An EV charging cable does not spend its life in a clean laboratory.
A public charging cable may be dragged across concrete, left on wet pavement, exposed to afternoon sunlight, splashed with automotive fluids, compressed by equipment and returned to service the next morning at sub-zero temperature.
None of these events is unusual.
The difficulty is that they attack the cable in different ways.
Ultraviolet exposure can gradually age the sheath. Water can change material properties without producing obvious external damage. Automotive fluids may soften or embrittle the polymer. Compression can deform the cable internally before the outside appears seriously damaged. At low temperature, a normally flexible material can become brittle enough to crack under impact.
This is the engineering context behind IEC 62893-2.
Rather than asking whether an EV charging cable is simply "strong", IEC 62893-2 provides test methods that challenge different parts of the cable system and different failure mechanisms.
For a laboratory, that creates an important practical question:
What exactly needs to be tested, and what equipment is required to reproduce each test correctly?
This guide explains the main IEC 62893-2 test methods, the failure mechanisms behind them and how to plan an EV charging cable testing laboratory without treating the entire standard as a single-machine test.
What Is IEC 62893-2?
IEC 62893-2:2017 is titled:
Charging cables for electric vehicles for rated voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV — Part 2: Test methods
It covers particular test methods for charging cables with extruded insulation and sheath intended for flexible applications under demanding service conditions between an electricity supply point or charging station and an electric vehicle.
The scope covers cables rated up to:
0.6/1 kV AC
or
1,500 V DC
One distinction should be clear from the beginning:
IEC 62893-2 is a test-method standard. It is not, by itself, a complete EV charging cable product specification.
IEC 62893-1 provides general requirements, while product-specific parts of the IEC 62893 family define requirements for particular charging cable constructions and applications.
IEC 62893-2 also does not necessarily define every temperature, duration or acceptance requirement for every cable type. Some conditions come from the relevant cable specification.
That means an equipment supplier should never start with:
"You need an IEC 62893-2 machine."
A better question is:
Which IEC 62893-2 test method do you need to reproduce, for which cable, and under which product-specific conditions?
That distinction becomes increasingly important as we look at the individual tests.
Where IEC 62893-2 Fits in the IEC 62893 Family
IEC 62893 is better understood as a family of related documents than as a sequence of tests.
At a high level:
| IEC 62893 Part | Main Role |
|---|---|
| IEC 62893-1 | General requirements |
| IEC 62893-2 | Particular test methods |
| IEC 62893-3 | Requirements for certain AC charging cables |
| IEC 62893-4 series | Requirements related to DC charging cable applications |
This relationship matters when planning a test program.
IEC 62893-2 may explain how a particular property is evaluated, while the applicable cable standard determines whether that test applies and what requirement the cable must meet.
A laboratory can therefore own equipment capable of carrying out an IEC 62893-2 method without automatically being equipped for complete IEC 62893 product qualification.
That is not a weakness of the laboratory.
It is simply how standards-based testing works.
Engineering Note:
A standard number identifies the framework. The specimen, clause, test condition and acceptance criterion determine the actual laboratory setup.
The Eight IEC 62893-2 Test Areas at a Glance
The principal IEC 62893-2 methods cover eight different areas.
| Test | Stress Applied | What May Change | Main Failure Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long-Term DC Insulation | DC voltage + heat + liquid + time | Insulation system | Breakdown |
| UV / Weathering | Radiation + moisture + ageing | Sheath polymer | Property loss / cracking |
| Chemical Resistance | Automotive fluids | Polymer compound | Swelling / cracking / embrittlement |
| Water Resistance | Water conditioning | Mechanical material properties | Strength / elongation loss |
| Tear Resistance | Tensile propagation from existing damage | Sheath | Growing tear |
| Saponification Value | Chemical analysis | Compound characteristic | Value outside requirement |
| Crush Resistance | Compression | Cable geometry / insulation | Electrical contact / insufficient force resistance |
| Cold Impact | Low temperature + impact | Insulation / sheath | Brittle cracking |
The important point is not simply that IEC 62893-2 contains eight tests.
It is why eight different tests are necessary.
There is no single property called "cable durability".
A cable that performs well in tension may still have poor tear resistance. A sheath that looks acceptable after water exposure may already have lost elongation. A cable that is flexible at room temperature can become brittle in winter.
Each method is trying to reveal a different weakness.
