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Product Safety for Our Customers
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The WAGO laboratory in Minden is an “accredited test lab for electrical and mechanical tests on terminal blocks and con-
nectors, as well as for environment simulations.”

Accreditation, as ISO/IEC 17011:2004 defines, is a third party-attestation related to a conformity assessment body convey-
ing formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks.

Accreditation, according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025, is granted by the Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH DAkkS (Ger-
man Accreditation Office GmbH DAkkS). This national accreditation office, which was established by the German Federal
Ministry for Economics and Technology (BMWi), certifies that our test laboratory is officially recognized as possessing the
necessary expertise to conduct defined tests and types of tests independently and objectively.

Through obtaining the accreditation, the following objectives were achieved:
• Customer requirements
• Workflow optimization High-voltage test
• Clearly defined processes
• Clear organization and structure
• Greater transparency
• Consistent, high-quality laboratory testing
• Maximum traceability
• Traceable measurement results
• Sustainable quality awareness

Vibration- and
shock-resistance
testing

Visitor center

Conductor retention
force testing