Test and research laboratories

Why test and research laboratories?

The Siemens Schaltwerk Berlin provides comprehensive testing services for high- and medium-voltage electrotechnical equipment. Gain a competitive advantage with internationally recognized test documents, delivered shortly after test completion to accelerate your market entry. Learn more about the services offered including:

Performance and supervision of type and development tests
Additional measurements e.g., high-speed imaging
Issuing of test reports
Monitoring of tests in external laboratories
Consulting about standards, technical methods of testing, and technical questions training

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Key benefits

Experience 90-years of engineering expertise

Our accredited laboratories offer more than 90 years of expertise and state-of-the-art engineering for all your testing needs.

Receive test results faster

Our state-of-the-art test engineering and our high degree of automation ensure productivity and fast delivery of the test documentation.

Trust our internationally accredited performance

Accredited by the Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH (DAkkS) to perform internationally recognized tests according to ISO/IEC 17025. Our testing laboratories are subject to regular and strict quality assurance.

Featured capabilities

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High-power and high-voltage laboratories

Our high-power testing lab conducts rigorous tests on circuit breakers and medium voltage components, while our high-voltage lab conducts power frequency tests, lightning impulse tests, switching impulse tests and more.

Mechanical testing laboratory

The mechanical testing laboratory examines and analyzes mechanical functions and environmental properties and conducts e.g. tightness and temperature rise tests.

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Safety and climatic test laboratory

Our climatic test laboratory enables advanced environmental simulation in compliance with international standards IEC 60255-1 and IEC 60255-27. These tests allow for realistic evaluation of thermal and climatic resilience.