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Product Testing and Certification

Your customer, the consumer, is demanding increasing evidence of the quality, safety, healthiness and durability of the products you manufacture. With profitability, time-to-market and flexible sourcing also being more important than ever, Kiwa offers testing, inspection, certification and associated services for a wide and growing range of products, from concept to consumer.

We help you stay ahead of continuous technical and regulatory developments. We support products ranging from electrical devices like smartphones, radios and other personal equipment to heating and cooking systems for homes, and many more. We are there for you as an innovation partner when it comes to introducing entirely new products and services.

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Construction and infrastructure

Construction and infrastructure

Fire hose reel and a fire extinguisher for fire safety and security

Fire, Safety and Security

Radio, Wireless and Electrical Equipment

ISED (Canada) certification and testing services

In Canada electronic devices that may cause electromagnetic interference must comply with Innovation Science and Economic Development (ISED) regulations. Kiwa is an ISED recognized certification body. We can test and assess products, check technical const...

Services Australia and New Zealand

Activities for Australia and New Zealand-vKiwa and SAI Global have built up for many years an extensive co-operation in the field of sanitary products. Our laboratory is recognized by SAI Global, Global Mark, IAPMO Oceana and AGA for conducting tests acco...

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Test laboratory Sanitary Appliances

Kiwa makes quality visible As a supplier, buyer, inspector and consumer you need and want confidence. Confidence in the quality of materials and products used in (drinking) water installations and in its manufacturing. Kiwa will make the quality o...

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UBA – German criteria for assessing products and materials that come into contact with drinking water

In Germany, plastic products of all kinds as well as rubber products that come into contact with drinking water must meet the hygienic and toxicological requirements of the guidelines of the Federal Environment Agency test (UBA). This is described in the ...

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Underground and Pillar hydrants (CPR)

This certificate of constancy of performance includes both the underground fire hydrants as the pillar hydrants that are intended for firefighting purposes.

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Water quality marks: Middle East

In the Middle East, products utilized in the water sector need to demonstrate proof of toxicological assessment of their impact on the quality of water. Kiwa certification, testing and inspection services are fully accredited and recognized by local autho...

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Water reducing valves and combination water pressure reducing valves (BRL-K14004)

This evaluation guideline specifies the requirements for water reducing valves and combination water pressure reducing valves of nominal size DN 8 to DN 100 for inlet pressures that not exceed 1.600 kPa and a temperature that does not exceed 30°C ...

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Worldwide Co-operation and Services for Drinking Water Appliances

Your local Kiwa office also has extensive knowledge of international standards and market developments to offer various services regarding the certification of your products in various countries.

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Battery testing according to UN 38.3

Batteries containing lithium must be tested in accordance with UN 38.3 to ensure safe transport.

Kiwa employee conducting a battery test, in accordance with UN 38.3

Performance Testing for Rubbers and Adhesives

Kiwa testing on rubber and adhesives to have certification requirements validated and demonstrate compliance to national and international product standards.

Rubbers testing

Performance Testing for Sanitary Tapware and Accessories

Mechanical, chemical, leak tightness and hydrostatic test pressure on all types of sanitary tapware, accessories, valves, back flow devices, water meters and many other devices.

Sanitary Tapware Components and Accessories

Product safety

We test product safety in accordance with national and international standards, guidelines and regulations.

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Radio Testing

Radio techniques are being increasingly deployed in virtually any application area. Whether it concerns cordless telephony, wireless movement detectors, Wi-Fi adapters, toys, remote controls, Bluetooth® peripherals, VHF-transceivers, anti-collision radars...

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Rubber, physical-mechanical-chemical testing

Rubber | Physical-mechanical-chemical testing

Quality control

Kiwa UNI Testing and Certification

The KIWA-UNI mark certifies the conformity of plastic and metal components in contact with water and gas to national and international standards.

UNI testing and certification

NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 Product Certificate for Drinking Water System Components

Nearly all U.S. states and Canadian provinces/territories require that components of drinking water distribution systems comply with and/or be certified to the NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 standard. This standard sets minimum criteria for evaluating the health effects...

NSF ANSI CAN 61: Drinking water

NTA 8800: energy performance of heat pumps

The energy performance of a heat pump can be determined according to the NTA 8800, which is based on the European standards EN 16147 and EN 14825/EN 14511. The efficiency of the heat pump will be expressed in terms of the coefficient of performance (COP).

Heat pump

Compression fittings to tighten with matching clamping device (BRL-K774)

Compression fittings clamping device

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EN-Balloonide ülevaatuspunktide kontroll

gas cylinder valve after successful inspection

EN-Gaasipaigaldiste audit

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