Measuring–Testing–Analysis Services for your products of tomorrow

Measuring­­–Testing–Analysis
Services for your products
of tomorrow
Institute for
International Product Safety
GmbH
Institute for International Product Safety GmbH
Well recognised
Competence, experience, neutrality –
these are essential criteria for assessing
a service supplier. That's why national
and international bodies used these
very same criteria in their assessment of
I2PS an the Test Laboratory Bonn.
Test Laboratory Bonn was accredited
by the German Accreditation Body
for Technology (DATech) as early as
1991. The accreditation in accordance
with the current DIN/EN ISO/IEC 17025
covers the areas of industrial lowvoltage switchgear and controlgear,
the safety of electrical equipment,
electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
as well as environmental testing.
This documents the test laboratory's
competence and know-how. Absolute
confidentiality during testing is
guaranteed.
Recognition worldwide:
All these institutions have confirmed that the
I2PS carries out its tests and inspections with
absolute competence.
Experienced staff, state-of-the-art testing
equipment and optimised procedures ensure
the fast, reliable and cost-effective completion
of your orders for development tests, special
tests accompanying production, type testing
right up to certification tests.
Capable partners
To bring customers closer to the aim
of "one-stop testing”, with access
to world markets with only one test
report, I2PS is collaborating with UL
International Germany, the German
subsidiary of Underwriters Laboratories,
one of the world's leading certification
bodies in the field of product safety
based in the USA. This enables the
CB Scheme certification for industrial
switchgear and switchgear assemblies
to be offered jointly.
The CB Scheme of the IECEE is a
procedure currently practised in 47
countries that is based on the mutual
recognition of certificates and test
reports.
International acceptance
I2PS is also recognised and respected
outside of the scope of the CB
Scheme. For many years, I2PS has been
authorised by the US certification body
Underwriter Laboratories Inc. and CSA
International in Canada to perform
and document tests for all customers
in the field of low-voltage technology
in compliance with the relevant
regulations.
The Test Laboratory Bonn is also
approved by LOVAG (Low Voltage
Agreement Group) – the association
of certification bodies in Europe – as
a LOVAG testing laboratory with ID
number D01.
The renowned international
certification body ASTA and a host of
ship classification societies have also
recognised the quality of the work at
Test Laboratory Bonn.
Test reports from the accredited field
are therefore the basis for certification
that is valid internationally.
Our range of services
Measuring – Testing – Analysis –
Consultancy – Documentation
Low-voltage switchgear
and controlgear
Circuit-breakers, disconnectors, switchdisconnectors, contactors, relays and
motor starters, control circuit devices,
fuses, miniature circuit-breakers, residual
current operated circuit-breakers,
switches for appliances, terminal blocks.
Power distribution
systems for low voltage
and medium voltage
Switchgear and controlgear assemblies,
metal-enclosed switchgear and
controlgear, busbar trunking systems,
distribution boards for operation by
unskilled personnel, assemblies for
construction sites, cable distribution
cabinets, empty enclosures.
Automation systems
and drives
Programmable controllers (PLCs),
industrial PCs, remote and local
expansion modules, interface systems,
indication devices and actuators (manmachine interface), control and timing
relays, software, frequency inverters, soft
starters.
Electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC)
Interference immunity and emission.
Environmental
simulations
Temperature, humidity, sun, water, salt
mist, dust, vibrations, shock.
Testing of materials and
advisory services
Determination of characteristic
values and applications, testing of
environmental resistivity, advisory
services for use of materials and supplies.
Analyses
Chemical and physical analyses of
organic and inorganic materials,
failure analyses for materials, analyses
of motion with high time resolution,
structural analyses.
Calibration service
Electrical measuring equipment
for current, voltage and resistance,
measuring equipment for time,
temperature, relative air humidity and
torque, complex electrical circuits.
Approvals service
For the North American market,
for shipboard use.
Low-voltage switchgear and
controlgear
Circuit-breakers, disconnectors,
switch-disconnectors, contactors,
relays and motor starters, control
circuit devices, fuses, miniature
circuit-breakers, residual current
operated circuit-breakers, switches
for appliances, terminal blocks.
A wide range of high-performance
test equipment, including one of the
largest surge generators in Europe,
is available for testing the electrical
characteristics of your equipment.