Long-Term DC Insulation: More Than a Withstand Test
A short electrical withstand test and a long-duration DC insulation test do not ask the same engineering question.
A short test asks:
Can the insulation survive this electrical stress now?
Long-term testing asks:
Can the insulation remain stable when electrical stress acts together with temperature, moisture and time?
That difference matters for an EV charging cable because insulation ageing is rarely caused by voltage alone.
Heat can accelerate material degradation. Moisture can alter electrical behaviour. Time allows small weaknesses to develop into failures that would never appear during a short production-line test.
IEC 62893-2 therefore exposes the cable insulation to an elevated-temperature saline environment while DC voltage is applied for an extended duration.
Representative conditions in the method include approximately:
85°C
240 h conditioning
and
600 V DC
The full specimen preparation, liquid concentration, electrode arrangement and duration requirements should always be checked against the applicable IEC document and cable specification.
The engineering value of the method is more important than memorizing every number.
It combines four stresses:
electrical load + temperature + conductive liquid + time
That is why a cable can pass a short dielectric test yet still reveal weakness during long-duration DC exposure.
A short PASS does not automatically demonstrate long-term insulation stability.
For equipment selection, this method should immediately stop buyers from thinking in terms of a conventional "cable tester".
A complete setup may require a controlled heated liquid system, DC power source, electrodes, electrical monitoring and suitable electrical safety protection.
A cable bending machine cannot replace that system.
Weathering and UV: What Happens to the Outer Sheath?
Charging cables used outdoors may spend years exposed to sunlight, temperature changes and moisture.
The resulting damage usually does not happen dramatically.
The cable does not go from "good" to "failed" after one afternoon in the sun.
Instead, polymer ageing develops gradually.
A typical degradation path may look like:
UV exposure
→ molecular/material ageing
→ reduced tensile properties
→ reduced elongation
→ increased cracking risk
→ weaker long-term sheath protection
This is why simply checking whether the cable has faded in colour tells us very little about its real condition.
A cable does not need to look badly weathered to have lost useful mechanical performance.
IEC 62893-2 addresses weathering and UV resistance through controlled artificial ageing. The important engineering idea is not merely to expose the specimen.
The useful question comes afterward:
How much material performance remains after ageing?
That creates a two-stage laboratory process.
First:
controlled weathering exposure
Then:
mechanical evaluation of conditioned material
This comparison between unexposed and exposed specimens provides far more information than visual inspection alone.
This is also one of the clearest places where different types of test equipment work together.
The laboratory may need a xenon weathering system for exposure and a Universal Testing Machine for subsequent tensile-property evaluation.
Neither machine alone tells the complete story.
Chemical Exposure: The Parking Lot Is Not a Clean Laboratory
A charging cable in a laboratory usually encounters clean air and a clean floor.
A cable in a service environment may encounter:
engine oil,
brake fluid,
hydraulic fluid,
antifreeze,
fuel-related liquids,
urea-based automotive solutions,
or cleaning chemicals.
The cable does not necessarily fail when the liquid first touches the sheath.
That is why chemical resistance is more subtle than it sounds.
A more realistic failure process is:
chemical exposure → polymer interaction → softening, swelling or embrittlement → later mechanical stress → cracking
This last step is particularly important.
A sheath may look acceptable immediately after chemical exposure but reveal damage once it is bent or handled.
In other words:
Visible appearance immediately after exposure is not always the final answer.
A good chemical-resistance evaluation therefore controls the liquid, exposure condition, recovery and subsequent examination required by the applicable specification.
The goal is to understand whether exposure has changed the material enough to compromise future service performance.
This test should not be forced into a generic mechanical cable tester.
It is primarily an exposure and material-behaviour problem.
Water Resistance: Measure What Remains After Exposure
Water resistance is often oversimplified.
People naturally imagine:
Put the cable in water. Remove it. Check whether it still works.
But the IEC 62893-2 material evaluation is more meaningful than that.
The important question is:
What properties remain after the material has been exposed to water?
The sequence can be understood as:
original specimen
→ water conditioning
→ recovery
→ mechanical test
→ compare retained properties
The cable material may absorb moisture or experience changes that are not immediately visible.
After conditioning, tensile strength and elongation become useful indicators of whether the material has retained its mechanical integrity.
