Qualification Laboratories North America
Providing World-Class Test Services for Over 50 Years!
Continental AG develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent, and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic, and transportation.
Continental’s Qualification Laboratories are now providing our full suite of world-class test services to external clients. Our ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratories combine over 50 years of product testing experience. Services provided include: Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electrical Testing, Environmental/Reliability Testing, Failure/Material Analysis, Dimensional Measurement, and Thermal/Mechanical Fatigue Simulations. Our labs are located in the Chicago, Detroit, and Guadalajara (Mexico) metro areas.
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Services
- Conducted Emissions
- Radiated Emissions
- Magnetic Field Emissions
- Conducted Immunity (Bulk Current Injection)
- Radiated Immunity (ALSE Method, Reverberation Method & Portable Transmitter)
- Magnetic Field Immunity
- Conducted Transient Emissions
- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
- Electrical Transients
- Voltage Fluctuation
- Abnormal Connections
- Temperature with Humidity
- Air-to-Air Thermal Shock
- Water-to-Air Thermal Shock
- Dewing Test
- Salt Fog/Salt Spray
- Water Spray/Water Ingress
- Corrosion
- Altitude
- Dust
- Solar Radiation
- Fluid Compatibility Testing
- Sine Vibration
- Sine on Random
- Random Vibration
- Vibration with Temperature (MEST)
- Multiple Environment Over Stress Testing (MEOST)
- Resonance Search & Dwell
- Mechanical Shock
- Shipping Vibration
- Buzz, Squeak, Rattle (BSR)
- Drop
- Tension/Compression
- Optical Imaging
- 2D and 3D X-ray
- Cross-sectioning
- Depot/Decapsulation
- Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM)
- Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (SAM)
- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
- Field Emission- Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM)
- Thermal Imaging
- Dye and Pry
- Flammability
- Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDS)
- Focused Ion Beam (FIB)
- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) with Auger
- Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
- Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA)
- Thermal Mechanical Analysis (TMA)
- Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)
- Rheology Analysis
- Tension/Compression
- Fluid Compatibility
- Technical cleanliness
- Coordinate Measuring Machine
- Optical Measuring Machine
- Design & Mechanical Support
- Solder Joint Reliability
- Finite Element Simulations
- Thermal & Fluid Dynamic Simulations
Our Locations
Deer Park, IL
21440 West Lake Cook Road
Deer Park, IL 60010
Lake Zurich, IL
570 Capital Dr.
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
1 Continental Drive
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Continental Tire the Americas, LLC & ContiTech North America, Inc.
1791 Harmon Road
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Anillo Periférico Sur #7999-D, Santa María Tequepexpan,
San Pedro Tlaquepaque
45601Guadalajara-Periferico
Mexico