Electrical products are sold on safety claims such as flame resistance, ingress protection and insulation life, and those claims are checked on specific apparatus. Our electronics and electrical testing instruments manufacturers in India range builds that apparatus, and our suppliers in India service delivers it to appliance, cable and enclosure plants and approval laboratories.
Think of the range as a set of abuse tests aimed at what can go wrong in a mains-powered product. Fire behaviour is tested with the glow wire and needle flame apparatus and the tracking index drop tester. Environmental sealing is tested in the IP dust chamber and the IPX rain and water jet chamber.
Mechanical durability is covered by the plug and socket insertion machine and the flexible cord flexing endurance machine, while cable materials go through the hot set and ageing oven and the insulation tensile and elongation tester. The PCB peel strength and solderability system handles board quality. Most of these are tied to IEC and IS test methods, so the standard decides the configuration.
Last updated: November 2026
Benchtop tensile tester with self-tightening roller grips for tensile strength and elongation at break of cable insulation and sheath dumbbells, before and after oven ageing. Used by PVC and XLPE cable makers.
Forced air oven with a vertical hot set rack that loads XLPE insulation samples at 200 deg C and measures elongation and permanent set, also used for air ageing. Used by power cable manufacturers.
Reciprocating flexing machine that bends loaded flexible cords over a set angle for thousands of cycles while monitoring conductor continuity. Used by appliance cord, extension lead and cable makers.
Glow wire apparatus that presses a heated nickel-chromium loop against plastic parts to assess ignition and flame risk. Used by appliance, switchgear and connector makers.
Closed chamber that keeps talcum powder suspended around electrical enclosures under slight vacuum to verify IP5X and IP6X dust protection. Used by switchgear, luminaire and motor manufacturers and approval laboratories.
Stainless steel chamber with an oscillating spray tube and hand jet nozzles at calibrated flow rates for IPX1 to IPX6 water ingress tests. Used by luminaire, switchgear and appliance manufacturers for enclosure approval.
Enclosed cabinet with a needle burner producing a 12 mm flame that is applied to plastic parts and circuit assemblies to simulate fault ignition. Used by electronics assemblers and electrical safety test laboratories.
Motor-driven machine that inserts and withdraws plugs from sockets for thousands of cycles while an inline sensor records insertion and extraction force. Used by plug, switch and connector manufacturers for life tests.
Bench system combining a 90 degree peel fixture for copper foil adhesion and a solder pot for wetting checks on pads and leads. Used by PCB fabricators and electronics assembly quality laboratories.
Drop tester with platinum electrodes and ammonium chloride electrolyte that finds the comparative tracking index of plastics and laminates at voltages up to 600 V. Used by electrical insulation and laminate makers.
| Function | Products | What to confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Fire and tracking resistance | Glow Wire Flammability Test Apparatus for Electrical Products, Needle Flame Test Apparatus for Electronic Components, Tracking Index Comparative Test Apparatus for Insulating Materials | Test temperature range, timers and specimen holder to the IEC method, electrode material, solution drop rate and the standard to be satisfied. |
| Enclosure protection | IP Ingress Protection Dust Chamber for Enclosures, IPX Rain and Water Jet Test Chamber for Enclosures | Chamber volume against the largest enclosure, IP code level to be proven, dust circulation or vacuum arrangement, spray tube or nozzle set and water supply needs. |
| Cable and cord materials | Electrical Cable Hot Set and Ageing Test Oven, Cable Insulation Tensile and Elongation Tester for Wires, Flexible Cord Flexing Endurance Test Machine for Appliance Cables | Oven temperature range and air change rate, tensile grip type and extension length, flexing load and cycle counter. |
| Plugs, sockets and boards | Plug and Socket Insertion Force Durability Test Machine, Printed Circuit Board Peel Strength and Solderability Test System | Insertion force range, cycle speed, pin types, peel angle and the solder pot or wetting method provided. |
Cable Testing Instruments is a dedicated range for wire and cable producers, covering conductor, insulation and sheath properties in depth. This electronics and electrical range is wider: it tests finished products and enclosures, such as appliances, plugs, switchgear housings and circuit boards, and includes a few cable items that appliance makers need. Cable factories lean on the cable page, while appliance and component plants start here.
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Check that construction and timing follow the IEC method your product standard names. Confirm temperature range, thermocouple type, applied force, specimen holder, burn-time clock and the enclosure size. Cabinet exhaust and extraction connection matter, since the test produces smoke. Also ask for the calibration procedure and spare nickel-chromium wire or burner parts.
List the IP codes your product must carry, for example IP54 or IPX4. Match the dust chamber and spray chamber to those codes, and make sure the interior can take your largest sample on a turntable. Confirm the water source, filtration and drain, and the nozzle pattern for oscillating tube or hand-held jet methods.
Look for uniform temperature at the set point, such as 200 deg C for XLPE hot set, a vertical rack with weights, a visible marker scale and a stable air change rate. Ask about shelf layout, the timer, over-temperature cut-off and whether a thermal-load mass is supplied. Uniform air flow is critical for ageing comparisons.
Appliance and lighting makers, switchgear and enclosure fabricators, wire and cable manufacturers, plug and socket producers, PCB assemblers, electronics contract manufacturers and BIS-linked testing labs purchase this range. A new product-safety lab often starts with the IP chambers and glow wire apparatus, then adds cable ageing and plug durability machines as it widens from component tests to complete product certification.
Yes. We manufacture the apparatus and supply to Indian factories, test houses and export buyers. State the product standards and your voltage supply when enquiring, and we will give a quotation covering fittings and documents.
A glow wire test presses a heated loop of nickel-chromium wire against a plastic part at a set temperature and force. It shows whether the part ignites, how long flames last and whether burning drops ignite tissue paper below. It is widely used for appliance and connector plastics.
IP5X means dust may enter but not in harmful quantity, while IP6X means the enclosure is totally dust-tight. The chamber can usually be run in either mode, but IP6X testing relies on vacuum inside the enclosure, so you need to confirm a vacuum pump is offered.
Gauges, thermocouples and timers supplied with the apparatus are checked before dispatch. If your lab operates under accreditation, tell us which parameters need traceable certificates, such as temperature, force and spray flow, and we will state what can be provided.
Chambers need mains power, and water and drain connections for rain testing. Our team gives a utilities and space guide with the quotation, and commissioning at your site can be arranged if you mention it in the order.
Civil Mechanical India is an established manufacturer and supplier for tender requirements from India, handling civil laboratory and industrial testing tenders and bulk and OEM orders for mechanical engineering and testing laboratory equipment. On receipt of your tender specifications, we will submit a complete quotation for Electronics and Electrical Testing Instruments.
Send us your equipment list or tender specification. We quote against IS, BS, EN, ASTM and AASHTO standards and ship to 90+ countries.
