical impulses also act in the human body and control the muscles, for example.
"Buy cheap, buy twice!" This saying applies today more than ever. Unfortunately, more and more poor quality and sometimes life-threatening electrical products are coming onto the market.
The tests carried out by the VDE Institute are voluntary, as there is no mandatory testing in Germany. Product manufacturers decide for themselves whether the quality and safety of their products should be confirmed and guaranteed.
Get a glimpse behind the scenes of the VDE Institute and get unique insights into our laboratories with our virtual tours.
You can move through the room, using the dots on the floor . At the colored dots, you can get brief information about our tests.
The VDE VR app informs consumers about important topics, such as the energy label and electrical safety, and provides an overview of what you should look out for when buying an electrical product.
Visually place a light and a fully automatic coffee machine in your home, office or anywhere else and discover which components we test.
Zoom into the product, rotate it, switch it on and off – we use gamification, clear descriptions and vivid images to give you a playful understanding of the extensive range of VDE tests.
