Laboratory
Cable Testing and Environmental Testing Laboratory.
The key areas of its activity are:
- Testing of low and medium voltage cables and wires.
- Environmental testing.
- IP protection rating testing.
Testing of low and medium voltage cables and wires.
- Electrical (e.g., insulation resistance measurements, insulation strength tests, or capacitance measurements)
- Mechanical (e.g., testing tensile strength and elongation at break, tests for winding and impact resistance, or bending resistance)
- Physical properties (e.g., dimension checks or heating tests).
- Fire resistance (e.g., testing oxygen index or flame spread).
Environmental testing:
- Cold and heat,
- Constant and cyclic humidity,
- Temperature changes (including thermal shock),
- Low pressure,
- Vibration and mechanical shock,
- Spring hammer impacts,
- Salt mist (non-accredited).
IP protection rating testing:
- Testing protection against solid foreign objects and access to hazardous parts from IP3X to IP6X,
- Testing protection against water ingress from IPX1 to IPX9k.
A detailed description of the testing methods can be found in the PCA accreditation scope No. AB 261.
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The laboratory is equipped with, among others:
- Angelantoni ACS WZH 30 climate chamber with a capacity of 30 m³, featuring a temperature range from -70°C to 80°C and humidity up to 95% RH.
- Angelantoni ANYVIB 1200 climate chamber with a capacity of 1 m³, offering a temperature range from -70°C to 180°C and humidity up to 98% RH. It is compatible with a vertical axis vibration system.
- Climats TAH 1000 pressure (vacuum) climate chamber with a capacity of 1 m³, featuring a temperature range from -70°C to 100°C, humidity up to 95% RH, and pressure adjustable from atmospheric level to 10 mBar.
- Climats SCAL 1000 shock climate chamber with a capacity of 1 m³, equipped with a hot chamber that maintains temperatures from 60°C to 200°C and a cold chamber with a range from -85°C to 180°C (which also functions as a stand-alone rapid climate chamber). It includes an elevator for quick transfer between chambers.
- TIRA TV59349 vibration system with a nominal force of 99,000 N for mechanical shocks and 49,500 N for vibrations. It is equipped with a slip table and allows vibration and mechanical shock testing in three perpendicular axes.
- King Design ST-8010 gravitational shock system that enables vertical axis mechanical shocks with acceleration up to 15,000 m/s² (and up to 100,000 m/s² for small objects with the appropriate attachment
- Angelantoni DCTC 1200 salt spray chamber with a usable capacity of 955 liters, designed for corrosion testing in salt spray (NaCl) environments at temperatures from ambient conditions to 55°C, with constant humidity up to 98% RH.
- The Angelantoni SD 1000 dust chamber with a capacity of 1 m³, along with the accompanying test station and probe set, enables testing of protection levels from IP3X to IPX9K.
The water testing station allows for protection level testing from IPX1 to IPX9K. - Milli-To 3 high-precision ohmmeter for measuring resistance from 1 mΩ to 100 TΩ (with a measurement voltage up to 500 V DC).
- Voltage devices enabling insulation tests at voltages up to 75 kV AC 50 Hz and 6 kV DC.
Precision temperature meters and recorders with measurement ranges from -70°C to 250°C.
Service recipients
Low- and medium-voltage cable and wire testing is addressed to leading cable and wire manufacturers.
Environmental testing is addressed to railroad manufacturers, automotive-related companies, or lithium-ion battery and cell manufacturers.
Accreditation by the Polish Centre for Accreditation
No. AB 261
