As a manufacturer of cabinets made to customers’ specifications häwa puts focus on testing in house. The company invested in a new testing stall that is laid out for water ingress testing in compliance with IPX5, IPX6 as well as NEMA. NEMA-tests are necessary in the USA, in Mexico and in Canada – and are comparable to the IP degrees of protection in Europe.The centerpiece of the new lab for water ingress testing by häwa in Wain / Baden-Württemberg is a water pump which has been calibrated by a special accredited testing lab. Depending on the testing procedure it ensures the demanded liters/minute and also provides jet nozzles with the appropriate inside diameter. häwa can carry out technically correct different water ingress tests on site. In presence of an inspector from an official testing institute it is also possible to issue the correspondent official testing reports.
Through further testing possibilities häwa underlines anew the high quality standards of the company. As a manufacturer of cabinets made to customers’ specifications, the company is now even better able to successfully realize developments with their customers. Should the testing procedures reveal possible faults in new developments or prototypes, the company can react faster. Another advantage is that all people involved in the development – from engineers to the sales force and customers – can follow the tests in house and view the entire technical documentation immediately.
Due to limited capacities, accredited testing labs have often long waiting lists for official tests. häwa, however, is very flexible through their own testing capacities. The company also ensures that it is now also possible to test all sizes of cabinets, for example heavy cabinets or very big cabinets made to customers’ specifications.
