testing standards

Flame retardant according to DIN 4102-01 (B1)
Flame-retardant coating materials are tested on flame-retardant wooden substrates or on mineral or metallic substrates. Part 1 of DIN 4102 distinguishes between the following fire behavior classifications:

Building material class A Non-combustible building materials
Building material class B Combustible building materials
Building material class B1 Flame-retardant building materials
Building material class B2 Normally flammable building materials
Building material class B3 Highly flammable building materials
Once the test has been passed, a so-called general building inspection test certificate can be applied for.

Furniture surface standards DIN 68861
The German furniture surface standard DIN 68861 classifies different types of stress. This comprehensive standard consists of several parts, which test chemical stress, abrasion stress, scratch stress, cigarette burns, and the influence of heat (dry and moist), among other things. In practice, Part 1 of DIN 68861 is most commonly used for simulation. This focuses on the behavior of ready-to-use furniture parts under chemical stress. Changes to the surface are tested using up to 27 test substances (e.g., cleaning agents, various foods, standard household cleaning agents) over a specific period of time and then evaluated. This is done according to stress groups 1A (highest/most resistant group) to 1F (lowest group). Physically drying coating systems usually achieve stress class 1C, while chemically curing (higher quality) systems achieve stress class 1B.

Free of heavy metals in accordance with DIN EN71-3
This European standard describes the safety of toys with regard to the migration of harmful substances from the surface of toy materials (e.g., arsenic, lead, cadmium, chromium, mercury). Extraction simulates a digestion process, which then provides information about the dissolved and thus bioavailable elements. Provided that all limit values are not exceeded, the requirements of DIN EN71-3 are met.

VOC compliant – Deco-Paint Directive (ChemVOCFarbV)
Until 2007, there were only legal provisions for companies with solvent emissions of more than five tons per year. However, since the Deco-Paint Regulation came into force on January 1, 2007, all users of solvent-based paints and varnishes have been required to comply with the new legal regulation. The aim of the Deco Paint Directive is to limit the content of volatile organic compounds. The directive was introduced in two stages, with the first stage applying from January 1, 2007, and the second stage from January 1, 2010. This affects paints and varnishes used to coat buildings, their components, or decorative building elements
(e.g., windows, doors, frames, stairs, floors, wall and ceiling coverings, etc.). Mobile components (e.g., furniture, kitchens, exhibition stands, etc.) are not affected. The classification is divided into 12 product categories, subdivided into solvent-based and water-based, and must not exceed the respective limit values. The limit values refer to ready-to-use products, i.e., including all necessary additives such as hardeners, thinners, additives, etc.