Fire test laboratory
We subject your product to the required fire testing.
We test your engineering samples, prototypes, and series products according to national and international standards and regulations in our fire test laboratory, which is accredited according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018.Your vehicle components and materials are tested for ignitability, heat resistance, flame development, burning behaviour, heat release, fuel gas development and toxicity.
We conduct fire testing for the construction and electrical industry and on materials, small components, and component sections for railway vehicles, automobiles, and ships.
Examples are fire testing of seats, interior materials, building materials, and ignitability testing of furniture, bedding items, and other textiles. Our services include the determination of toxic gases and the testing of smoke production in plastics.
For testing of materials and components in railway vehicles
| DIN 5510-2 2009-05 | Preventive fire protection in railway vehicles – Part 2: Fire behaviour and fire side effects of materials and parts – Classification, requirements and test methods Testing of seats in railways for public transportation Annex C: Determining the toxicity of fire effluents |
| DIN EN 45545-2 2016-02 | Railway applications – Fire protection on railway vehicles – Part 2: Requirements for fire behaviour of materials and components Annex B: Fire test method for seating Annex C: Testing methods for determination of toxic gases from railway products |
DIN EN 45545-2 2020-10 | Railway applications – Fire protection on railway vehicles – Part 2: Requirements for fire behavior of materials and components |
DIN EN 16989 2018-08 | Railway applications – Fire protection on railway vehicles – Fire behaviour test for a complete seat |
| DIN EN 17084 2020-10 | Railway applications – Fire protection on railway vehicles – Toxicity test of materials and components |
| DIN 54341 1988-01 | Testing of seats in railways for public traffic; determination of burning behaviour with a paper pillow ignition source |
| DIN 54837 2007-12 | Testing of materials, small components and component sections for rail vehicles Determination of burning behaviour using a gas burner |
| DIN 53438-1 1984-06 | Testing of combustible materials; response to ignition by a small flame; general data |
| DIN 53438-2 1984-06 | Testing of combustible materials; response to ignition by a small flame; edge ignition |
| DIN 53438-3 1984-06 | Testing of combustible materials; response to ignition by a small flame; surface ignition |
| DIN EN 1021-1 2014-10 | Furniture – Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture – Part 1: Ignition source smouldering cigarette |
| DIN EN 1021-2 2014-10 | Furniture – Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture – Part 2: Ignition source match flame equivalent |
| DIN EN ISO 4589-2 2006-06 | Plastics – Determination of burning behaviour by oxygen index – Part 2: Ambient-temperature test |
| DIN EN 60695-2-11 VDE 0471-2-11 2014-11 | Fire hazard testing – Part 2-11: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods – Glow-wire flammability test method for end-products (GWEPT) |
| DIN EN 60695-11-10 VDE 0471-11-10 2014-10 | Fire hazard testing – Part 11-10: Test flames – 50 W horizontal and vertical flame test methods |
| DIN EN ISO 1182 2010-10 | Reaction to fire tests for products – Non-combustibility test |
| DIN EN ISO 1716 2010-11 | Reaction to fire tests for products – Determination of the gross heat of combustion (calorific value) |
| DIN EN ISO 12952-2 2011-01 | Textiles – Assessment of the ignitability of bedding items – Part 2: Ignition source: match-flame equivalent |
| DIN EN ISO 5659-2 2013-03 | Plastics – Smoke generation – Part 2: Determination of optical density by a single-chamber test |
| DIN EN ISO 9239-1 2010-11 | Reaction to fire tests for floorings – Part 1: Determination of the burning behaviour using a radiant heat source |
| ISO 5658-2 2006-09 | Reaction to fire tests – Spread of flame – Part 2: Lateral spread on building and transport products in vertical configuration |
| ISO 5660-1 2015-03 | Reaction to fire tests – Heat release, smoke production and mass loss rate – Part 1: Heat release rate (cone calorimeter method) and smoke production rate (dynamic measurement) |
| DIN EN ISO 11925-2 2011-02 | Reaction to fire tests – Ignitability of products subjected to direct impingement of flame – Part 2: Single-flame source test |
| ISO/TR 9705-2 2001-05 | Reaction-to-fire tests – Full-scale room tests for surface products – Part 2: Technical background and guidance |
| NFPA 130 2020 | Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems |
| ASTM E1317 2019 | Standard Test Method for Flammability of Surface Finishes |
| ASTM E662 2019 | Standard Test Method for Specific Optical Density of Smoke Generated by Solid Materials |
| ASTM E162 2016 | Standard Test Method for Surface Flammability of Materials Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source |
| ASTM D3675 2019 | Standard Test Method for Surface Flammability of Flexible Cellular Materials Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source |
| ASTM E648 2019 | Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor-Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source |
