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Test – Stick Constructions and Infill Supports

The resistance to positive wind pressure, negative wind pressure and torsion from dead load of stick constructions on curtain wall profiles is tested in a bending test according to DIN EN 16758. In combination with this, the breaking load of supports for infill supports such as glass supports is determined according to DIN EN 17146.

Test – Resistance to Wind Load of Windows + Doors

The resistance to wind load of windows and external doors must be tested according to product standard EN 14351-1 as per EN 12211. The results are given according to classification standard EN 12210.

ift Akademie

The practice-oriented training of employees is a central prerequisite for the success of a company. That is why the motto of the ift Academy is: "Advantage through knowledge". The seminars, specialist degrees, specialist conferences and congresses guarantee competent first-hand knowledge. The lecturers are all specialists in their field and…

Certification – Quality Management DIN EN ISO 9001

As the most successful concept and verification procedure worldwide, certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001 supports and documents a company's quality awareness in the systematic design of its processes at all levels.

ift-Montageplaner (ift-Installation tool)

With only a few clicks the software allows a professional building-structural design of the wall connection of windows.

Certification – Installer of Mechanical Security Devices – QM 311

In Germany, burglar resistance has become very important over the last few years. Equipping a house with the right windows, doors, gates or roller shutters makes the end customer feel secure. But you don't always have to buy a new product. Often, retrofitting with the right components can be the solution.

Certification – Windows + External Pedestrian Doorsets + Curtain Walls – QM 320 SG

Licenser are among the think tanks of new window and external pedestrian doorset designs. However, in addition to the technical basics, formal aspects of CE marking such as specifications for factory production control must also be observed.

Certification – Nordic Certified Scantlings (NCS)

Certification of laminated profiles for market access in Scandinavia

Certification – Fire and Smoke Control Door and Shutter Assemblies (Internal use) – QM 305

Due to the standardisation backlog in Europe, interior doors are still regulated nationally. In some countries, a classification report according to EN 13501-2 is required as proof, which requires proof in accordance with product standard EN 16034.

Certification – ift FEM – QM 339

Bei der Berechnung von Wärmedurchgangskoeffizienten darf der Hersteller Eigenschaften, deren Ermittlung Aufgabe einer notifizierten Prüfstelle ist, mit Hilfe von tabellarischen Werten oder Berechnungen eigenverantwortlich ermitteln. Die Grundlage für die Ermittlung der Eigenschaften muss jedoch von der selben notifizierten Stelle überprüft werden.

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

For products subject to CE marking, a statement on possible indoor air-relevant emissions will be required in future. The ift certification scheme QM 359 examines products with regard to their VOC emissions.

ift-Model EPDs

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) make statements about the environmental impact of a product, such as energy and water consumption or the resulting global warming potential. These documents essentially serve as proof for building certification. This means that if buildings are certified according to sustainability systems such as DGNB,…