FRIEDRICH SIEMENS LABORATORY

Using the term of Friedrich Siemens Laboratory, the adhesive bonding laboratory, the test hall, the workshop as well as the technically approved test, observation and certification office of the Institute of Building Construction are combined.

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Overview of important topics

Equipment & Services

The Friedrich-Siemens-Laboratorium specialises in testing methods for glass in the building industry and in the processing and analysis of adhesive systems for use in constructive glass construction. We provide our industrial partners with our expertise in the field of test methods for glass in construction and glued systems under service contracts.

Recognition, Notification & Accreditation

The Technical University of Dresden, Institute for Building Construction, was recognized in 2005 by the German Institute for Building Technology as a testing laboratory SAC23 for the issue of general building inspection test certificates for safety glazing. In 2015, the certification was extended to become a monitoring and certification body for bonded and mechanically fastened glass structures. The Technische Universität Dresden, Friedrich-Siemens-Laboratorium has been accredited by the Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle as a testing laboratory according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 since 2019.

Contact & Route to the Laboratory

The Friedrich Siemens Laboratory is located on the central campus of the Technische Universität Dresden in the von Mises Bau building complex.

Selection of a Name

The Institute of Building Construction at TU Dresden has intensively applied itself to research in the fields of Efficient Glass Construction and Gluing Technology. Regarding the history of area surrounding Dresden, it becomes evident that close relations to glass construction have existed for a considerable time. The local entrepreneur and researcher Friedrich Siemens (1826-1904) gained great renown in the field of glass and smelting technology due to his invention of the melting tank. The institute’s recently extended test facility, which is now especially equipped for the examination of adhesive connection, was named Friedrich Siemens Laboratory in his honor in November 2008.

The test facility’s extension is supported by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF) in the frame of the subsidy program “InnoProfile” as part of the “Unternehmen Regio” innovation initiative.