In high-reliability sectors, where products must meet stringent safety, quality and compliance standards over decades of operation, testing is not a concluding step, it is a strategic pillar that must be integrated throughout the product lifecycle. The ability to test, validate and certify electronic systems, early and continuously, defines not only product success, but also market access, reputational strength and regulatory adherence.
This is especially true in industries such as Medical & Healthcare, Railways & Transport, Avionics & Aerospace, Automation & Energy and High-Tech Mobility where product failure can lead to operational disruptions, safety risks, or non-compliance with international norms. In response to this complexity, Eletech, the lead company of the International Design Centres (IDCs), Research & Development division of Elemaster Group, has developed an internal testing ecosystem that transforms quality control into a strategic enabler of innovation, scalability and long-term value.
An accredited infrastructure for early and continuous validation
At the heart of this capability is Eletech’s internal laboratory, where every product undergoes testing. The lab performs several kind of tests, whose EMC, climatic, insulation, vibration and shock ones, are accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017. This ensures technical reliability and enables compliance with international standards where applicable.
The laboratory offers a wide range of testing services, including:
- Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing: emission, immunity, conducted and radiated tests, with semi-anechoic chambers, generators and antennas
- Climatic and environmental tests: heat, cold, humidity, thermal shock, walk-in thermostatic chambers
- Mechanical shock and vibration tests: sinusoidal, random, and composite vibration profiles
- Electrical insulation and dielectric strength testing: including surge, leakage and withstand voltage tests
- Reliability and ageing tests, including accelerated stress testing, burn-in simulations and thermal cycling
- Pre-compliance testing for CE marking, MDR (Medical Devices Regulation), EN 50155, AS/EN 9100:2018 and more
The advantage lies not just in the breadth of services, but in their integration within the engineering process. Every test is planned to support design decisions, qualification phases, and long-term performance targets, ensuring that test results have a direct impact on project quality and timeline.
Embedded testing principles from the first design phase
Eletech integrates testing requirements directly into the product architecture through the application of Design for Testability (DFT) principles. This means that PCBs, assemblies and enclosures are developed not only for function, but for testability, ensuring that each critical parameter can be verified under controlled, replicable conditions.
Close collaboration between design engineers and lab personnel enables early detection of weaknesses or compliance gaps. These interactions help reduce design iterations, shorten prototyping cycles, and ensure that each component or module is physically and electrically accessible for testing. The result is a design environment optimised for traceability and validation, with feedback loops that connect real-world test outcomes to design revisions in near real time.
This capability is particularly valuable for mission-critical devices, where validating safety, insulation, and environmental resilience is not optional but foundational.
A testing ecosystem that extends into lifecycle management
Testing is not limited to new product development. Eletech’s infrastructure also plays a central role in failure analysis, maintenance planning, and lifecycle extension, services increasingly requested in sectors where systems remain in use for 20, 30 or even 40 years.
In the event of unexpected failures or field anomalies, the lab can perform:
- 3D X-ray inspections to detect internal PCB or component faults
- Thermographic imaging for detecting heat concentration, loss or uneven dissipation
- Metallographic cross-sectioning to evaluate solder joints and material integrity
- Microsection analysis for delamination, voids, cracks or coating thickness issues
- Electrical overstress simulations to replicate damage mechanisms
Moreover, the same infrastructure is used to support recertification and requalification when Customers must replace obsolete components or upgrade software and firmware in regulated environments. In such cases, pre-compliance tests and updated reports allow for seamless regulatory transitions without disrupting product availability.
Predictability, traceability and cost control
One of the greatest advantages of internal accredited testing is the ability to predict timelines and reduce external dependencies. Waiting for external labs, scheduling last-minute validations, or facing non-conformity risks during certification audits all add significant cost and delay to high-tech projects.
By having in-house control over testing, Elemaster Group ensures:
- Faster iteration cycles during prototyping and industrialization
- Consistent test methodology across product variants and evolutions
- Full traceability of materials, design changes and test records
- Cost optimisation, especially in long programs or multi-market compliance processes
This approach becomes even more strategic in sectors where compliance affects not just the product, but the entire system into which it integrates, such as hospital devices, railway rolling stock or avionics control units.
A partner beyond production
Thanks to Eletech’s lab capabilities, Elemaster Group is positioned not only as a provider of design and manufacturing services, but also as a regulatory and validation partner. The Group supports Customers in preparing technical files, CE Marking, safety reports and documentation required for standards such as:
- ISO 13485:2021(Medical)
- EN 50155 / EN 50121 (Railways)
- AS/EN 9100:2018 (Avionics and Aerospace)
- IEC 60601 / ISO 14971 / IEC 62304 (Healthcare and MDR compliance)
In doing so, Elemaster does more than build devices, it builds the foundation for global product deployment, with technical and documentary compliance built in.
Testing as a foundation for industrial reliability
In today’s global and regulated markets, testing is not an accessory, it is an infrastructure of confidence. Through Eletech’s accredited laboratory and its integration into the design and production process, Elemaster Group delivers more than electronic systems: it delivers verified performance, regulatory assurance and lifecycle resilience.
Whether accelerating time-to-market, supporting requalification, or strengthening design feedback loops, testing becomes a strategic asset, one that builds products able to endure, adapt, and perform.