A computer-aided on-line evaluation
system carries out the test
documentation. Rapid movements
can be recorded with powerful
analysis tools such as high-speed
video.
Automation systems and drives
Power distribution systems
for low voltage and medium
voltage
Switchgear and controlgear
assemblies, metal-enclosed switchgear
and controlgear, busbar trunking
systems, distribution boards for
operation by unskilled personnel,
assemblies for construction sites,
cable distribution cabinets, empty
enclosures.
Tests in the extreme range with
regard to safety-related aspects are
vital in order to ensure high quality
standards for power distribution
systems. The standard tests of our
state-of-the-art laboratory range
from continuous tests in the rated
current range, short-time overloads,
temperature-rise tests, dynamic
load tests with high electrodynamic
forces, short-circuit load up to arc
fault testing.
Programmable controllers (PLCs),
industrial PCs, remote and local
expansion modules, interface
systems, indication devices and
actuators (man-machine interface,
control and timing relays, software,
frequency inverters, soft starters.
Test methods with state-of-theart measuring and simulation
equipment determine the sensitivity
and behaviour of electronic control
components in interference-polluted
environments. The test results can be
used for taking suitable measures for
functional reliability and interference
immunity.
Scope of tests
Test standards
High-current tests
• Short-circuit switching capacity DC, AC
16 2/3, 50, 60 Hz up to 1500 V/300 kA
• Overload switching capacity
• Making/breaking capacity
• Short-time withstand current
• Impulse withstand current
• Arc fault withstand capacity
Product standards
• IEC/EN 60947*
• IEC/EN 60898, 61008, 61009, 61058*
• IEC/EN 60269*
• IEC/EN 60255*
• IEC/EN 60439*
• IEC/EN 61131*
• IEC/EN 62271-200
• EN 50178*
• EN 62208*
•Arc fault testing according to
EN 60439-1, Supplement 2
Insulation tests
• High voltage up to 5 kV/50 Hz
• Impulse withstand voltage up to 35 kV
(1,2/50 µs)
• Leakage current
Temperature-rise tests
up to 12 kA AC continuous current
• Impedance measurements
Tripping behaviour
up to 25 kA AC
•Harmonic susceptibility of electronic
releases up to 750 A/1500 Hz
Performance tests
Lifespan
• Mechanical lifespan
• Electrical durability up to 10 kA AC
Mechanical properties of terminals
EMC tests
Basic test standards
• IEC/EN 60068*
• IEC/EN 60529*
• CISPR 11 (EN 55011)*
• CISPR 22 (EN 55022)*
• IEC/EN 61000-3-2, -3-3*
•IEC/EN 61000-4-2, -3, -4, -5, -6,
-11, -13, -14, -27, -28, -29*
• IEC/EN 61000-6-1, -2, -3, -4*
Approval tests in accordance with North
American standards and approval tests for
ship classification societies.
Customer requirements
Our range of services allows all kinds of
tests to be carried out in accordance with
customer requirements.
Climatic tests
Vibration and shock tests
Degree of protection tests (IP-Code)
• IP-Code (water and solid bodies)
• IK-Code (impact resistance of enclosures)
*Tests in accordance with the accreditation.
A current list is available from www.i2ps.de.
Scope of tests
Interference immunity
• Electrostatic discharge (ESD)
up to 15 kV
• Radiated, radio-frequency
electromagnetic field
• Electrical fast transient (Burst)
up to 4 kV
• Surge up to 6.6 kV at 1.2/50 µs
and up to 3.3 kA at 8/20 µs
• Conducted disturbances,
induced by radio-frequency
fields
• Voltage dips, short interruptions
and voltage variations
Emitted interference
• Radio interference voltage
• Harmonic currents
• Flicker
EMC test (Absorber chamber)
Electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC)
Interference immunity and emission
Tests with state-of-the art measuring
and simulation equipment provide
information on the sensitivity and
behaviour of electronic control
components in interference-polluted
environments. The test results can be
used for taking suitable measures for
functional reliability and interference
immunity.
Test standards
Basic test standards
• CISPR 11 (EN 55011)*
• CISPR 22 (EN 55022)*
• IEC/EN 61000-3-2, -3-3*
• IEC/EN 61000-4-2, -3, -4, -5, -6,
-11, -13, -14, -27, -28, -29*
• IEC/EN 61000-6-1, -2, -3, -4*
*Tests in accordance with the
accreditation. A current list is available
from www.i2ps.de.
