IABG Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH
About
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.
Accreditations
| Accreditation |
|---|
| ISO/IEC 17025 |
| DAkkS |
| EMC Directive 2014/30/EU |
Testing Services
| Test Type | Applicable Standards |
|---|---|
| Radiated Emissions | CISPR 11, EN 55011, CISPR 32, EN 55032, CISPR 25, MIL-STD-461G RE101, MIL-STD-461G RE102, RTCA DO-160G Section 21, ECSS-E-ST-20-07 |
| Conducted Emissions | CISPR 11, EN 55011, CISPR 32, EN 55032, CISPR 25, MIL-STD-461G CE101, MIL-STD-461G CE102, RTCA DO-160G Section 21, ECSS-E-ST-20-07 |
| Radiated Immunity | IEC 61000-4-3, EN 61000-4-3, EN 61000-6-2, MIL-STD-461G RS103, RTCA DO-160G Section 20, ECSS-E-ST-20-07 |
| Conducted Immunity | IEC 61000-4-6, EN 61000-4-6, EN 61000-6-2, MIL-STD-461G CS114, MIL-STD-461G CS115, MIL-STD-461G CS116, RTCA DO-160G Section 20 |
| Radiated Susceptibility | MIL-STD-461G RS101, MIL-STD-461G RS103, RTCA DO-160G Section 20, ISO 11452-2 |
| Conducted Susceptibility | MIL-STD-461G CS101, MIL-STD-461G CS114, MIL-STD-461G CS115, MIL-STD-461G CS116, ISO 11452-4 |
| ESD | IEC 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-2, RTCA DO-160G Section 25, ISO 10605 |
| EFT/Burst | IEC 61000-4-4, EN 61000-4-4 |
| Surge Immunity | IEC 61000-4-5, EN 61000-4-5, RTCA DO-160G Section 22, IEC 61000-4-18 |
| Voltage Dips/Interrupts | IEC 61000-4-11, EN 61000-4-11, IEC 61000-4-29 |
| Power Frequency Magnetic Field | IEC 61000-4-8, EN 61000-4-8, MIL-STD-461G RE101, MIL-STD-461G RS101, ECSS-E-ST-20-07 |
| Bulk Current Injection (BCI) | ISO 11452-4, MIL-STD-461G CS114, RTCA DO-160G Section 20 |
| Pre-Compliance Testing | MIL-STD-461G, RTCA DO-160G, CISPR 25, IEC 61000-4-3 |
| Military EMC | MIL-STD-461G, VG 95373, MIL-STD-464 |
| MIL-STD-461 | MIL-STD-461G, MIL-STD-462 |
| Military Power Quality | MIL-STD-1275, MIL-STD-704F |
| Commercial Aviation EMC | RTCA DO-160G Section 15, RTCA DO-160G Section 17, RTCA DO-160G Section 18, RTCA DO-160G Section 19, RTCA DO-160G Section 20, RTCA DO-160G Section 21, RTCA DO-160G Section 22, RTCA DO-160G Section 23, RTCA DO-160G Section 25, ED-14G |
| Airbus Specifications | ABD0100.1.8, ABD0100 |
| Boeing Specifications | Boeing D6-16050 |
| Railway EMC | EN 50121-1, EN 50121-2, EN 50121-3-1, EN 50121-3-2, EN 50121-4 |
| Automotive Component EMC | CISPR 25, ISO 11452-2, ISO 11452-4, ISO 7637-2, ISO 10605, UN-ECE R10 |
| Environmental Testing | RTCA DO-160G Section 4, RTCA DO-160G Section 5, RTCA DO-160G Section 6, IEC 60068-2-1, IEC 60068-2-2, IEC 60068-2-30, ECSS-E-ST-10-03 |
| Mechanical Testing | RTCA DO-160G Section 7, RTCA DO-160G Section 8, IEC 60068-2-6, IEC 60068-2-27, ECSS-E-ST-10-03 |
Certifications / Marks
| Certification |
|---|
| CE |
| EASA / DO-160 qualification |
| UN-ECE E-mark |
Industries Served
| Industry |
|---|
| Aerospace & Defense |
| Military |
| Automotive |
| Railway |
| Energy & Power |
| Industrial Equipment |
| Nuclear |
| Telecommunications |
Major Equipment
| Equipment |
|---|
| Anechoic chamber with 10 m measurement distance |
| Large-object anechoic chamber for vehicles and satellites |
| Third anechoic chamber |
| Unshielded EMC hall |
| Magnetic Field Simulation Facility (MFSA) with Earth-field compensation |
| Magnetisation and demagnetisation coil systems |
| Magnetic cleanliness and dipole/multipole measurement set |
| Magnetometer calibration facility |
| HIRF amplifier chain to over 2000 V/m |
| Measurement capability to 40 GHz |
| LEMP lightning indirect-effects simulator |
| NEMP pulse simulator |
| EMI receiver |
| LISN |
| CDN |
| BCI injection probes |
| ESD simulator |
| EFT/burst generator |
| Surge generator |
| MIL-STD-704 / MIL-STD-1275 power quality simulator |
| Climatic and vibration test facilities |
