Power Tools for Domestic or Professional Use

Power tools allow fast and effective work for domestic or professional use. The safety and compliance of this product category is strictly controlled by manufacturers, brand owners and retailers.

Eurofins laboratories in Switzerland offer quality assurance and quality control for every step in the power tool design, manufacturing and retail supply chain.

Our unique combination of expertise, experience and global locations allows our teams to provide professional, tailor-made end-to-end solutions.

Product ranges we provide testing and certification services for include:

• Hand-held power tools, cordless power tools
  • Drill / impact drill
  • Electric screwdrivers & impact wrenches
  • Angle grinders, polishers & sanders
  • Band & reciprocating saws
  • Hammers, shears & nibblers
  • Planers & jointers

Power Tool Testing Services
Compliance and performance testing services* **

At our five accredited test laboratories throughout Switzerland, we are offering a comprehensive suite of testing services. It ranges from testing for pre-compliance, compliance to products specific standards through to bespoke client-requirements in order to help our customers through the CE marking and other global compliance certification processes.

Electrical Product Safety

Our accredited Electrical Safety testing for compliance with the Machinery Directive, 2006/42/EC includes IEC/EN 62841-X which covers electric motor-operated hand-held tools for CE Marking.

We also offer CB scheme certification for global market access including the MET-Lab mark for access to North America and Canada.

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

Under the EMC Directive, 2014/30/EU, consumer products are mainly covered by the household appliance standards EN 55014, but others such as the multimedia standards and generic standards may apply. Your Eurofins E&E laboratory in Switzerland will be able to advise you on the most appropriate standards to certify your product for CE marking and other global certifications.

Acoustic Emissions

Environmental Simulation

Radio & Wireless

*Where IEC standards are referred to, national and regional variations are also applicable including, but not limited to; ANSI/AAMI, UL, ISO, CAN/CSA, JIS, EN, ENV, BS EN, DD ENV and BS IEC.

**The regulations and standards above are not a full list of those within our capabilities; please enquire on a case by case basis.

Complementary services

We offer bespoke solutions to enable you to access the global markets of your choice utilising our global network of accreditation and certification capabilities.

Contact us at CustomerCenter@eurofins.ch for support to ensure that sawing, screwing, drilling, milling, planing, etc. remain safe.