Automotive Market

INTEK supports the automotive industry in validating electronic components, ensuring compliance with UN ECE regulations and the rigorous electromagnetic immunity and compatibility standards required for vehicle safety and reliability.

The automotive industry is today one of the most complex, regulated, and innovative sectors in the entire technology landscape. From electric mobility to advanced electronic architectures, ADAS systems, and connected vehicles, the quality and robustness of components are essential to ensuring safety, performance, and regulatory compliance.

The independent testing and measurement laboratory INTEK supports manufacturers, system integrators, and Tier-1/Tier-2 suppliers with a comprehensive ecosystem of testing for electrical, electronic, environmental, and electromagnetic compatibility components, in line with international directives and standards for the automotive sector.
Thanks to our advanced infrastructure—anechoic chamber, shock and vibration systems, climatic chambers, measurement benches, and dedicated instrumentation—we guarantee reliable results, fast turnaround times, and specialized normative support.

Advanced Testing Solutions for the Automotive Industry

Why Automotive Testing Is Strategic

The evolution of the automobile requires increasingly intelligent, miniaturized, and durable components. Any electronic system must demonstrate:

  • Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
  • Resistance to extreme environmental conditions
  • Safe behavior in the event of electrical disturbances or transients
  • Mechanical and vibrational reliability throughout the vehicle’s lifecycle

 

INTEK offers an integrated approach that combines experience, recognized accreditations, and normative support to guide the customer from test plan definition through to final product qualification.

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Typical Areas of Application

Automotive technologies incorporate an increasing number of electronic systems, sensors, and critical subsystems that must ensure consistent performance under often extreme operating conditions. For this reason, INTEK testing is applied throughout the entire vehicle component supply chain, including:

  • Electronic Control Units (ECUs)
  • Sensors and actuators
  • Lighting devices
  • Charging systems and power electronics
  • Wireless communication and connectivity modules
  • Electromechanical components
  • Electric motors and onboard systems
  • Safety electronics and driver assistance

Laboratory capabilities for the automotive sector

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

INTEK has a SIDT anechoic chamber for broadband and narrowband emission measurements on automotive components and subsystems.
We also perform radiated and conducted immunity tests, as well as conducted and transient emission tests, ensuring compliance with automotive directives and relevant ISO standards.

Environmental and climatic testing

Thanks to climate chambers and stress test systems:

  • rapid temperature changes
  • thermal shocks
  • heat/cold up to regulatory limits
  • cyclic and static humidity
  • salt spray

Ideal for qualifying components intended for the engine compartment, vehicle exterior, or harsh environments.

Mechanical and Vibration Testing

INTEK’s vibration testing facility allows for the evaluation of component behavior under impact, shock, and vibration conditions according to:

  • sinusoidal profiles
  • random profiles
  • shocks up to 80 g
  • modal analysis using a high-speed camera

Electrical testing

We perform tests on electronic units, power supplies, power modules, and devices sensitive to electrical disturbances and transients, using dedicated instrumentation and a highly specialized team.

Standards and Directives Managed by INTEK for the Automotive Sector

INTEK performs testing in accordance with the main European directives and international technical standards applicable to the automotive sector.

Automotive Directives

  • 2004/104/CE
  • 2005/49/CE
  • 2005/83/CE
  • 2006/28/CE

ISO Standards Referenced by the Directives

  • ISO 7637-2 Conducted transients on power supply lines
  • ISO 11452-2 Immunity to radiated fields
  • ISO 11452-4 Immunity to conducted disturbances
  • Broadband and narrowband emission measurements for two- and three-wheeled vehicles and electronic components
  • Comprehensive EMC testing on electrical and electronic technical units

Why choose INTEK for automotive testing

Relying on INTEK means working with a technical partner capable of guaranteeing reliable results, operational speed, and full compliance with international standards. Key benefits include:

  • Over 30 years of experience in electrical/electronic testing
  • International accreditations and recognitions guaranteeing quality and impartiality
  • Comprehensive normative support, from test plans to test setup
  • Advanced instrumentation for EMC, vibration, environmental, and mechanical testing
  • A highly specialized technical team with expertise gained in the field
  • Reduced time-to-market, thanks to optimized processes and continuous support

Other target markets

For integrated applications or products intended for multiple contexts, also discover:

Civil

Safety testing on household products to ensure full European compliance.

Industrial

Qualification of complex systems to ensure robustness and safety in harsh environments.

Marine

Testing of marine technologies to withstand extreme environmental conditions.

Railway

Validation of rolling stock components according to rigorous standards for shock and vibration.

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