Burning and melting behaviour of Vehicle Components and Materials

New materials and components present attractive opportunities for the automotive industry. Often they are more environmentally friendly, economical, and easier to process, provide consumers more convenience and safety, enable alternative drive options, and offer other useful advantages.

As an automotive developer, supplier or manufacturer, you must ensure that new materials and components comply with all regulations regarding flammability and combustion behavior.

Play it safe in every respect and rely on our comprehensive expertise in fire testing. We carry out tests in accordance with numerous international standards in our state-of-the-art laboratory.

We can support you performing major flammability tests according to:

• UN - Regulation No. 118
• VSTD 19.1 (fully accredited laboratory according to MOTC Taiwan)
• FMVSS / CMVSS 302

as well as numerous OEM specific regulations such as:

• Porsche PTL 8501
• Volkswagen TL 1010
• Mercedes Benz DBL 5307
• Volvo 503119

In addition to the relevant product safety standards, high public sensitivity is another good reason to not leave any questions unanswered when it comes to the burning behavior of automotive materials and components used in cars, trucks and buses.

We could as well assist at a very early stage in the development process with professional burning combustion behavior reports to help you avoid costly and time-consuming dead ends when selecting materials.

Our reputation in the world of mobility is a key advantage for you. Our fire laboratories have been recognized as a distinguished technical service provider by many government authorities, including

European approval authorities:

• KBA (Germany)
• RDW (Netherlands)
• SNCH (Luxembourg)
• VCA (Great Britain)
• NSAI (Ireland)
• STA (Sweden)
• CSDD (Latvia)
• NKH (Hungaria)

Worldwide approval authorities:

• MOTC (Taiwan)
• JPJ (Malaysia)

We can support you with all of these authorities to get your approval for component or material.

As a company in the automotive and bus industry or a material manufacturer, you bear great responsibility for the combustion behavior of your products. We stand by your side and test professionally and conscientiously according to officially recognized procedures.

Benefit from our expertise and our excellent reputation in the field of mobility and fire testing. Take advantage of our global network and local partner locations, able to support you at any time anywhere in the world and guide you through the development and the homologation process of your materials and components.

TÜV Rheinland provides multiple laboratories in different countries that can perform flammability testing for automotive materials or component parts.

Whether motorcycle, passenger car, van, bus, camper, truck or any other motor vehicle, we carry out applicable fire tests for all materials in the specified vehicle classes according to international standards in our fire laboratory.

As part of our fire testing, you will receive a globally recognized test report in accordance with major certification authorities specifications, which can be submitted to the above-mentioned authorities for type approval.

Take advantage of our know-how as one of the world's leading specialists to make mobility safe, secure and sustainable.

Are you interested in tests in our fire laboratories? We look forward to your inquiry.

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