That gives us an important distinction:
| Exposure | Main Engineering Question |
|---|---|
| Water | Has prolonged water exposure reduced mechanical properties? |
| Automotive Fluids | Has chemical interaction altered the polymer enough to affect later performance? |
Both involve liquids.
But they do not challenge the material through the same mechanism.
For water-resistance work, the laboratory commonly needs controlled conditioning followed by mechanical-property evaluation on a Universal Testing Machine.
The water tank is therefore only the first part of the test.
Tear Resistance: When Small Damage Starts to Grow
A charging cable sheath can be very strong when perfectly intact and still be vulnerable once a small cut exists.
This is why tensile strength and tear resistance should never be treated as interchangeable.
A tensile test asks:
How does an intact specimen behave under tensile loading?
A tear test asks:
What happens when damage has already started?
That difference is highly relevant to charging cables.
A cable may be dragged over a rough surface and receive a small cut.
The initial damage may not expose the conductor or cause immediate electrical failure.
The next question is more important:
Will repeated pulling or bending make that cut grow?
IEC 62893-2 uses a prepared sheath specimen containing controlled initial damage and then applies tensile loading so that tear propagation can be evaluated.
The result is related to the force required to continue the tear, normalized using specimen thickness.
This provides a more meaningful indication of material resistance to damage propagation than a conventional tensile-strength value alone.
A Common Misunderstanding
"If the sheath has high tensile strength, it must also have good tear resistance."
Not necessarily.
The stress concentration created by an existing cut changes the failure mechanism.
A material that carries a relatively high tensile load as an intact specimen can still allow a crack to propagate comparatively easily once the damage has started.
The hardest part of preventing a tear is often what happens after the first millimetre of damage.
This is one of the IEC 62893-2 tests where a Universal Testing Machine fits naturally into the laboratory.
But force capacity alone is not enough.
The laboratory must also consider specimen geometry, grip design, crosshead speed, load-cell range and whether the specimen slips or receives unintended jaw damage during testing.
For low-force material tests, a smaller and more sensitive load cell may produce better measurement quality than simply using the largest machine available.
Saponification Value: Why Is a Chemistry Test in a Cable Standard?
At first glance, saponification value looks out of place beside crush resistance and cold impact.
It is not a mechanical test.
That is exactly why it is useful.
The performance of a charging cable depends not only on cable geometry but also on the composition and chemical characteristics of its polymer materials.
Saponification value is determined through laboratory chemical analysis involving a prepared material sample, controlled reaction, titration and calculation.
In simple terms, it characterizes how much alkali is required to saponify a defined amount of material.
The important point for an equipment buyer is straightforward:
This is a chemistry-laboratory method, not a conventional cable-machine test.
A mechanical test-equipment manufacturer should not pretend otherwise.
Its inclusion in IEC 62893-2 is a useful reminder that complete cable evaluation extends beyond pulling, bending and impact.
Material chemistry matters too.
Crush Resistance: Mechanical Damage Becomes an Electrical Problem
Crush resistance is one of the most interesting IEC 62893-2 methods because it connects a visible mechanical event to a potentially invisible electrical failure.
Imagine a charging cable lying across the ground.
A wheel, trolley or heavy object applies pressure.
The cable begins to flatten.
The sheath deforms.
The internal insulation deforms.
Conductors move closer to surrounding metal or other internal structures.
At some point, the problem is no longer:
"How flat does the cable look?"
It becomes:
"Has mechanical deformation compromised electrical separation?"
That is the real engineering value of the crush test.
The cable does not need to split open before compression becomes an electrical problem.
IEC 62893-2 uses mechanically controlled compression and an electrical detection principle so that the force associated with the critical internal condition can be identified.
Representative test conditions include a compression speed of:
10 ± 1 mm/min
The method also differentiates the required mean crush force according to conductor size:
| Conductor Cross-Section | Minimum Mean Crush Force |
|---|---|
| ≤ 4 mm² | 4.0 kN |
| > 4 mm² | 11.0 kN |
These values immediately become useful when selecting equipment.
Engineering Example — Why Machine Capacity Matters
Suppose the cable being evaluated uses conductors above 4 mm².
The relevant mean crush-force requirement may reach:
11 kN
Now compare three load-frame capacities.
5 kN machine
The machine cannot reach the required load.
10 kN machine
Still below the 11 kN requirement.
20–50 kN class machine
Potentially suitable from a force-capacity perspective.
