EMC Testing Labs in Bavaria – Accredited Facilities

CSA Group Bayern GmbH

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CSA Group

CSA Group Bayern GmbH operates CSA Group's European Center of Excellence at Straubinger Strasse 100 in Plattling, Bavaria - a 12,280 m2 facility staffed by almost 200 qualified experts, mainly engineers and technicians. The Bavarian business was formed from the 2011 acquisitions of mikes-testingpartners GmbH and emitel GmbH, both then based in Strasskirchen, and grew through a decade of chamber construction there before consolidating into the purpose-built Plattling campus; CSA Group describes it as one of the largest EMC test facilities in Europe. The defining capability is scale: an 8-metre turntable rated to a maximum weight of 25 tonnes with a 400 V / 200 A mains supply, allowing passenger cars of all sizes and large industrial equipment to be tested at full size. The predecessor Strasskirchen estate had reached 7,260 m2 across 17 shielded rooms and 7 anechoic chambers before the move. Accreditation and recognition are exceptionally broad for a single site and cover both sides of the Atlantic: DAkkS accreditation to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025, EU Notified Body status for the EMC Directive, the Radio Equipment Directive and the Measuring Instruments Directive, IECEE CB Scheme recognition as a CB Testing Laboratory (EMC, OFF, TRON, TOOLS, SAFE, MEAS) and IECEx, OSHA NRTL, Standards Council of Canada, ANSI National Accreditation Board, FCC, ISED Canada, VCCI Japan, Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt Technical Service, SNCH Luxembourg and Taiwan's Vehicle Safety Certification Center. Services extend well beyond EMC and radio into safety testing and certification for gas-fired and electrical appliances, power tools, IT, audio/video and office products, medical devices and industrial equipment; battery and energy storage testing covering cells and packs with cycling, explosion, transportation and environmental simulation tests; energy efficiency verification for external power supplies and battery chargers against North American requirements and the EU Ecodesign Directive; environmental simulation; hazardous locations work for ATEX, UKCA, IECEx and North American certification; measuring instruments including smart meters and e-charging stations under the MID and German calibration law; and global market access services reaching more than 140 markets.

EMCCons DR. RASEK GmbH & Co. KG

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EMCCons DR. RASEK GmbH & Co. KG is an independent test and calibration laboratory in Franconian Switzerland, headquartered at Boelwiese 8 in Ebermannstadt with a second site at Stoernhofer Berg 15 in Unterleinleiter, between Nuremberg, Erlangen, Fuerth and Bamberg. It describes itself as an EMC pioneer since 1977 with more than 45 years of testing experience, and its facility is one of the most unusual in Europe: several hectares of operating area, an open-area test site supporting measurement distances up to 300 m, a dedicated antenna calibration field, an underground laboratory containing numerous anechoic chambers, a trapezoidal absorber hall, more than 15 shielded rooms, GTEM and TEM cells and triplates, several mode-stirrer and reverberation chambers, motor vehicle roller test stands with extraction systems, MV/LV transformer stations of 630 kVA at 50 Hz, DC, 60 Hz and 400 Hz generator systems, mobile test laboratories, and around 3,000 measuring instruments spanning 0 Hz to 325 GHz with sensitivities down to the noise limit, powers up to megawatts and field strengths up to kV/m. Accreditation is held under DAkkS D-PL-12067-01-00 to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018, with partial scopes for EMC of active medical devices (-01-01), EMC, wireless applications, electrical appliance safety and environmental testing (-01-02), and EMC of systems, components and separate technical units for motor vehicles and trailers (-01-05), plus a separate DAkkS calibration accreditation D-K-12067-01-00 and - notably for a German laboratory - A2LA accreditation certificate 2032.01 for electrical testing and automotive EMC. The test menu goes far beyond standard conformity work: alongside conducted and radiated emissions and immunity and ESD it covers HEMP, HPM, EMP, HERF, HIRF, LEMP and NEMP, direct lightning impact tests up to 200 kA, indirect lightning effects to avionic and military specifications, DO-160/ED-14 Section 23, ED-105/SAE ARP 5416, MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-462, and HERO testing. Environmental simulation covers climatic, vibration and shock, corrosion, pressure, fluid susceptibility, IP, icing, gravel bombardment and drop testing. It also builds and sells its own EMC generators, runs EM simulation and R&D, and teaches seminars on MIL-STD-810, DO-160/ED-14, HIRF/HERF and lightning electromagnetic effects. Remote witness testing is offered via live online connection.

