Testing labs in Móstoles

CEISLAB (Centro de Ensayos, Innovación y Servicios, Spain) operates Spain's first independent laboratory dedicated to testing commercial refrigeration units and equipment.

ISO/IEC 17025 accredited by ENAC (No. LE1467) testing laboratory (accreditation status: active). Located at 28933, Móstoles, Spain.

ISO/IEC 17025 accredited by ENAC (No. LE807) testing laboratory (accreditation status: active). Accredited test areas include: Env Corrosion Salt Spray. Located at 28933, Móstoles, Spain.

ISO/IEC 17025 accredited by ENAC (No. LE1159) testing laboratory (accreditation status: active). Accredited test areas include: Chemical; Petroleum Lubricants. Located at 28935, Móstoles, Spain.

ISO/IEC 17025 accredited by ENAC (No. LE2715) testing laboratory (accreditation status: active). Accredited test areas include: Mechanical Fatigue Creep. Located at 28933, Móstoles, Spain.

ACEMSA (Asesoramiento y Certificación de Ensayos Metalúrgicos, S.L.) is a specialized metallurgical testing, analysis, and certification laboratory founded in 1989 and headquartered at Calle Arboleda 14 in the Puente de Vallecas district of Madrid, Spain. Established as a Metallographic Materials Center (Centro Metalográfico de Materiales), the laboratory was created to address quality control demands in the industrial sector and to provide testing, certification, and technical advisory services to companies across the metallurgical and manufacturing industries. ACEMSA's core mission is to support the continuous improvement of product quality and the optimization of manufacturing processes for its clients. ACEMSA has held accreditation from ENAC (Entidad Nacional de Acreditación — Spain's national accreditation body) since 1996, under accreditation number 98/LE 258, in full compliance with the requirements of UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025. This accreditation covers chemical analysis, mechanical testing, and metallographic analysis of metallic materials and their welded joints. The uninterrupted maintenance of this ENAC accreditation for more than 25 years is a strong indicator of the laboratory's sustained technical competence, metrological traceability, and rigorous quality management system aligned with internationally recognized testing standards. The core testing portfolio is built on three analytical pillars. Chemical analysis services are performed on metallic materials to determine elemental composition and verify conformance with alloy specifications and procurement standards. Mechanical testing — conducted on both metallic and non-metallic materials — encompasses hardness measurement, tensile strength, elongation, impact energy, and other standardized evaluations required by European and international norms. Metallographic analysis involves the preparation and optical or electron-microscopic examination of material cross-sections to assess microstructure, grain size, phase distribution, inclusions, surface layers, and the condition of applied heat treatments or coatings. Beyond these three core disciplines, ACEMSA performs corrosion testing, thermal treatment verification, thermochemical treatment testing, metallic coating and paint testing, and comprehensive testing of welded joints. The laboratory is also equipped to test sintered materials, composite materials, and to characterize plastics, rubbers, and elastomers, extending its competence across the full spectrum of engineering materials used in modern manufacturing. Wastewater analysis represents an additional service offering, enabling clients to address environmental compliance requirements from the same accredited facility. A significant share of ACEMSA's work involves failure analysis (análisis de fallos) — systematic, rigorous investigation into why parts, components, or welded assemblies have failed in service or during production. By combining metallographic examination, fractography, chemical composition analysis, and mechanical property evaluation, the laboratory identifies failure mechanisms such as fatigue cracking, brittle fracture, stress corrosion cracking, hydrogen embrittlement, deficient heat treatment, or manufacturing process defects. This root-cause capability is of direct value to manufacturers seeking to reduce scrap, respond to warranty claims, and correct systemic process weaknesses before they recur at scale. ACEMSA has developed particular expertise in aluminum and zamak (zinc-aluminum alloy) die-casting and gravity-casting applications. Services in this domain include incoming inspection and selection of ingot material, evaluation of melting conditions and aluminum alloy microstructure, solidification behavior in the mold, assessment of mold design and auxiliary tooling, heat treatment verification of die-casting molds, and the systematic study and correction of repetitive casting defects (defectologías repetitivas en piezas inyectadas). This niche capability addresses the complex quality challenges faced by foundries producing high-volume components for automotive, aerospace, and general engineering customers. The industrial sectors actively served by ACEMSA span automotive (automoción), railway (ferroviario), aeronautics (aeronáutica), naval, construction (construcción), and environmental applications (medio ambiente). This breadth reflects the universal importance of metallurgical quality assurance wherever metal components are manufactured or deployed in safety-critical systems. The laboratory's participation in the Madrid Cluster de Automoción (MCA) further underscores its integration into the regional automotive supply-chain ecosystem and its familiarity with the demanding quality and certification requirements of Tier-1 and OEM-level customers. With more than 35 years of metallurgical practice, ENAC-accredited infrastructure under ISO/IEC 17025, and a full-service approach combining materials testing, failure investigation, technical consultancy, and certification, ACEMSA is a comprehensive and credible testing partner for manufacturers, Tier-1 suppliers, quality engineers, and legal or insurance teams requiring certified, traceable metallurgical test results in compliance with applicable European and international standards.