But that still does not mean the machine automatically reproduces the standard test.
The system must also support the required:
compression speed,
fixture geometry,
loading components,
force accuracy,
specimen positioning,
and electrical contact detection.
So the correct selection logic is:
Required Test Load
→
Suitable Machine Capacity
→
Correct Fixture
→
Correct Detection Method
→
Complete Test Setup
Not:
Largest Machine = Best Machine
For ITM-LAB, this type of test would normally be approached through an appropriately sized Universal Testing / Compression System with a dedicated cable crush fixture and electrical detection solution.
Cold Impact: Why a Flexible Cable Can Become Brittle
A cable that bends comfortably at room temperature may behave very differently after cold conditioning.
As temperature decreases, polymer mobility decreases.
The sheath and insulation may become stiffer.
Their ability to absorb impact energy can fall.
A mechanical impact that causes little damage at room temperature can then create a brittle crack.
The impact energy may be the same. The material receiving it is not.
IEC 62893-2 addresses this through low-temperature impact testing associated with IEC 60811 low-temperature methods.
The test conditions vary with cable diameter.
Representative values include:
| Cable Diameter | Striker Mass | Intermediate Piece | Drop Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| D ≤ 15 mm | 1,000 g | 200 g | 100 mm |
| 15 < D ≤ 25 mm | 1,500 g | 200 g | 150 mm |
| D > 25 mm | 2,000 g | 200 g | 200 mm |
The purpose is not to measure a sophisticated impact-energy curve.
The acceptance question is much more practical:
Did the cold-conditioned insulation or sheath crack?
This turns cold-impact testing into a two-stage laboratory problem.
First:
condition the cable at the required low temperature
Then:
apply the specified impact under controlled geometry
A normal room-temperature impact tester alone cannot reproduce that method.
A Test Name Does Not Always Describe the Failure Mechanism
This distinction is useful when reading any reliability standard.
A test name generally tells us what stress is being applied.
It does not always tell us what is actually failing.
Cold impact is an impact test, but the underlying material problem is low-temperature embrittlement.
Crush testing applies compression, but the safety concern is ultimately loss of internal electrical separation.
Weathering is an environmental exposure test, but the critical result may be loss of tensile strength or elongation.
Chemical resistance begins with liquid exposure, but failure may not appear until the material is later bent.
Thinking in terms of failure mechanisms makes both equipment selection and test-result interpretation much clearer.
What Failure Is Each IEC 62893-2 Test Trying to Reveal?
| IEC 62893-2 Test | Laboratory Stress | Typical Failure Mechanism | What Engineers Should Watch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long-Term DC | Electrical + heat + liquid + time | Insulation degradation | Breakdown / insulation damage |
| UV / Weathering | Light + moisture + ageing | Polymer degradation | Reduced tensile/elongation properties |
| Chemical | Automotive liquid exposure | Material interaction | Swelling, softening, brittleness, cracking |
| Water | Water conditioning | Property loss | Reduced strength / elongation |
| Tear | Tensile load from existing defect | Crack propagation | Maximum tear resistance |
| Saponification | Chemical reaction | Compound characteristic | Calculated material value |
| Crush | Controlled compression | Internal cable deformation | Force at critical electrical condition |
| Cold Impact | Cold conditioning + impact | Brittle fracture | Insulation / sheath cracking |
This table is perhaps the easiest way to understand why an IEC 62893-2 test solution cannot be reduced to one machine.
The failure mechanisms are simply too different.
What Equipment Is Needed for IEC 62893-2 Testing?
A practical EV charging cable laboratory may require several equipment categories.
| Test Method | Typical Laboratory Capability |
|---|---|
| Long-Term DC Insulation | Heated liquid conditioning + DC electrical system |
| Weathering / UV | Xenon weathering chamber + UTM |
| Chemical Resistance | Controlled chemical exposure setup |
| Water Resistance | Controlled water conditioning + UTM |
| Tear Resistance | Universal Testing Machine + suitable grips |
| Saponification Value | Chemical-analysis apparatus |
| Crush Resistance | Compression system + dedicated fixture + electrical detection |
| Cold Impact | Low-temperature conditioning + cold-impact apparatus |
Notice that several tests can share equipment.
A UTM used for tear resistance may also support post-conditioning tensile-property evaluation.
A larger UTM or compression frame may support crush testing when equipped with the correct fixture and electrical detection arrangement.