EMV Kompetenzzentrum J. Schmitz GmbH

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J. Schmitz GmbH operates an EMC competence centre at Rosenheim in Upper Bavaria, running a DAkkS-accredited test laboratory with three dedicated measurement rooms alongside an engineering consultancy. The practice is built around diagnostic work rather than certification throughput: its signature service is hotspot location, in which near-field probing and scanning techniques are used to trace an emission back to the specific track, cable or component radiating it, so that a failing board can be fixed at source instead of buried under filtering. That capability feeds a development-support model in which engineers are brought in during the design phase, run investigative and pre-compliance measurements, and iterate with the customer until the design clears the limits before an accredited report is issued. Accredited testing covers the standard European suite - conducted and radiated emissions, harmonic current and flicker, and the IEC 61000-4 immunity family including electrostatic discharge, fast transient burst, RF conducted and radiated immunity, surge and voltage dips - assessed against the EN 61000-6 generic standards and the relevant product families for CE marking under the EMC Directive 2014/30/EU and the German EMVG. For plant and machinery too large to bring into the chambers, the firm measures on site at the customer's premises. It also prepares the accompanying compliance paperwork: technical documentation, risk assessment and declarations of conformity. Specialisations are EMC troubleshooting and design support, machinery and industrial installations, and pre-compliance measurement for small and mid-sized manufacturers.

IABG Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH

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IABG, founded in 1961 at Ottobrunn near Munich as the German aerospace industry's shared analysis and testing organisation, operates one of Europe's most capable electromagnetic test complexes as part of its wider product qualification business. The site runs four EMC laboratories - three anechoic chambers plus one unshielded hall - including a chamber configured for the 10 metre measurement distance and a second sized for large objects such as complete vehicles, satellites and airframe sections. Measurement extends to 40 GHz, and high intensity radiated field testing reaches beyond 2000 V/m, which is what qualifies the facility for civil aviation HIRF campaigns rather than component-level work alone. Its most distinctive asset is the Magnetic Field Simulation Facility (MFSA), described by IABG as unique in Europe: it compensates the Earth's field and generates controlled artificial fields, allowing magnetisation and demagnetisation of test articles, magnetic cleanliness and dipole/multipole characterisation of spacecraft, and magnetometer calibration. The laboratories also house lightning indirect-effects (LEMP) and nuclear electromagnetic pulse (NEMP) simulators alongside conventional emissions, ESD, surge and transient benches. The EMC laboratory is accredited to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025, and its test programmes span space standards (ECSS-E-ST-10-07, NASA and ISS requirements), civil aviation (RTCA DO-160, Airbus ABD0100, Boeing D6-16050), military specifications (MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-1275, MIL-STD-704, VG 95373) and platform-specific requirements for Tornado and Eurofighter, plus commercial IEC/EN and automotive standards. Specialisations are spacecraft and satellite qualification, aircraft and avionics HIRF and lightning work, defence platform electronics, and vehicle and rail systems.

SGS Germany GmbH - Puchheim EMC Laboratory

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SGS

The SGS Germany EMC laboratory at Puchheim west of Munich is one of the largest commercial EMC test estates in southern Germany, operating five semi-anechoic chambers and three shielded EMC chambers. The flagship facility is a 10 metre chamber able to take vehicles up to 12 metres long and 35 tonnes, which puts complete trucks, buses, agricultural tractors and construction machinery inside a full-size absorber hall rather than restricting the site to component work. Emission measurement reaches 40 GHz and radiated immunity fields reach 600 V/m; the power benches handle three-phase harmonics and flicker up to 75 A, surge to 10 kV and 10 kA, ESD to 30 kV, and high-voltage work including ISO/DTS 7637-4 plus surge and burst on DC rails to 1,000 V and 100 A - the combination needed for traction inverters and electric-vehicle powertrains. The regulatory designations are correspondingly broad: DAkkS accreditation to EN ISO/IEC 17025 including ZLG scope for medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics, KBA Technical Service designation for ECE homologation, recognition by the Bundesnetzagentur as a conformity assessment body for US FCC requirements, IECEE CBTL status for CB certification, VCCI registration for Japan and a Korean laboratory listing - so one campaign can be converted into European, North American and East Asian market access. Accredited standards run from the EN 55011 to EN 55035 emission and immunity families and the IEC 61000-4 and 61000-6 series through EN 60601-1-2, ISO 11451 and ISO 11452, RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-461, FCC Part 15, ETSI EN 301 489 and ITU-T K.20 to K.54, to the vehicle manufacturer specifications of BMW, Volkswagen and Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Hyundai, Volvo, Scania, Nissan and Fiat Chrysler. Specialisations are automotive and e-mobility, construction and agricultural machinery, medical devices and IVD, rail systems, and marine equipment.

