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Material & Chemical Testing

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SGS has clustered many different functional competencies for the automotive industry. We are accepted by many car manufactures, which is reflected in our numerous approvals and recommendations:

1996 Accreditation by DaimlerChrysler
2002 Recommendation by VW, VOLVO, SAAB
2003 Recommendation by BMW, Porsche
2004 Accreditation by Toyota (only two institutes in Europe).
2007 SGS CIMT received reaccreditation and upgrading acc.
DIN 17025; flexible test fields: emission and material tests, like weathering, ageing, climate conditioning and physical mechanical tests as well as chemical analyzing of organic and inorganic compounds of automotive materials
2007 Reaccreditation by GM Europe
 

Some of the Methods and Testing Procedures we offer within SGS CTS Automotive:

  • Chamber test according to BMW GS 97014- 2 "CARB test"
  • Chamber test according to BMW GS 97014- 3 "Summer test"
  • Chamber test according to VDA 276
  • Emission test according to VDA 277 (TVOC)
  • Emission test according to VDA 278 (VOC and FOG)
  • Special emission test according to Toyota TSMO 509G
  • Hot light fastness, hot light ageing tests (Xenotester)
  • Ageing under weathering conditions, e.g. according to DIN EN ISO 4892-1/-2
  • Sun simulation according to DIN 75220
  • Thermal shock tests, salt spray tests
  • Fogging tests according to DIN and OEMs specifications
  • Olfactometric tests
  • Determination of flame retardants (Directive 2002/95/EU)
  • Burning behavior tests
  • Chemical and mechanical resistance tests

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CTS Automotive
SGS Polska Sp. z o.o.
ul. Bema 83
01-233 Warsaw

Piotr Siudakowski
t: +48 691 767 659
f: +48 22 329 22 20
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