Climatic test
Degree of protection test
Environmental simulations
Temperature, humidity, sun, water,
dust, vibrations, shock.
In their daily use, electrotechnical
products are exposed to a wide range
of natural and artificial environmental
influences. Therefore, these products
have to meet high requirements of
robustness. This explains why tests
by which environmental hazards
and environmental compatibility are
verified, are of great importance.
Such tests simulate the conditions
prevailing during the transportation,
storage and operation of these
products and they are carried out
to verify that a product is fit for its
intended use, even if operated in
extreme service conditions.
Scope of tests
Test standards
Climatic tests
• Cold, dry and damp heat,
steady state or cyclic from -50 °C
up to +240 °C and 4 % up to
100 % relative humidity
• Change of temperature up to
4 K/min (linear)
• Condensation water test
atmospheres and sulphur dioxide
test with general condensation of
moisture (Kesternich test)
• Composite salt mist,
steady state and cyclic from
+25 °C up to +50 °C
• Tests under atmospheric
conditions
Climatic tests
• IEC/EN 60068
Part 2-1, -2, -11, -14, -30,
-33, -38, -52, -61, -66, -67, -78*
• IEC/EN 60721*
• DIN 50015, 50016, 50017, 50018*
• UL 50
• DIN EN ISO 6988, 9227*
Resistance to abnormal heat and fire
• Flammability (glow-wire,
incandescence bar, flame,
needle-flame)
• Ball pressure test
Vibration, shock, impact tests
• Vibration, sinusoidal and
random (wide band)
• Shock and bump
• Impact test
Vibration and shock tests
Degree of protection tests (IP-Code)
• Protection against access to
hazardous parts and against solid
foreign objects including dust
IP 1X to 6X
test chamber dimensions:
3.9 m x 2.5 m x 2.9 m (L x W x H)
• Protection against ingress of water
IP X1 up to X8,
test chamber dimensions:
7.8 m x 4.1 m x 3.1 m (L x W x H)
• Protection against ingress of water
with high pressure/steam jet
cleaning IP X9K
Resistance to abnormal heat and fire
• IEC/EN 60695 -2-2, -2-10, -2-11,
-2-12, -2-13, -10-2*, -11-10, -11-20
• IEC/EN 60707
• UL 94, UL 746 C
Vibration, shock, impact tests
• IEC/EN 60068
Part 2-6, -27, -29, -31,
-32, -57, -59, -64, -75, -77*
• IEC/EN 60721*
• EN 50102*
Degree of protection tests (IP-Code)
• IEC/EN 60529*
• DIN 40050-9
Customer requirements
Our range of services allows all
kinds of tests to be carried out
in accordance with customer
requirements.
*Testing in accordance with the
accreditation. A current list is available
from www.i2ps.de.
Testing of materials and
advisory services
Determination of characteristic of
components and materials, testing
of environmental resistivity, advisory
services for use of materials and
supplies.
High-quality test and analysis
procedures determine the properties
and behaviour of working and
process materials for use in varying
products. The use under extreme
physical and chemical conditions is
simulated by time-compressing tests.
Advice for the selection of the best
possible material will be given by
competent specialists.
Glow-wire test
Test standards
Mechanical tests
• Tension/pressure/bending
universal testing machine
• Pendulum impact tester
• Torsion pendulum
• Drop hammer, free-fall hammer
• Torque pickup
Metallurgical tests/microtomy
• Structural examinations
• Phase determination/grain
size analysis
• Measurement of hardness
Thermal stability tests
• Flammability (glow-wire,
incandescent bar, flame,
needle flame)
• Ball pressure test
Electrical tests
• Insulation resistance
• Track resistance
• Arc resistance
Environmental tests
• Climate, special climate
• Corrosion, ageing
• Chemical resistance
• Kesternich test
• Resistance to ozone
• Resistance to abrasion under
chemical influence
Colour measurement
Test standards
Basic test standards
• IEC/EN 60068
Part 2-1, -2, -11, -14, -30, -33,
-38, -45, -52, -61, -66, -67,
-70, -75, -78*
• IEC/EN 60695 -2-2, -2-10, -2-11,
-2-12, -2-13, -10-2*,
IEC/EN 60707,
UL 50, UL 94, UL 746 C
• IEC/EN 60721,
ISO 179, DIN IEC 60112,
ASTM D495, ASTM B117
• DIN: 50015, 50016, 50017,
50018, 50021*
51451, 53386, 53489, 53496, 53509
• DIN VDE 0303, DIN EN ISO 1133,
DIN EN ISO 178, DIN EN ISO 6988,
EN ISO 6721, EN ISO 3497
Customer requirements
Our range of services allows all
kinds of tests to be carried out
in accordance with customer
requirements.
