Kiwa's Services
Quality, safety, health, sustainability, efficiency, control - they all come down to trust.
As an entrepreneur, you want to be able to create trust in your products, services, processes, (management) systems and employees. We are here to help you take the necessary steps, to help you evade and solve problems and to independently assess you through our Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) services. Adjacent to and stricty separated from those services, we also offer you training courses and expert consultancy in a wide variety of (international) markets and subjects.
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Lithium-Ion Batteries and Other Technologies
We conduct out tests for you in accordance with IEC62133-2; EN62133-2; UN38.3; UL1642 to ensure the safe transport of lithium batteries.
EU Battery Regulation
As of February 2024, the new EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542 has entered into force, setting strict production and disposal standards for batteries. It also requires the calculation of the CO₂ footprint, disclosure of recycling content, and compliance wit...
PV inverters and grid integration
Kiwa can test your PV inverters and grid connections. Kiwa is also Notified Body on all relevant directives that apply to inverters – electromagnetic compatibility directive (EMC-D), low voltage directive (LVD) and grid connection - our test facilities an...
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) certification for grid integration
Electric car batteries can do more than just power cars!
By 2030, there will be 140 to 240 million electric vehicles worldwide. This means that we will have at least 140 million tiny energy storage devices on wheels with a total storage capacity of 7 TWh....
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and PV inverters
Production of energy from renewable and decentralized energy is booming worldwide – the photovoltaic market has annual growth rates of around 20%. In order to remain successfully on the market, the safety, quality, durability and reliability of your produ...
Infrared Thermography
Thermography is an imaging method that makes infrared radiation (heat radiation) visible. This allows thermal irregularities in your photovoltaic system and other equipment to be detected and documented during operation—cost-effectively, quickly, precisel...
Automotive Testing Service
Kiwa Primara offers tests in the automotive sector. Li-ion batteries, on-board chargers, DC/DC converters, wall boxes and car charging stations can be tested.
Environmental Simulation for Military Sector
MIL-STD-810 is a U.S. military standard that defines procedures for environmental testing. Its goal is to assess the resistance of products under the environmental conditions they are actually exposed to during their life cycle – e.g., temperature variati...
Environmental Simulation for the Aviation Sector
In the aviation industry, particularly high requirements apply to the reliability of components and systems. Testing is generally carried out according to the RTCA DO-160 or RTCA DO-311 standards in order to ensure operational capability under realistic o...
QM Certification according to ISO 13485 for medical devices
ISO 13485 Medical Device Certification with Kiwa: Ensuring quality, building trust, and complying with regulations in the medical device sector.
"MIC-Performance-Test"-Microbially induced sulphuric acid corrosion
The "MIC-Performance-Test" on a pilot plant scale for assessing the resistance of building products under real and particularly critical conditions in wastewater engineering plants (biogenic sulphuric acid corrosion, BSK)
Acoustics tests and sound insulation
Airborne sound insulation of building products ISO 101402; measurement of sound absorption in reverberation chambers ISO 354; determination of sound absorption coefficient in impedance tube ISO 10534-1/2; determination of dynamic stiffness ISO 29052-1; t...
Alkali-silica reaction testing
The alkali-silica reaction (ASR) is one of the most frequent causes of cracking due to driving reactions and efflorescence on concrete structures. All structures that are exposed to moisture are affected – from bridges and structures in contact with groun...
Transferred charge test according to DIN EN IEC 60079-0:2019-09
Test your explosion endangered products. Kiwa Primara performs “Transferred charge test” according to DIN EN IEC 60079-0:2019-09 Clause 26.17 (IEC 60079-0:2017) and DIN EN ISO 80079-36:2016-12 Annex D (ISO 80079-36:2016).
Control and Indicating Equipment (CIE) – Fire detection and fire alarm system (EN 54-2)
The EN 54-2 is applicable for Control and Indicating Equipment (CIE) used in a fire detection and fire alarm system. A fire detection and fire alarm system that communicate for the purpose of detecting fire at the earliest practicable moment.
Precast concrete parts
Kiwa performs multiple certifications for concrete, reinforcing steel, and the precast component as a composite material, offering a complete package for precast concrete components.
Fire detection and fire alarm systems (EN 54 series)
The EN 54 series applies to fire detection and fire alarm systems in and around buildings composed of several components that communicate for the purpose of detecting fire at the earliest practicable moment.
Chloride analysis
In addition to contact with chloride-containing de-icing agents (de-icing salts), enrichment through direct contact with chemical substances or combustion residues from plastics in the event of a fire are frequent causes of chloride-induced corrosion of t...
Roof coverings, roof lights, roof windows, and ancillary products
The roof coverings comprise not only products, but also complete systems for flat roofs, like bitumen, plastic and rubber waterproofing sheets as well as liquid applied roof waterproofing kits (LARWK), but also for sloped roofs: ceramic and concrete tiles...
DVGW Testing and Inspection
Testing and inspection for water and gas materials, components and products in accordance with various German DVGW evaluation guidelines to promote safety, hygiene and innovation – for the benefit of the environment and consumers.