| NFPA 253 2019 | Standard Method of Test for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source |
| ASTM E970 2017 | Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Exposed Attic Floor Insulation Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source |
| ASTM C1166 2006 | Standard Test Method for Flame Propagation of Dense and Cellular Elastomeric Gaskets and Accessories |
| ASTM D2863 2019 | Standard Test Method for Measuring the Minimum Oxygen Concentration to Support Candle-Like Combustion of Plastics (Oxygen Index) |
For fire testing of railway vehicles according to UIC
| UIC 564-2 Appendix 4 1991-01 | Test method for determining the fire-resistance of rigid non-thermoplastic materials |
| UIC 564-2 Appendix 5 1991-01 | Test method for determining the fire-resistance of coated and uncoated textiles |
| UIC 564-2 Appendix 6 1991-01 | Test method for determining the fire-resistance of rubber door and window seals |
| UIC 564-2 Appendix 7 1991-01 | Test method for determining the fire-resistance of materials by measuring the oxygen number |
| UIC 564-2 Appendix 8 1991-01 | Test method for determining the fire-resistance of foam materials |
| UIC 564-2 Appendix 10 1991-01 | Test method for determining the fire-resistance of interconnecting gangway rubber flanges |
| UIC 564-2 Appendix 11 1991-01 | Test method for determining the fire-resistance of rigid thermoplastic materials |
| UIC 564-2 Appendix 12 1991-01 | Test method for determining the fire-resistance of floor coverings |
| UIC 564-2 Appendix 13 1991-01 | Test method for determining the fire-resistance of seats |
| UIC 564-2 Appendix 15 1991-01 | Test method for determining deterioration of visibility due to smoke released on combustion of materials |
For testing of electrical engineering plastics and materials
| DIN EN ISO 4589-2 2006-06 | Plastics – Determination of burning behaviour by oxygen index – Part 2: Ambient-temperature test |
| DIN EN 60695-2-10 VDE 0471-2-10 2014-04 | Fire hazard testing – Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods – Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure |
| DIN EN 60695-2-11 VDE 0471-2-11 2014-11 | Fire hazard testing – Part 2-11: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods – Glow-wire flammability test method for end-products (GWEPT) |
| DIN EN 60695-2-12 VDE 0471-2-12 2015-01 | Fire hazard testing – Part 2-12: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods – Glow-wire flammability index (GWFI) test method for materials |
| DIN EN 60695-2-13 VDE 0471-2-13 2015-01 | Fire hazard testing – Part 2-13: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods – Glow-wire ignition temperature (GWIT) test method for materials |
| DIN EN 60695-11-3 VDE 0471-11-3 2014-10 | Fire hazard testing – Part 11-3: Test flames – 500‑W flames – Apparatus and confirmational test methods |
| DIN EN 60695-11-4 VDE 0471-11-4 2013-05 | Fire hazard testing – Part 11-4: Test flames – 50 W flame – Apparatus and confirmational test method |
| DIN EN 60695-11-5 VDE 0471-11-5 2005-11 | Fire hazard testing – Part 11-5: Test flames – Needle-flame test method – Apparatus, confirmatory test arrangement and guidance |
| DIN EN 60695-11-10 VDE 0471-11-10 2014-10 | Fire hazard testing – Part 11-10: Test flames – 50 W horizontal and vertical flame test methods |
| DIN EN 60695-11-20 VDE 0471-11-20 2016-04 | Fire hazard testing – Part 11-20: Test flames – 500 W flame test methods |
| DIN EN ISO 9773 2004-02 | Plastics – Determination of burning behaviour of thin flexible vertical specimens in contact with a small-flame ignition source |
| ISO 9772 2012-09 | Cellular plastics – Determination of horizontal burning characteristics of small specimens subjected to a small flame |
For testing of mattresses, upholstered furniture, and textiles
| DIN EN 597-1 2016-03 | Furniture – Assessment of the ignitability of mattresses and upholstered bed bases Part 1: Ignition source smouldering cigarette |
| DIN EN 597-2 2016-03 | Furniture – Assessment of the ignitability of mattresses and upholstered bed bases Part 2: Ignition source: match flame equivalent |
| DIN EN ISO 12952-1 2011-01 | Textiles – Assessment of the ignitability of bedding items – Part 1: Ignition source smouldering cigarette |
| DIN EN ISO 12952-2 2011-01 | Textiles – Assessment of the ignitability of bedding items – Part 2: Ignition source: match-flame equivalent |
| DIN EN 1021-1 2014-10 | Furniture – Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture – Part 1 Ignition source smouldering cigarette |
| DIN EN 1021-2 2014-10 | Furniture – Assessment of the ignitability of upholstered furniture – Part 2: Ignition source match flame equivalent |
| BS 5852 2006-03 | Methods of test for assessment of the ignitability of upholstered seating by smouldering and flaming ignition sources Section 8 Smouldering ignition source 0 cigarette Section 9.2 Butan gas flame ignition source 1 |
| BS 7177 2008-01 | Specification for resistance to ignition of mattresses, mattress pads, divans and bed bases |
For testing of materials and components in motor vehicles
| DIN 75200 1980-09 | Determination of burning behaviour of interior materials in motor vehicles |
| ISO 3795 1989-10 | Road vehicles, and tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry – Determination of burning behaviour of interior materials |