*Testing in accordance with the
accreditation. A current list is available
from www.i2ps.de.
High-speed video system
Scanning electron microscope
Analyses
Chemical and physical analyses of
organic and inorganic materials,
failure analyses for materials,
analyses of motion with high time
resolution, structural analyses.
State-of-the-art analysis tools can
offer customers a wide range of
product testing facilities. Fast moving
sequences can be analysed using
high-speed video with up to 40,500
frames per second. Structures and
movements in enclosed components
and devices can be made visible
using X-ray equipment. The unique
combination of X-ray technology
and high-speed video allows motion
analyses in the millisecond range in
the interior of opaque objects.
X-ray testing system
Scope of tests
Motion analyses
• High-speed video system up to
40,500 frames per second
• Displacement time camera
Velocity up to 240 m/s with
displacements up to 50 mm
X-ray analyses
• X-ray testing system up to 160 kV
for penetrating opaque objects
also with digital image processing
• X-ray testing system in conjunction
with the high-speed video system
for motion analysis in the
millisecond range
Microscopy/surface analyses
• Scanning electron microscope
with EDX spectrometer (EDX also
for light elements)
• X-ray fluorescent analysis
(coating thickness)
• Optical microscopy (reflected-light
method, transmitted-light method,
interference contrast)
Infrared spectroscopy
• Analysis of organic materials and
coatings
Calibration service
Electrical measuring equipment
for current, voltage and resistance,
measuring equipment for time,
temperature, relative air humidity
and torque, complex electrical
circuits.
Institute for International Product Safety GmbH
Kalibrierstelle des Prüflaboratorium Bonn
Postfach
D-53105 Bonn
Kalibrierschein
Kalibrierzeichen
Calibration Mark
Certificate of Calibration
Prüfmittel-Nr.
4 0471100232
Gage ID
Gegenstand
Digitalmultimeter
Hersteller
KEITHLEY
Typ
2010
Object
Manufacturer
Type
Fabrikat/Serien-Nr.
694285
Auftrageber
Mustermann Ltd.
Abteilung
Special
Strasse
Waldweg 124b
Serial Number
Customer
Department
Street
PLZ Ort
Zip/Location
4712 Musterstadt
PASS / Completed
Datum der Kalibrierung
16.08.07
Umgebungstemperatur
30.0 °C
Rel. Luftfeuchte
45 %
Date of Calibration
Ambient Temperature
Rel Humidity
Dieser Kalibrierschein dokumentiert
die Rückführung auf nationale
Normale
zur
Darstellung
der
Einheiten in Übereinstimmung mit
dem
internationalen
Einheitensystem (SI). Die Kalibrierung wurde
in
der
Kalibrierstelle
des
akkreditierten
Prüflabors
der
Institute for International Product
Safety GmbH durchgeführt. Das
Prüflabor ist akkreditiert unter der
DAR-Registrier-Nr. DAT-P-001.
Für
die
Einhaltung
einer
angemessenen
Frist
zur
Wiederholung der Kalibrierung ist
der Benutzer verantwortlich.
Gesamtresultat
Final Result
1174/2007-08
Dieses
Instrument
wurde
entsprechend der in der Prozedur
festgelegten Toleranzen, in einem
automatisierten Prozess, kalibriert.
This
calibration
certificate
documents the traceability to
national standards, which realize the
units of measurement according to
International System of Units (SI).
The user is obliged to have the
object recalibrated at appropriate
intervals.
Dieser Kalibrierschein darf nur vollständig und unverändert weiterverbreitet werden. Auszüge oder Änderungen bedürfen der
Genehmigung der Kalibrierstelle. Kalibrierscheine ohne Unterschrift oder Stempel haben keine Gültigkeit. Der Kalibrierschein wird
ungültig, wenn am Prüfling Änderungen, Ergänzungen oder Instandsetzungen vorgenommen werden.