An environmental chamber may support conditioning requirements beyond this one standard if the required temperature range, workspace and control performance are appropriate.
This is often a more efficient way to build a laboratory than buying one machine for each standard clause.
Where Does a Universal Testing Machine Fit?
Among all the equipment required for IEC 62893 cable testing, a Universal Testing Machine can be one of the most reusable systems.
It can potentially support:
tear resistance testing
post-water tensile evaluation
post-weathering tensile evaluation
and
crush testing with a dedicated compression fixture
However, the word "universal" can be misleading.
A Universal Testing Machine is universal in the types of loads it can apply.
It is not universal in test configuration.
Each method may require a different:
fixture,
load cell,
test speed,
specimen preparation,
measurement range,
detection system,
and result calculation.
This is especially important when one laboratory wants to cover both low-force material tearing and high-force cable crushing.
A load cell optimized for an 11 kN crush test may not provide the ideal measurement resolution for a much lower-force material tear test.
Depending on the machine configuration, interchangeable load cells or separate capacity ranges may therefore be more appropriate.
That is the type of question that should be resolved before ordering the system.
Passing One Test Is Not the Same as Claiming IEC 62893 Compliance
This distinction is important for laboratories, manufacturers and equipment suppliers.
Suppose a cable passes an IEC 62893-2 crush test.
That does not automatically mean:
"This cable is IEC 62893 compliant."
It means the tested specimen has completed a particular test method under defined conditions and met the applicable requirement.
Complete product compliance depends on the relevant product specification and the full required qualification program.
The same principle applies to the machine itself.
A test system can be designed to reproduce an IEC 62893-2 method.
But:
Compliance belongs to the tested product and test program—not to the machine by itself.
This is why terms such as:
"IEC 62893-2 test capability"
or
"equipment configured for IEC 62893-2 crush testing"
are usually more technically meaningful than broadly advertising one machine as:
"IEC 62893-2 compliant."
What About EV Charging Cable Bending and Flexing?
Repeated bending is still extremely important for charging cables.
Users pull cables from holders, drag them into position, bend them around obstacles and repeatedly move the cable close to the connector or strain-relief area.
This creates another group of possible failures:
conductor fatigue,
strand breakage,
local resistance increase,
sheath damage,
connector-side fatigue,
and intermittent electrical failure.
But this broader mechanical durability problem should not be confused with the eight IEC 62893-2 test areas described above.
The IEC 62893 framework uses additional product requirements and referenced test methods for complete cable evaluation.
That is where equipment such as the ITM-LAB RS-8105M Multi-Core Cable Bending Tester becomes relevant.
RS-8105M is intended for repeated bending evaluation of EV charging cables and other multi-core flexible cables.
Its role is better described as:
related EV charging cable flex durability testing
rather than:
the IEC 62893-2 machine.
That distinction makes the product positioning stronger, not weaker.
It tells the engineer exactly what the machine is for.
Do Not Select the Machine Before You Know the Test
One of the most common procurement mistakes is starting with a machine specification.
For example:
"We need a 50 kN tester."
That may be true.
But why 50 kN?
Which clause?
Which fixture?
Which specimen?
Which result needs to be measured?
A more reliable selection process is:
1. Identify the applicable standard and clause
Then:
2. Confirm the cable type and construction
Then:
3. Define the specimen
Then:
4. Confirm the test condition
Then:
5. Determine the required load, temperature, speed or exposure
Then:
6. Define the failure / acceptance criterion
Only after those steps should the machine be selected.
For crush resistance, machine force capacity is important.
For tear testing, load-cell sensitivity and grips may matter more.
For weathering, chamber irradiance and exposure control matter.
For cold impact, low-temperature conditioning and impact geometry matter.
For long-term DC insulation, electrical and liquid-handling safety become central.
Different tests require different engineering priorities.
What Information Should You Provide Before Selecting Test Equipment?
A useful enquiry for an EV charging cable test equipment supplier should ideally include:
- Applicable IEC standard and clause
- AC or DC charging cable
- Cable outer diameter
- Conductor cross-section
- Number of conductors / cable construction
- Insulation and sheath material where known
- Required test method
- Required temperature or environmental condition
- Required load or force range
- Specimen dimensions
- Failure / acceptance criterion
- Need for electrical continuity or contact monitoring
- Required test frequency or laboratory throughput
This information is much more useful than sending only:
"Please quote IEC 62893 tester."
