SGS Korea: A Closer Look at the Laboratories

In the latest of our series of Lab Focus articles we explore SGS’s lab facilities in Korea. 

SGS opened its first lab in Korea in 1998. Today, with 420 employees across the country, we have a network of seven offices and ten laboratories. Our head office is in Seoul, supported by offices in Anyang, Gunpo, Kimhae, Daejeon, Kiheung, Gumi, GwangJu, as well as the following laboratory facilities:

• Anyang – 8,400 m²
• Gunpo – 4 laboratories totaling 5,300 m²
• Kiheung – 4 laboratories totaling 2,800 m²
• Kimhae – 960m²

Services and types of consumer products tested by our laboratories in Korea include:

• Wireless, EMC, safety and reliability testing:
  • Electrical & electronic products
  • IT Products
  • Trains
  • Vehicles
  • Shipbuilding
  • Military
  • Atomic products
  • Semi-conductor products
• Chemical analysis on hardline and softline products including, but not exclusively:
  • Electrical & electronic products
  • Semi-conductors
  • Textiles
  • Leather
  • Clothes
  • Shoes
  • Toys
  • Stationery
  • Cosmetics

Key Services

• Verification
• Testing
• Certification
• Consulting
• Inspection
• Factory assessment

Accreditations and Approvals

Our laboratories deliver services that are accredited to many international standards, including:

• ISO 17025 by KOLAS and A2LA
• RRA, FCC/IC, CE Accreditation Laboratory
• GCF/PTCRB Authorized Test Laboratory
• CTIA Authorized Test Laboratory
• WiFi Alliance Authorized Test Laboratory
• Bluetooth SIG Authorized Test Laboratory
• NFC Forum Authorized Test Laboratory
• WPC(Qi) Authorized Test Laboratory
• KEPIC(EN,MF) Authorized Test Laboratory
• ISTA Authorized Test Laboratory
• KoFONS Authorized Test Laboratory
• CPSC Authorized Test Laboratory

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For more information, please contact SGS Korea Labs.

SGS Korea Co., Ltd.
4FL, Chongryong Bldg.,257, Hangang-daero, Yongsan-gu
Seoul, 140-759
Korea, Republic of
t: +82 2 709 4500
f: +82 2 749 1674