This calibration certificate may not be reproduced other than in full except with the permission of the calibration laboratory.
Calibration certificates without signature or seal are not valid.
Stempel
Seal
Datum
Leiter der Kalibrierstelle
Deputy Head of the Calibration Laboratory
Person in Charge
16.08.2007
Reinhard Chmelik
Bernd Minnik
1 von 2
10
Bearbeiter
Date
The operation of modern QM systems
involves the monitoring of testing
and measuring equipment. The
regular calibration of all measuring
equipment required for quality tasks
has now become standard practice.
Your measuring equipment is tested
in rooms which are climatically and
access controlled. Powerful state-ofthe-art calibration equipment and
qualified staff with many years of
experience guarantee the highest
degree of accuracy. Standard
calibration certificates are issued to
document calibration. The calibration
services are regularly audited by
Quality Assurance for compliance
with the relevant standards EN ISO
9001 (Quality Management Systems),
ISO/IEC 17025 (Test Laboratories) and
ISO 10012 (Quality Assurance for
Measuring Equipment).
Scope of tests
Calibration equipment:
Multi calibrators
Voltage: 1 mV – 1,2 kV
Current:
10 µA – 2 A
Frequency: 0 Hz – 1 MHz
Boosters
20 A AC/DC
Thermal digital voltmeter
DC – 1 MHz
AC/DC transfer normal
AC scaler
1.000 : 1 (5 kV)
Pt 100 temperature sensor
AC generator with time marker
Counter timer
Measuring resistors, shunts
3 µΩ - 20 GΩ
Measuring equipment can be
controlled via IEEE 488 and RS 232 C
interfaces.
All calibration equipment is recalibrated
at fixed intervals by the DKD (German
Calibration Service). Reference to
national standards e.g. the PTB
(Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt)
is always ensured.
Approvals service
For the North American market
For many years, I2PS has been
authorised by the US certification
body Underwriter Laboratories
Inc. and the CSA International in
Canada to perform and document
tests for approvals for the North
American market for all customers.
Extensive support can be offered for
the fast and affordable approval of
products through the North American
certification bodies.
This support covers:
•General information on UL and
CSA approvals
•Testing according to UL and
CSA standards
•Evaluation of clearance and
creepage distances
• Evaluation of plastic materials
• Product descriptions
•Individual customer advisory
support
Tests reports from Test Laboratory
Bonn are recognised by:
•CSA International within the
scope of the Category Certification
Program
•Underwriter Laboratories Inc.
within the scope of the Client Test
Data Program and the Third Party
Test Data Program
Test standards
• UL 50/CSA 94/NEMA 250
(Enclosures)
• UL 94/CSA C22.2 No. 017
(Flammability)
• UL 98
(Enclosed and Dead Front Switches)
• UL 486A+E/CSA C22.2 No. 65
(Wire Connectors)
• UL 489/CSA C22.2 No. 5.1
(Molded Case Circuit Breakers)
• UL 508/CSA C22.2 No. 14
(Industrial Control Equipment)
• UL 508C
(Power Conversion Equipment)
• UL 746C
(Polymeric Materials)
• UL 840/CSA C22.2 No. 0.2
(Insulation Coordination)
• UL 845
(Motor Control Centers)
• UL 857
(Busways and Associated Fittings)
• UL 891
(Dead Front Switchboards)
• UL 1059
(Terminal Blocks)
• UL 1077/CSA C22.2 No. 235
(Supplementary Protectors)
Approvals service
For shipboard use
In cooperation with the ship
classification societies a lot of tests
could be carried out and documented
in accordance with the relevant
standards.
Test standards
Tests in accordance with the current
standards of the following ship
classification societies:
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Lloyd's Register of Shipping
(Great Britain)
Germanischer Lloyd (Germany)
Bureau Veritas (France)
Det Norske Veritas (Norway)
Registro Italiano Navale (Italy)
Polski Rejestr Statków (Poland)
Russian Maritime Register of
Shipping (Russia)
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Product Safety GmbH
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e-mail: prueflabor@i2ps.de
Internet: www.i2ps.de
© 2007 by Institute for International Product Safety GmbH
Subject to alteration
KM 0000-4239 GB
Article no.: 269415
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