With the correct technical inputs, the equipment can be configured around the method rather than around a generic catalogue specification.
Common Mistakes in IEC 62893-2 Test Planning
Several mistakes appear repeatedly when cable laboratories begin planning an IEC 62893-2 program.
The first is assuming all eight tests are mechanical cable tests.
They are not.
The standard includes electrical endurance, environmental ageing, liquid conditioning, material chemistry, tensile-type material evaluation, compression and cold impact.
The second mistake is assuming that one visible failure criterion can be used everywhere.
Again, no.
Some methods look for electrical breakdown. Others measure retained material properties. Tear testing evaluates crack propagation. Crush testing links compression force to an electrical condition. Cold impact focuses on cracking.
The third mistake is selecting equipment only from maximum capacity.
A 100 kN UTM may have more than enough force for an 11 kN crush test, but that does not answer whether the fixture, detection arrangement, speed control and load accuracy are appropriate.
And finally, laboratories sometimes record only:
PASS / FAIL
without enough context.
For traceable engineering work, the report should also identify the cable, applicable specification, conditioning history, equipment configuration, relevant test parameters and observed failure mode.
A PASS without test context is much less useful than it appears.
FAQ
What tests are included in IEC 62893-2?
The principal test areas include long-term resistance of insulation to DC, weathering and UV resistance, chemical resistance, water resistance, tear resistance, saponification value, crush resistance and cold impact.
They address different electrical, environmental, material and mechanical failure mechanisms.
Is IEC 62893-2 a complete EV charging cable product standard?
No.
IEC 62893-2 provides particular test methods. General requirements and cable-specific requirements are addressed through other relevant parts of the IEC 62893 family.
Laboratories should therefore confirm the applicable product standard before establishing the complete test program.
Does IEC 62893-2 include EV cable bending tests?
Repeated cable bending is important to EV charging cable durability, but it should not be treated as one of the eight principal IEC 62893-2 Clause 5 test areas discussed in this guide.
Bending and flexing requirements should be confirmed against the applicable cable specification and referenced test method.
Can one machine perform all IEC 62893-2 tests?
No.
The methods require different laboratory capabilities, including electrical testing, weathering exposure, liquid conditioning, chemical analysis, tensile/compression testing and low-temperature impact testing.
A UTM can support several mechanical evaluations, but it cannot replace all other systems.
What equipment is needed for IEC 62893-2 testing?
The exact configuration depends on which test clauses are required.
A laboratory may need a DC electrical test system, heated liquid conditioning, xenon weathering equipment, water and chemical conditioning setups, a Universal Testing Machine, cable crush fixtures, low-temperature conditioning and a cold-impact apparatus.
What information is needed to select IEC 62893-2 test equipment?
At minimum, provide the applicable clause, cable type, cable diameter, conductor cross-section, specimen dimensions, required temperature, test force or speed, failure criterion and whether electrical monitoring is required.
Providing these details dramatically reduces the risk of selecting the wrong test configuration.
Building a Practical IEC 62893-2 EV Charging Cable Test Laboratory
The value of IEC 62893-2 is not that it gives engineers another checklist.
Its value is that it forces the cable to be examined from several different failure perspectives.
Long-term DC exposure challenges the insulation system.
Weathering asks what remains after the sheath has aged.
Water and chemicals reveal whether exposure changes the polymer.
Tear testing examines what happens once damage has already started.
Crush resistance determines when a mechanical event becomes an electrical problem.
Cold impact shows how temperature can change the material before impact even occurs.
Saponification testing moves deeper into the chemical characteristics of the compound itself.
Together, these methods lead to a much more useful definition of charging-cable reliability:
A reliable EV charging cable is not simply one that survives a high load. It is one that retains the required electrical, mechanical and material integrity after the stresses expected in its service environment.
The same principle should guide laboratory investment.
Do not begin with the machine.
Begin with the failure mechanism.
Confirm the standard.
Identify the clause.
Define the specimen.
Confirm the condition.
Understand the acceptance criterion.
Then configure the test system.
For laboratories developing new EV charging cable test capability, ITM-LAB can evaluate the required test functions across universal testing, environmental conditioning, impact testing and related cable flex durability systems, and configure the solution around the actual cable and test requirement.
Define the test first. Build the solution second.
