TÜV SÜD America Inc. (Michigan)

About

TÜV SÜD operates two complementary testing facilities in Michigan, together forming one of the most comprehensive automotive and EV battery testing operations in North America. The Plymouth, MI lab specializes in automotive EMC testing and has been an ISO 17025-accredited (A2LA) facility since 2004, while the Auburn Hills, MI lab — open since 2009 — is dedicated to EV battery testing and system validation across an 80,000 sq. ft. purpose-built facility. The Plymouth EMC laboratory is an approved testing partner for Ford, General Motors, Jaguar Land Rover, Stellantis, and Mazda, and is equipped to handle the full spectrum of automotive component EMC testing. Capabilities include conducted and radiated emissions, conducted immunity, bulk current injection (BCI) immunity, RF radiated immunity, and electrostatic discharge (ESD) testing. Supported standards include CISPR 25, ISO 11452, ISO 7637, ISO 10605, ECE R10, and OEM-specific requirements from GM (GMW3097), Ford (FMC1278), and Jaguar Land Rover (EMC-CS). The lab also offers pre-compliance EMC testing for medical devices, covering radiated emissions (CISPR 11), radiated immunity (IEC 61000-4-3), magnetic field immunity (IEC 61000-4-8), and ESD (IEC 61000-4-2). The Auburn Hills battery lab is built to handle high-voltage, high-power battery systems up to 1,200V / 1,000A / 1,100kW, serving the automotive, commercial truck, off-road, power sports, marine, and aerospace industries. The facility houses an electrodynamic vibration table rated to 350kN and an electrodynamic MAST system for six-degrees-of-freedom testing and high-frequency response. Testing capabilities span battery performance validation, safety and abuse testing, solder joint X-ray and cross-section analysis, connector and terminal durability testing, ingress protection (IP54–69K per ISO 20653), electrical stress testing, and EMC and HV EMC testing against standards including CISPR 25, ISO 7637, and UNECE R10.

Accreditations

Testing Services

Industries Served