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Manufacturer’s standards for the automotive industry
Compliance with manufacturers’ specifications and standards in the automotive sector is crucial to ensuring the safety and reliability of vehicles.
We offer material testing, component testing and part testing for automotive suppliers in accordance with a wide range of manufacturer standards from the automotive and vehicle manufacturing sectors, such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and VW.
We offer material testing, component testing and part testing for automotive suppliers in accordance with a wide range of manufacturer standards from the automotive and vehicle manufacturing sectors, such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and VW.
Factory standard
OEM
DBL 1302
OEM
Mercedes/Daimler
DBL 1750
OEM
Mercedes/Daimler
DBL 1752
OEM
Mercedes/Daimler
DBL 51000
OEM
Mercedes/Daimler
DBL 55555
OEM
Mercedes/Daimler
DBL 7381
The factory standard DBL 7381 describes the requirements for organic coatings for metallic parts on the exterior and underside of the vehicle and in the engine compartment.
OEM
Mercedes/Daimler
DBL 7382
DBL 7382 from Mercedes-Benz is the delivery specification for coatings/paint finishes on metallic parts in the vehicle interior.
OEM
Mercedes/Daimler
DBL 7384
The factory standard DBL 7384 describes the requirements for coatings on plastic parts in vehicle interiors.
OEM
Mercedes/Daimler
DBL 7390
DBL 7390 contains the requirements for primed metal components as a basis for subsequent finish coats.
OEM
Mercedes/Daimler
DBL 8440
The works standard DBL 8440 describes the requirements for parts made of ferrous materials with an inorganic coating (zinc flake coatings).
OEM
Mercedes/Daimler
DBL 8451
DBL 8451 contains the requirements for electroplated zinc and zinc alloy coatings for components made of ferrous materials.
OEM
Mercedes/Daimler
DBL 9201
The DBL 9201 works standard specifies the requirements for aluminium parts with anodically produced oxide layers.
OEM
Mercedes/Daimler
DBL 9440
DBL 9440 describes the surface protection and supplementary delivery conditions for fasteners with metric threads.
OEM
Mercedes/Daimler
DBL 9441
The DBL 9441 works standard defines the surface protection of fasteners for direct fastening in sheet metal and plastic.
OEM
Mercedes/Daimler
GS 90010-1
The BMW factory standard GS 90010-1 describes the various types of surface protection for metallic coatings and inorganic coating systems on standardised metallic parts and parts with similar drawings and their requirements.
OEM
BMW
GS 90011
The BMW factory standard GS 90011 contains the tests and requirements for organic coatings on parts made of metallic materials.
OEM
BMW
GS 94007
The BMW factory standard GS 94007 contains the tests and requirements for organic coatings on plastic parts.
OEM
BMW
GS 97034-3
OEM
BMW
MBN 10494-6
The factory standard MBN 10494-6 contains climatic tests for painted components and test panels.
OEM
Mercedes/Daimler
MBN 50494
OEM
Mercedes/Daimler
PN 11011
The factory standard PN 11011 from Porsche is an overview of surface protection for metal parts. It refers to other company standards that differ in terms of coating types and areas of application. These include the standards PTL 5536, PTL 5538, PTL 5580, PTL 7524 and PTL 8140.
OEM
Porsche
PTL 5536
Porsche's PTL 5536 describes the requirements for surface decorations in the interior of the vehicle with paint, printing, film or another thin-film system.
OEM
Porsche
PTL 5538
Porsche's PTL 5538 describes the requirements for surface decors in the interior of the vehicle made of wood, carbon or metal.
OEM
Porsche
PTL 5580
Porsche's PTL 5580 specifies the requirements for painting exterior plastic parts and fibre composites.
OEM
Porsche
PTL 7524
Porsche's PTL 7524 contains the requirements for surface protection when using anodised coatings.
OEM
Porsche
PTL 8140
OEM
Porsche
PV 3906
OEM
Volkswagen
TL 182
The Volkswagen factory standard TL 182 defines the requirements for anodic oxide layers and non-metallic top coats on components made of aluminium and refined anodisable aluminium alloys.
OEM
Volkswagen
TL 211
The Volkswagen factory standard TL 211 defines the requirements for polymer coatings on exterior plastic parts.
OEM
Volkswagen
TL 212
Volkswagen's Technical Delivery Specification TL 212 specifies the requirements for oxide layers on aluminium components.
OEM
Volkswagen
TL 216
OEM
Volkswagen
TL 217
The Volkswagen factory standard TL 217 describes the requirements for zinc coatings on batch galvanised components.
OEM
Volkswagen
TL 226
The Technical Delivery Conditions of TL 226 from Volkswagen specify the requirements for paintwork on vehicle interior materials.
OEM
Volkswagen
TL 227
The Volkswagen factory standard TL 227 describes the requirements for single-layer coatings on galvanised metal surfaces.
OEM
Volkswagen
TL 244
The works standard TL 244 specifies the requirements for zinc/nickel alloy coatings on ferrous materials and steel parts.
OEM
Volkswagen
TL 256
The Technical Delivery Specification TL 256 from Volkswagen describes the surface protection requirements for powder coatings on metal surfaces.
OEM
Volkswagen
TL 260
The TL 260 works standard describes the requirements for corrosion protection of black paintwork on metal surfaces.
OEM
Volkswagen
TL 261
OEM
Volkswagen
TL 52451
The Technical Delivery Conditions TL 52451 from Volkswagen define the requirements for painting decorative metal add-on parts for exterior use.
OEM
Volkswagen
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