AKUVIB Engineering and Testing GmbH
Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
+49 234 587 6000Sinterstrasse 6, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, 44795, Germany
About
AKUVIB Engineering and Testing GmbH is an independent German test house at Sinterstrasse 6 in Bochum, founded in early 2004 and now operating one of the most comprehensive single-site validation estates in the country under the banner 'One Stop Testing'. The company began in acoustics, vibration, environmental simulation and FEM calculation, added machine diagnostics in 2005 and acoustic-emission material testing in 2007, commissioned what it describes as Europe's most powerful HALT system in 2008, and moved into a purpose-built 7,000 m2 facility in early 2014. The EMC department is the newest arm: planned from early 2016, built out from mid-2016 with an absorber hall giving a 3 m measurement distance plus several shielded cabins, completed that December and operational from early 2017, with an adjoining visitor room so customers can watch their own tests. It is DAkkS-accredited to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 for EMC under D-PL-11133-01-01 and separately appointed and accredited as a KBA Technical Service under KBA-P 00123-24 and D-PL-11133-01-02 for electrical and electronic testing of systems, components and separate technical units for motor vehicles and trailers within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/858. Published EMC capability is unusually specific: radiated emissions field strength from 10 Hz to 6 GHz, disturbance voltage and current to 400 MHz, three-phase harmonics and flicker to 690 V and 75 A, magnetic field emission from DC to 400 MHz including ICNIRP 1998 and 2010 human-protection assessment, RF immunity at 3 m to 54 V/m with automotive levels above 200 V/m from 80 MHz to 6 GHz and radar pulses to 600 V/m, burst to 5.5 kV and surge to 5 kV, coupled disturbance voltages to 230 MHz, bulk current injection to 400 MHz, automotive test pulses, magnetic field immunity from DC to 1 MHz including pulsed and damped oscillatory fields, and ESD to 30 kV on both air and contact discharge. It also does mains quality and harmonic analysis, long-term measurement and insertion loss (s-parameter) work. The OEM acceptance list is one of the broadest published anywhere and covers BMW, Claas, FCA, Ford, GM, Jaguar Land Rover, John Deere, Mercedes-Benz, PSA, Renault/Nissan, Scania, VinFast, Volvo and VW. EMC can be combined on one site with environmental simulation, five shaker systems to 90 kN with slip tables and climatic chambers, a HALT rig exceeding 110 gRMS, an all-wheel power dynamometer inside a climatic chamber with wind and solar simulation for electric vehicles, acoustics, material testing and FEM.
Accreditations
| Accreditation |
|---|
| ISO/IEC 17025 |
| DAkkS |
| EMC Directive 2014/30/EU |
Testing Services
| Test Type | Applicable Standards |
|---|---|
| Radiated Emissions | DIN EN 55011, DIN EN 55032, CISPR 25, Field strength measurement 10 Hz - 6 GHz, 3 m absorber hall, Magnetic field emission DC - 400 MHz, ICNIRP 1998 and 2010 human exposure assessment |
| Conducted Emissions | DIN EN 55011, DIN EN 55032, CISPR 25, Disturbance voltage measurement to 400 MHz, Disturbance current measurement to 400 MHz |
| Radiated Immunity | DIN EN 61000-4-3, ISO 11452-2, RF immunity at 3 m up to 54 V/m, Automotive RF immunity > 200 V/m (80 MHz - 6 GHz), Radar pulses up to 600 V/m |
| Conducted Immunity | DIN EN 61000-4-6, ISO 11452-4, Coupled disturbance voltages up to 230 MHz |
| ESD | DIN EN 61000-4-2, ISO 10605, Air discharge up to 30 kV, Contact discharge up to 30 kV |
| EFT/Burst | DIN EN 61000-4-4, Burst pulses up to 5.5 kV |
| Surge Immunity | DIN EN 61000-4-5, Surge pulses up to 5 kV |
