Service provider for materials and material testing
Applus+ BKW (BK Werkstofftechnik – Prüfstelle für Werkstoffe GmbH) is an accredited and independent laboratory for materials testing. Based in Bremen, Germany, our highly qualified team have been serving national and international customers across a wide range of industries for over 35 years. Our portfolio covers almost every area of destructive and non-destructive materials testing for metallic as well as for non-metallic materials. In cooperation with technical inspection organizations (TÜO) such as BV, TÜV, DNV we also perform material acceptance tests. Our mobile field service team will also come to test in-situ at our customer’s facilities, if required.
Our customers include well-known companies from industries spanning, oil and gas, mechanical and plant engineering, petrochemical, wind energy, power plant technology, chemicals, steel, shipbuilding, medical technology, welding technology, foundry technology, trade, aerospace and research & development.
Use cases along the entire value chain
Whenever our customers need reliable data on materials, they utilise our services. Whether in the field of research and development for material characterization, material qualification or the simulation of fatigue strength; the field of production for process qualifications, first part qualifications (FPQs) or release tests; the fields of purchasing and sales for quality assurance or quality control; or the field of customer service for failure analysis, Applus+ BKW finds a suitable solution for every scope of testing, from time-critical individual tests to test campaigns lasting several months, or continuous material testing. As a digital laboratory, we naturally have an up-to-date laboratory information management system (LIMS) and can provide our clients with their results in both classic report form and digital format.
A local partner with a global network
Local sample manufacturing, a comprehensive range of test procedures at various environmental conditions, failure analyses, professional engineering consulting services… we offer our customers complete process solutions, from start to finish. They benefit from reliable delivery times, high-quality test results and competitive pricing. Since 2011, Applus+ BKW has been part of the Applus+ Group, which has more than 23,000 employees worldwide. The Group is one of the leading providers of testing, inspection and certification services. The Applus+ Laboratories division of the group boasts a network of materials testing laboratories across Europe, China and the USA. In Germany, Applus+ Laboratories is represented in both Bremen and Dresden.
We are accredited in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 and NADCAP and qualified by Airbus, BP, Daimler, amongst many other OEMs and suppliers. Consult all of our accreditations and approvals.