Furniture testing and vehicle seats
Furniture testing includes, among other things, useability, safety and non-toxicity as the crucial criteria of furniture quality. The same applies to testing of vehicle seats. We support you in developing your models from the prototype to a product ready to enter serial production, by testing accompanying your development, and by helping you to provide the respective safety proof for your products. Manufacturers and wholesalers/retailers, who want to have their company-specific quality claim documented, will also find competent EPH specialists for foam materials, upholstery and mattresses.
Such services are also provided at our GS (German: Geprüfte Sicherheit) test laboratory for furniture NIMM-EPH Detmold.
Current test procedures in the accredited area
Furniture
Mechanical furniture testing
Stability
Fitness for use
Durability
Strength
Complex testing for GS certification
Dipl.-Ing.
Albrecht Lühmann
Testing of furniture components and fittings
Pull-out strength of materials
Bonding strength
Bending properties
Durability of fittings
Dipl.-Ing.
Jens Gecks
+49 351 4662 243
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Surface testing of furniture
Machinability, adhesive strength, appearance
Wear-and-tear resistance
Temperature, climate, light and aging resistance
Hygiene-related properties of living spaces
Dipl.-Ing.
Simone Wenk
+49 351 4662 227
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Emission testing on furniture
Migration behaviour of heavy metals
Formaldehyde emission
Dipl.-Ing.
Martina Broege
Vehicle Seats
Static testing
Measurement-taking of seats
Stability of seats and attached parts
Life-cycle testing of functional assemblies
Hardness grades and life-cycle requirements of upholstery
Dipl.-Ing.
Albrecht Lühmann
Physiological testing
Comfort
Microclimatic properties
VOC testing
Dipl.-Ing.
Albrecht Lühmann
+49 351 4662 398
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Testing of upholstery
Determination of hardness degrees
Microclimatic properties
Aging testing (vibration fatigue test)
Examination in special climate is available
Testing of mattresses and bedding systems
Determination of hardness degrees
Determination of zoning in zoned mattresses
Aging testing (rolling test)
Microclimatic properties
Examination in special climate is available
Testing of flexible foams
Density
Bending strength and elongation at break
Compressive stress value (compression hardness)
Compression deformation test
Determination of the degree of hardness (several methods)
Aging testing (several methods)
Rebound resilience
Sven Knothe
+49 351 4662 383
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