| Harmonics & Flicker | DIN EN 61000-3-2, DIN EN 61000-3-3, Three-phase harmonics and flicker up to 690 V, 75 A, Mains quality and harmonic analysis, Long-term measurement |
| Voltage Dips/Interrupts | DIN EN 61000-4-11, Simulation of voltage fluctuations and mains interruptions |
| Power Frequency Magnetic Field | DIN EN 61000-4-8, Magnetic field immunity DC - 1 MHz, DIN EN 61000-4-9 pulsed magnetic fields, DIN EN 61000-4-10 damped oscillatory magnetic fields |
| Bulk Current Injection (BCI) | ISO 11452-4, Injected currents up to 400 MHz |
| Automotive Component EMC | CISPR 25, ISO 11452-x, ISO 7637-x, ISO 10605, ECE R10, Regulation (EU) 2018/858, Automotive test pulses (Kfz-Elektronik) |
| Automotive OEM Specifications | BMW GS 95002-2/-3/-5, GS 95024, GS 95024-3-1, Claas CN 05 0215-1, FCA CS.00054, Ford FMC 1278:2015 / 2018-12, Ford EMV-CS-2009.1, GM GMW 3097, JLR-EMV-CS:2015-02, John Deere JDQ 202, JDQ 203, Mercedes-Benz MBN LV 124-1, MBN 10284-2/-4, PSA B21 7110, Renault/Nissan RSA 36-00-808, Scania TB1901, VinFast VFDSP50000002, Volvo STD 50003-15, VW TL965, TL80000, TL81000, TL82066, TL82166, TL82366, TL82466, TL82566 |
| Railway EMC | EN 50121-x railway applications |
| Pre-Compliance Testing | Development-phase EMC support and consulting, Selection of EMC test procedures, Interference suppression measure development, Customer attendance in adjoining visitor room, Insertion loss (s-parameter) measurement |
| Environmental Testing | Climatic and temperature storage, Temperature shock, Salt spray, Corrosive gas, Solar simulation, IP dust and water testing, Splash water testing, Low pressure chamber, Chemical resistance, Derating, Walk-in climatic chamber, HALT testing above 110 gRMS |
| Mechanical Testing | 5 shaker systems with slip tables and climatic chambers, Up to 90 kN force input, 1.40 m mounting surface, Shock testing, Vibration with climate change, Transport simulation, Modal analysis, Hand-arm vibration measurement, Squeak and rattle (buzz) testing, Stone chip testing, Acoustic emission material testing, Pull-out and compression testing |
Certifications / Marks
| Certification |
|---|
| CE |
| KBA Technical Service KBA-P 00123-24 |
| E marking (Regulation (EU) 2018/858) |
| BMW |
| Claas |
| FCA |
| Ford |
| GM |
| Jaguar Land Rover |
| John Deere |
| Mercedes-Benz |
| PSA |
| Renault/Nissan |
| Scania |
| VinFast |
| Volvo |
| VW |
| Section 29b BImSchG notified measuring body |
| Section 7 SprengstoffG permit (pyrotechnics PT1, PT2) |
Industries Served
| Industry |
|---|
| Automotive |
| Agricultural & Forestry |
| Consumer Electronics |
| Energy & Power |
| Household Appliances |
| Industrial Equipment |
| Medical Devices |
| Railway |
Major Equipment
| Equipment |
|---|
| Absorber hall with 3 m measurement distance |
| Multiple shielded cabins (Schirmkabinen) |
| EMC visitor room adjoining the test laboratories |
| Field strength measurement 10 Hz - 6 GHz |
| Three-phase harmonics/flicker system 690 V, 75 A |
| RF immunity system (54 V/m at 3 m; >200 V/m automotive 80 MHz - 6 GHz) |
| Radar pulse generator up to 600 V/m |
| ESD simulator up to 30 kV air and contact |
| Burst generator up to 5.5 kV |
| Surge generator up to 5 kV |
| BCI injection system up to 400 MHz |
| Magnetic field immunity coils DC - 1 MHz (pulsed and damped oscillatory) |
| Automotive transient pulse generators |
| HALT system exceeding 110 gRMS (stated most powerful in Europe) |
| 5 shaker systems up to 90 kN with slip tables and climatic chambers |
| All-wheel power dynamometer in climatic chamber with wind and solar simulation |
| Walk-in climatic chamber, salt spray, corrosive gas, solar and low-pressure chambers |
| Semi-anechoic acoustic room and reverberation room |
| Acoustic emission and material testing equipment |
