Ensuring Quality and Reliability in Electrical Equipment Manufacturing

KEMA Labs, a business unit of the CESI Group, helps Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) achieve high efficiency while maintaining exceptional product quality. Through its advanced Quality Assurance (QA) services, KEMA Labs supports manufacturers in meeting the highest international standards, reducing risks, and improving the overall reliability of their products.

Unlike traditional Quality Control, KEMA Labs’ QA approach evaluates the entire manufacturing process, offering a strategic advantage in terms of cost control, certification, and market competitiveness.

KEMA Labs offers a full suite of services that cover all stages of the product lifecycle:

  • Design Review: Conducted before production, this service ensures that electrical equipment is designed with adequate safety margins, in compliance with international standards (such as ISO, IEC, IEEE). It identifies potential design flaws, improves reliability, and shortens time to market.
  • Factory Assessment: A thorough evaluation of manufacturing facilities, including documentation review, on-site inspections, and identification of risks and non-conformities. The assessment helps improve processes and ensures alignment with best practices and standards.

Test Witnessing: KEMA Labs’ experts oversee Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), verifying procedures, instrumentation calibration, and results. This ensures compliance with   technical specifications and prevents equipment overstress or unnoticed defects.

  • Sub-supplier Evaluation and Monitoring: To ensure a reliable and high-quality supply chain, KEMA Labs conducts supplier audits, evaluations, and continuous monitoring. This reduces the risk of non-conforming components and improves supply chain stability.
  • Failure Investigations: In the event of malfunction or performance issues, KEMA Labs conducts detailed failure analyses to determine root causes, whether due to ageing, design flaws, manufacturing errors, or external damage, and provides actionable recommendations for improvement.

By integrating all these services, KEMA Labs supports manufacturers in delivering robust, high-performance products that comply with international standards. This proactive and systematic approach not only improves product quality and reduces downtime but also enhances customer satisfaction and brand reputation. End customers benefit from receiving reliable, durable equipment that meets their expectations, ultimately contributing to a stronger position for manufacturers in a highly competitive market.

Some examples of test equipment:

  • Power and Distribution Transformers
  • Power Cables (High, Medium and Low Voltage)
  • Switchgears (High, Medium and Low Voltage)
  • Other T&D Equipment and Electronic devices

KEMA Labs, a CESI Group Business Unit, is a global leader in third-party conformity assessment services, testing, inspection, and certification of electromechanical components. Our certificates and reports are internationally recognized by both manufacturers and purchasers.

KEMA Labs is a well-recognized conformity assessment body, accredited according to ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/IEC 17025, and ISO/IEC 17065 standards. Additionally, KEMA Labs, through CESI S.p.a., is a notified body for the IECEx Certification Scheme and ATEX.