Surface Testing

The services of the Surface Testing laboratory unit, accredited according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005, include testing of the surface durability and dimensional stability of furniture, flooring, wall and ceiling elements.

They also cover the assessment of surface properties of lacquers and wall paints for both indoor and outdoor use.

Environmental simulation regarding climatic and light impact is carried out alongside evaluations of the electrostatic behaviour of floors.

Further tests address the reaction to fire of floor coverings, underlay materials and wall panels.

Such testing may involve the various material combinations.

Accredited procedures

Current test procedures in the accredited area

Laboratory Surface Testing

Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Möschner Head of laboratory

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Surface durability of floors, furniture, indoor doors, wall and ceiling panelsSurface durability of floors, furniture, indoor doors, wall and ceiling panels

Adhesion strength of coatings
Resistance towards mechanical wear (e.g. abrasive, microscratch, scratch and shock resistance)
Chemical resistance (e.g. against household chemicals, disinfectants, saliva and sweat)
Resistance towards contact heat (dry and moist heat) and cigarette burns
Resistance against dynamic load (e.g., chair rollers, furniture legs pushed across the flooring)
Cleaning of soiling and polishing behaviour

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Michael Peter

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Dimensional stability of floor coveringsDimensional stability of floor coverings

Dimensional stability of floor coverings exposed to thermal and climatic load acc. to EN ISO 23399 and ISO 24399
Resistance to floor heating on warm-water floor heating

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Michael Peter

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Surface properties of lacquers and wall paints for indoor and outdoor useSurface properties of lacquers and wall paints for indoor and outdoor use

Processing properties
Colour and gloss determination, surface tension
Curing (e.g., by way of micro-hardness and glass transfer temperature determination)
Elastic properties (e.g., micro-hardness, elongation at break, cone-impression method)
Moisture-related physical properties (vapour and water permeability)
Wet-abrasion resistance and coating ability of dispersion paints (wall paints)

Dipl.-Ing. Simone Wenk

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Environmental simulationEnvironmental simulation

Temperature and climate resistance of surface coatings (e.g., on furniture following AMK guidelines)
Exposure to artificial light and weather (by means of Xenon and UV test units)
Exposure to outdoor weather and outdoor light at the EPH test field in Dresden

Dipl.-Ing. Simone Wenk

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Electrostatic behaviour of floors and coatingsElectrostatic behaviour of floors and coatings

Determination of the human body charging electrostatically in walk-on tests acc. to EN 1815 and EN 61340-4-5 on floors (at 23°C, 12 % resp. 25 % rel. humidity)
Determination of surface resistance of flooring and coatings e.g. according to EN 1081, EN 61340-4-1, 4-5

B. Eng. Moritz Heeger

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Reaction to fire of floor coverings, underlay materials and wall panelsReaction to fire of floor coverings, underlay materials and wall panels

Performance of the single-flame source test to determine standard ignitability acc. to EN ISO 11925-2 (e.g., for underlay materials)
Determination of the reaction to fire of floor coverings by way of the Radiant Panel Test according to EN ISO 9239-1
Determination of the reaction to fire of wall panels on vessels in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) fire test setup
Determination of combustion heat (calorific value) acc. to EN ISO 1716 and of the oxygen index
Non-combustibility test according to EN ISO 1182 (for A1 and A2 construction products)

Reaction to fire

Dipl.-Ing. (BA) Robert Piatkowiak

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