| FMVSS 302 2013-10 | Standard No. 302; Flammability of interior material |
| RL 95/28/EC * 1995-10 | Directive 95/28/EC of the European parliament and of the council of 24 October 1995 relating to the burning behaviour of materials used in the interior construction of certain categories of motor vehicle Annex IV: Test to determine the horizontal burning rate of materials Annex V: Test to determine the melting behaviour of materials Annex VI: Test to determine the vertical burning rate of materials |
| UN ECE R 118 ÄS03 2020* | Burning behaviour of materials used in the construction of certain categories of motor vehicles Appendix 6 – Tests to determine the horizontal burning rate of materials Appendix 7 – Tests to determine the melting behaviour of materials Appendix 8 – Tests to determine the vertical burning rate of materials Appnex 9 – Test to determine the capability of materials to repel fuel or lubricant Annex 10 – Test to determine the resistance to flame propagation of electrical cables |
| ISO 6722-1 2011-10 | Road vehicles – 60 V and 600 V single-core cables – Part 1: Dimensions, test methods and requirements for copper conductor cables Section 5.22 Resistance to flame propagation |
| ISO 6722-2 2013-12 | Road vehicles – 60 V and 600 V single-core cables – Part 2: Dimensions, test methods and requirements for aluminium conductor cables Section 5.22 Resistance to flame propagation n |
* we are designated as technical service category A by the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (German Federal Motor Transport Authority) for these tests;
certificate of designation KBA-P 00104-18
For testing of materials and components in ships
| IMO 2010 FTP Code Annex 1 Part 1 IMO Resolution MSC.307(88) 2010-12 | Non-combustibility test |
| IMO 2010 FTP Code Annex 1 Part 2 IMO Resolution MSC.307(88) 2010-12 | Smoke and Toxicity test |
| IMO 2010 FTP Code Annex 1 Part 5 IMO Resolution MSC.307(88) 2010-12 | Test for surface flammability (Test for surface materials and primary deck coverings) |
| IMO 2010 FTP Code Annex 1 Part 7 IMO Resolution MSC.307(88) 2010-12 | Test for vertically supported textiles and films Except for appendix 3 – Cleaning and weathering procedures |
| IMO 2010 FTP Code Annex 1 Part 8 IMO Resolution MSC.307(88) 2010-12 | Test for upholstered furniture |
| IMO 2010 FTP Code Annex 1 Part 9 IMO Resolution MSC.307(88) 2010-12 | Test for bedding components Except for cleaning and weathering procedures according to point 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 |
| IMO 2010 FTP Code Annex 1 Part 10, Appendix 2 IMO Resolution MSC.307(88) 2010-12 | Fire Test Procedures for Heat Release, Smoke Emission and Mass Loss Rate for Materials used for furniture and other Components of High-Speed Craft |
| DIN EN ISO 1716 2010-11 | Reaction to fire tests for products – Determination of the gross heat of combustion (calorific value) |
For testing of building materials and building components in construction engineering*
| DIN EN 13501-1 2010-01 | Fire classification of construction products and building elements – Part 1: Classification using data from reaction to fire tests |
| DIN 4102-1 1998-05 | Fire behaviour of building materials and building components – Part 1: Building materials; concepts, requirements and tests |
| DIN 4102-14 1990-05 | Fire behaviour of building materials and elements; determination of the burning behaviour of floor covering systems using a radiant heat source |
| DIN EN ISO 9239-1 2010-11 | Reaction to fire tests for floorings – Part 1: Determination of the burning behaviour using a radiant heat source |
| DIN EN ISO 1182 2010-10 | Reaction to fire tests for products – Non-combustibility test |
| DIN EN ISO 1716 2010-11 | Reaction to fire tests for products – Determination of the gross heat of combustion (calorific value) |
| DIN EN ISO 11925-2 2011-02 | Reaction to fire tests – Ignitability of products subjected to direct impingement of flame – Part 2: Single-flame source test |
* we are not notified by the German Institute for Structural Engineering
For fire testing according to GOST
| GOST 12.1.-044-89 | Point 4.3. Method of experimental determination of group for hard-to-ignite and combustible solid substances and materials Point 4.14 Method for experimental determination of plastic oxygen index Point 4.19 Method for experimental determination of index of flame spreading |
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Fire testing and special experiments according to customer requirements
Our extensive collection of testing equipment and our expertise in developing testing methods allows us to provide you with individualized support that goes beyond the requirements of the relevant standards. Examples include the determination of luggage fire load in vehicles and of the fire resistance of ceiling fixtures.
Examples of tailored testing
- Fire testing of models and replicas
- Fire testing of compartment sections
- Fire testing of seating
- Indicative fire testing of components and materials
- Testing method development
- Burning behaviour according to specific climatic preconditioning
- Burning behaviour according to an endurance load
- Series of experiments during development
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