STC Germany GmbH

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STC Germany, operating since 1978 at Frontenhausen in Lower Bavaria, is the German laboratory of the international STC Group and combines more than forty years of test experience with the designations needed to turn a single campaign into worldwide market access. It is a DAkkS-accredited and ILAC-recognised test laboratory to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025, an EU Notified Body for radio equipment under the Radio Equipment Directive, a recognised conformity assessment body for the Bundesnetzagentur, a designated Technical Service of the German Federal Motor Transport Authority for vehicle approval, and performs FCC and ISED Canada testing for North American access - with sister laboratories in Asia and North America handling the remaining regions. The facility pairs a shielded cabin with an absorber hall configured for the 3 metre measurement distance and an open free-field measurement site; emission measurement reaches 40 GHz, with radiated immunity fields to 35 V/m and magnetic field generation to 100 A/m. Its service mix is broader than EMC alone: radio equipment parameter testing, electromagnetic field and human exposure assessment, electrical safety, toy safety to the EN 71 family and energy-related product (ErP) efficiency verification sit alongside the emission and immunity work, and the laboratory supports manufacturers and importers through market launch and ongoing series production monitoring rather than one-off certification. With fewer than fifty staff in the DACH region it operates as a focused specialist rather than a volume house. Specialisations are radio and wireless market access, automotive E-mark approval, consumer electronics and toys, and energy-related products.

Siemens EMC-Center Erlangen and Type Test Center Karlsruhe

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Siemens operates two DAkkS-accredited test centres under its Digital Enterprise Services banner, both accredited to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 and both open to external customers as well as internal product lines. The EMC-Center at Erlangen is organized into a Laboratory division and an Engineering division, the latter unusual in that it takes on field measurement, energy system simulation and on-site troubleshooting at customer installations rather than confining itself to chamber work. Its semi-anechoic chamber covers 150 kHz to 6 GHz for emission measurement with shielded cabins for immunity testing, and test programmes are run against IEC and EN standards, FCC requirements, the Korean KS C series, marine specifications and MIL-STD - a mix that reflects where Siemens equipment is sold. A particular strength is railway work: EMC and electromagnetic field measurement on rolling stock and on trackside and electrification infrastructure, including human exposure assessment. The Type Test Center at Karlsruhe complements this with environmental and mechanical qualification - climatic chambers of 600 to 1,500 litres covering minus 70 to plus 180 degrees Celsius and 10 to 98 per cent relative humidity, vibration to 100 g, shock, noise and drop testing - and carries a dense set of certification approvals: UL, FM, the IECEE CB Scheme, ATEX, IECEx, UKEX, CCC-Ex and marine type approvals, so explosion-protected and harsh-environment equipment can be qualified and certified in one place. Both centres offer test planning, approval consulting and EMC seminars. Specialisations are industrial and process automation equipment, railway vehicles and infrastructure, energy and switchgear systems, and explosion-protected apparatus.

ZAMM - Zentrum fuer angewandte Messtechnik Memmingen GmbH

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ZAMM, the Zentrum fuer angewandte Messtechnik Memmingen, is an independent EMC laboratory in the Allgaeu region of Bavaria, run by managing director and laboratory head Robert Mayr with Joerg Melcher as deputy. It holds two DAkkS accreditations to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 with ILAC and EA recognition: D-PL-18568-01-01 for the general EMC test suite and a separate scope D-PL-18568-01-02 covering active medical devices and in-vitro diagnostic equipment, which is the harder accreditation to obtain and the one that defines much of the laboratory's caseload. The facility is built around a 10 metre anechoic chamber complemented by a 10 metre open-area test site and a shielded cabinet, with dedicated electrostatic discharge and three-phase measurement stations for harmonic current and voltage disturbance work; emission measurement covers DC to 18 GHz and the range is extensible. Automotive component testing sits alongside the industrial and medical work, and measurements can be made on site for equipment that cannot be transported. ZAMM positions itself explicitly as a consultative laboratory - alongside accredited reporting it offers test plan development, product optimisation measurement and non-accredited testing run to a manufacturer's own specification, which suits customers iterating a design rather than closing out a certification. The customer base spans industrial electronics, medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics, automotive, machinery, environmental measurement technology, appliances, construction equipment, rail and transportation, security systems and veterinary medicine. Specialisations are medical device and IVD EMC, industrial electronics, and development-stage optimisation measurement.