The new laboratory will expand the testing, inspection and certification company’s competencies and capacities in several key areas, including testing of components for new energy vehicles, battery technology, environmental simulation and explosion protection.
Following the construction of a new EMC absorber hall in 2019, TÜV SÜD has now invested €5 million in a new 1,300 sq m testing laboratory and the required measurement equipment.
The testing laboratories at the Straubing Centre of Competence provide product testing for both German-speaking and international markets. Tests carried out in the laboratories include EMC and radio-equipment testing as well as electrical safety testing and environmental simulation tests for the industry and rail sectors and for automotive products. The laboratories’ measurement equipment enables measurements and tests for the medtech, household appliance, industrial, radio equipment and automotive sectors for the German-speaking countries of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH region) and for other countries such as USA, Canada and Japan.
For clients of TÜV SÜD, the new laboratory presents the opportunity to commission greater numbers of more extensive tests at a single location.
“The new laboratory is an important milestone for all stakeholders at the Straubing location, but also for the TÜV SÜD Group as a whole,” said Dr Johannes Bussmann, chairman of the TÜV SÜD board of management. “It is a perfect addition to our existing laboratory facilities in Garching in Greater Munich, Mannheim and here in Straubing.”