NMI obtains German testing grounds

Delft-based NMI Group has acquired Phoenix Testlab, a leading German testing and certification body specializing in EMC, environmental, radio, battery and product safety compliance. The deal will bring the Dutch measurement institute closer to its German customers and in a better position to support them locally. It will also strengthen NMI’s ability to help manufacturers anticipate and respond to evolving compliance demands driven by electrification, digitalization and intelligent systems.

With over thirty years of experience and a state-of-the-art facility in Blomberg, Germany, Phoenix Testlab serves a variety of industrial customers, including global automotive OEMs and electronics manufacturers. Its fast-growing battery testing lab – active since 2005 – will extend NMI’s ability to support lithium-ion safety, vibration and climate testing. Its global type approval services will also expand access for clients seeking compliance pathways in Europe, North America, Japan and beyond.

“Development-accompanying testing and product compliance are evolving from a regulatory obligation into a strategic and commercial differentiator,” comments Max Rüter, managing director of Phoenix Testlab. “By joining NMI, we’ll be combining decades of technical depth with the scale and agility needed to support clients as they navigate overlapping regulations and shrinking time-to-market windows. Together, we’re building a platform that’s not just reactive but predictive.”

NMI ensures the systems, devices and services that shape our daily lives, such as electric vehicle charging infrastructure, smart meters, medical devices, mobile and payment technologies, industrial control systems and safety-critical instrumentation, are accurate, fully compliant and future-ready. It has more than twenty test labs spread over five locations in the Netherlands and the UK. Founded in 1873 as the Dutch national Calibration Service (“Dienst van het IJkwezen”), it was privatized in 1989 as the Netherlands Measurement Institute. As of 12 September, it has British growth investor Bridgepoint as its majority shareholder.