A high-performance fire-safe test chamber. Built for rigorous industrial standards and professional testing environments.

Engineers at EMEC Prototyping, in partnership with a leading Dresden-based international certification lab, have launched a new fire-resistant test chamber designed to meet the requirements of fire-critical testing applications. This system provides a secure environment for testing battery-powered or gasoline-driven devices, components, and assemblies under extreme heat or safety-critical conditions. Because the system uses highly customizable automated sequences, it can run tests around the clock without manual intervention.

“This new chamber gives our clients a safe, realistic environment to carry out critical tests under extreme conditions,” says Dr. René Beckert, Managing Director of EMEC Prototyping. “We’re seeing a growing need for on-site safe testing capabilities, especially in sectors like defense, drones, energy storage, electronics, mobility, and industrial components.”

The EMEC Prototyping chamber includes an integrated climate control system allowing teams to set specific temperature profiles or maintain stable ambient conditions for every test. This gives manufacturers a reliable way to analyze how products hold up under thermal stress or during actual fire events. Because the system is self-contained, it creates a consistent environment to validate all relevant industry standards.

Our semi-stationary approach slashes energy costs by focusing climate control on the chamber itself rather than heating or cooling an entire lab floor. Because the design is compact and mobile, you can relocate it quickly without the typical downtime caused by a lack of fixed infrastructure.

The chamber’s flexible dimensions and modular design mean you can easily add tools like camera systems to suit a wide range of applications and monitoring options. We’ve also included a fire-resistant partition, so you can split the space into separate sections to run multiple tests or conditioning cycles at the same time.

The chamber uses a high-temperature-resistant design, multi-stage fire protection, and redundant safety systems. We’ve built it with fire-rated materials, controlled airflow, and a suite of sensors to track pressure, smoke, and temperature. If a test object catches fire, the fully automated monitoring system triggers an integrated CO₂ or Argon extinguishing system to neutralize the threat immediately.