Glass Testing & Certification for Construction Works

Top-Notch Expert Service for all Glass Types

Whether you make flat and curved glass panels, basic glass, processed glass, special or safety glass, we can cater for all variants and specialties. After all, it's what we do every day.

Whatever type of construction-strength glass you manaufacture, TÜV Rheinland is the notified body for you. We are accredited and notified for all intended uses and glass products in compliance with CPD/CPR standards as stated in the 2000/245/EC glass mandate for CE marking of glass for construction work.

Added to that, we can test and certify for all manner of intended uses – to ensure you offer your customers the safety they need for the purpose they require – be it heat and sound insulating, durability, fire safety, safety against burglary, or to safeguard against bullets and explosions.

For specific products, we can get together with your company to issue ETAs and CUAPs with CE marking of non-standard glass products.

Benefits at a Glance

With TÜV Rheinland’s support for your product durability and safety and customer expectations, you:

  • Rely on our clear communication of testing definitions before the actual testing cycle
  • Benefit from expert advice and consulting, due to our long-standing experience in working with customers on supply chain-based approaches
  • Can also be issued certificate of evaluation of conformity for bullet-, explosion- and fire-resistant glass
  • Count on our experience as an authorized certification body that really works locally in a global glass market – something no other notified body can do

Our Range of Services

Along with the inspections and testing we offer in compliance with regulation CE testing, TÜV Rheinland's experts – together with our partners – offer manufacturers the following services:

  • EN13501-3/EN357 Fire-resistant glazed elements with transparent or translucent glass products – classification of fire
  • EN13501-5/EN1187 Test methods for external fire exposure
  • EN13501-1 Fire classification of construction products and building elements; methods of determination and classes
  • EN13541 Security glazing – Testing and classification of resistance against explosion pressure
  • EN1063 Security glazing bullet-resistant glazing classification and test method
  • EN12600 Pendulum test – Impact test method and classification for flat glass
  • EN356 Testing and classification of resistance to manual attack
  • EN1288 Determining bending strength of glass
  • EN12898 Determination of the emmisivity
  • EN673 Determination of thermal transmittance (U-value)-Calculation method
  • EN674 Determination of thermal transmittance (U-value)-Guarded Hot Plate method
  • EN675 Determination of thermal transmittance (U-value)-Heat Flow method
  • EN410 Determination of luminous and solar characteristics of glazing
  • EN12758 Glazing and airborne sound insulation

CE Mark Testing and Certification Services

To certify product durability, we also offer CE mark testing and certification in compliance with the following testing and FPC certification standards on a mandatory or voluntary basis:

  • EN572 "Basic soda lime silicate glass"
  • EN1748-1 "Basic borosilicate glass"
  • EN1748-2 "Basic glass ceramics"
  • EN14178 "Basic earth alkaline silicate glass"
  • EN15682 "Basic aluminum silicate glass"
  • EN1863 "Heat strengthened soda lime silicate glass"
  • EN12337 "Chemically strengthened soda lime silicate glass"
  • EN-ISO-12543 & EN14449 "Laminated glass and laminated safety glass"
  • EN12150 "Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass"
  • EN14179 "Heat soaked thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass"
  • EN13024 "Thermally Toughened Borosilicate Safety Glass"
  • EN14321 "Thermally toughened earth alkaline silicate safety glass"
  • EN15682 "Heat soaked thermally toughened earth alkaline silicate safety glass"
  • EN15683 "Thermally toughened channel shaped safety glass"
  • EN1036-1 "Mirrors from silver-coated float glass for internal use"
  • EN1096-2 "Coated glass test methods for durability of A, B and S coatings"
  • EN1096-3 "Coated Glass Test methods for durability of C and D coatings"
  • EN1279-2 "Insulating Glass Units : Long term test method and requirements for moisture penetration"
  • EN1279-3 "Insulating Glass Units : Long term test method and requirements for gas leakage rate and for gas concentration tolerances"
  • EN1279-4 "Insulating Glass Units : Methods of test for the physical attributes of edge seals"
  • EN1279-6 "Insulating Glass Units : Factory Production controle and periodic tests"
  • EN1051 "Glass Blocks and Glass Pavers"
  • EN13022 "Supported and unsupported monolithic and multiple glazing"
  • EN15434 "Structural Sealant and/or Ultraviolet resistant sealants"
  • ETAG 002 "Structural Sealant Glazing and Sealants"

Further Related Services

Besides routine checks and testing for glass, you can also contact us for:

  • Evaluation of new designs and/or prototypes
  • Glass testing for construction work, such as glass for furniture, glass for greenhouses, special bend glass types for construction work, glass for kitchens and showers, and glass for elevators
  • Glass testing for sound barriers for highways and/or train tracks
  • Direct contact with glass testing and certification experts

Examples of Work

Some examples of the types of projects TÜV Rheinland manages:

  • E4 in glass for automotive applications
  • CE marking for construction glass and glazing
  • Certificates for marketing purposes
  • www.tuvdotcom.com services as proof for your CE mark that you have implemented a quality control system
  • Periodic quality control audits to comply with the required quality system, continuous product testing, and proof for users that the product is stable and consistent