Digital and Product Solutions

Discover our expertise in testing and certifying products and new technologies.

Digital and Product Solutions

Discover our expertise in testing and certifying products and new technologies.

Digital and Product Solutions

Discover our expertise in testing and certifying products and new technologies.

Digital and Product Solutions

Discover our expertise in testing and certifying products and new technologies.

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Product Testing

We innovate safety and security with smart solutions to make our digitalized and connected world safer. Discover how our Product Testing and certification expertise helps you move forward in our ever-changing world.

Our Product Testing experts carry out independent product safety inspections. We test, inspect and certify your products, ensuring they meet all relevant legislation and regulations in various sectors. This gives you access to national, European and/or global markets. DEKRA has extensive Product Testing expertise. We are able to test virtually any electrical product, including electric appliances and industrial equipment.

Product Testing services

Automotive testing

As a leader and innovator in automotive testing we ensure driver safety in today’s increasingly complex vehicles. Discover how we guide you as a partner.

EMC & Radiofrequency

Ensure the safety and health of the users of electronic devices? Our experts test your devices for emc according to international standards.

Medische devices

With more than 25 years of experience and an extensive network of clinical specialists, we have all the required expertise to assess your medical devices.

Wireless technology

Do you want to test and optimize the connectivity of your devices? Discover here how we test the safety, performance and reliability of mobile and wireless devices.

Explosion safety

Do you want to test and certificate equipment, components or safety systems for explosion safety? We are happy to help you minimize the risks.

Lighting

Need certification according to various lighting standards? Discover our broad service portfolio.

Batteries

How do you guarantee safe batteries for consumers that have the least possible impact on the environment? At DEKRA, we test your batteries and battery applications.

Cybersecurity

Demonstrate your independent testing and certification for cybersecurity compliance through certificates and quality marks.

Product certification

Discover our wide range of quality marks and certifications, so that your customers and end users know that you care about safety, performance and quality.

Product safety

How do you guarantee the safety and reliability of your products? Find out why DEKRA is the world leader in product safety testing.

Product inspection

Do you want to make sure that your supplier delivers according to the agreed conditions? Find out more about what we can mean for your organisation here.

Product Testing at DEKRA

Are you launching new products on the market? Then it is important to test your products. DEKRA is your global partner for safety and sustainability throughout the entire lifecycle of your products.

Safe electrical products

Different requirements apply for all these products. Our Product Testing experts know which specific requirements your products will need to meet before you market them. We test your products in our own laboratories and have a wide range of test facilities. Some examples of what we test follow below:

Lighting
Electric vehicles
Charging stations
Electric medical devices
Batteries
Laboratory equipment
Smart sensors for industry
Power points and cables

Product Testing as a choice

In some cases, you can test your products yourself to see whether they meet the relevant requirements. CE requirements, for example. These are the minimum requirements to be met by products before they can be marketed in Europe.

Yet we see that manufacturers, even if it is not mandatory, choose to engage an external party. It provides several advantages:

1. You don’t need to employ people with the specialist knowledge needed;

2. You don’t have to invest in test facilities yourself;

3. Independent reports to authorities and the market carry more weight than your own reports would;

4. You save time and capacity;

5. You can market your products in countries outside Europe - where an independent report is required.

Mandatory Product Testing

Product Testing is mandated for making sure your product is in compliance with:

Safety standards
Depending on the industry and the type of product, there are often specific safety standards that your product must meet. For example, consumer goods must comply with regulations regarding electrical safety, chemical content, flammability or explosion safety.
Quality control
Many industries have quality control regulations in place to ensure that products are manufactured consistently and meet certain quality standards. This may involve testing for factors such as durability, performance, accuracy or reliability.
Environmental regulations
Environmental regulations apply to some products. This may include restrictions on hazardous substances, energy efficiency requirements or recycling and disposal guidelines.
Data privacy & cybersecurity
In industries that handle sensitive customer data, such as healthcare or finance, compliance with data privacy and security regulations is critical. Here it is important that you use secure systems for processing personal information and that data breaches do not occur.

Outside Europe, a CE self-declaration will not be enough and you will often be expected to submit an independent report. After successful testing, we arrange the appropriate international certifications and quality marks for your products. Our DEKRA Mark shows that your products have been tested thoroughly and meet all the safety standards required in Europe and many other countries, etc. We have developed our cDekRAus quality mark especially for the Canada and United States markets.

Certain medical devices, with a risk class of 2 or higher, are subject to extra Product Testing requirements. These aids include hearing aids, anaesthetics and cardiac catheters. Organisations are not permitted to apply CE marks for this class of products themselves; it’s done by a Notified Body instead. A Notified Body checks much more than product safety alone. For example, test results, clinical studies and documentation. You will not be permitted to market your medical product without the approval of a Notified Body.

DEKRA Product Testing can carry out test for international norms (such as IEC 60601) and is also appointed as a Notified Body. Armed with DEKRA’s test results, you will also be able to approach a different Notified Body for the next steps in the process.

The ever more interconnected nature of the world today is making our products more and more vulnerable to hackers. Cyber security is gaining increasingly in importance for product safety as a result. As of 1 August 2024, it will be mandatory for products with a wireless internet connection to meet the RED Delegated Act: an addition to the RED (Radio Equipment Directive). These products include IOT products like smart lighting, smart thermostats and smart watches.

Cyber security as part of Product Testing

You can have your products tested for cyber security at DEKRA too. This enables you to show that your products can’t be hacked or disrupted, or that this is difficult to do. We are leading the way in developments in the cyber security field. For example, DEKRA has introduced a cyber-security certification programme for charging stations. Certified charging stations are given the DEKRA Seal.

Why choose for DEKRA as your certification body?

DEKRA is a certification body with the necessary knowledge and experience. Our experts certify products, processes, and individuals. Discover more about the advantages of choosing DEKRA on this page.

Sustainability and sustainable Product Testing

As the partner for a sustainable world, we have all the expertise necessary to verify that your sustainable innovations - heat pumps, energy storage systems (ESS) and electric vehicles, etc. - meet a number of requirements. For electric vehicles, testing will include tests for EMC (electromagnetic compatibility), electric safety, headlight range and a water test to check that headlights are waterproof. There’s a lot of software in cars nowadays too. We carry out tests to see how good a car’s cyber security is, whether it still charges property if it’s parked in a room at 40 degrees for an extended period of time or - at the other end of the scale - in a room at -30 degrees. How does an electric car communicate with a charging station? An increasing number of products have a wireless communication connection (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 4G, etc.). Here too, specific requirements apply.

We here at DEKRA have also set ourselves ambitious sustainability goals. Our aim is to be energy-neutral by 2025. Sustainability plays an important role in our approach, business operations and investments as well. EcoVadis, a world-leading assessor of sustainability performance, awarded DEKRA a platina rating in 2020. This puts DEKRA in the top 1% of the companies rated worldwide.

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