EN 14201 Louvers and Shutters - Test for Resistance to Repeated Operations

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of EN 14201 testing. This standard defines test methods to determine the operating force required for roller shutters and shutters.

Specifies the tests to be performed to determine the mechanical durability of products consisting of:

• interior shutters,
• exterior shutters,
• Blinds according to a defined extension/retraction cycle of the curtains and tilting of the slats (for inclined louvre louvres and louvres).

It applies to complete products, such as those equipped with equipment and operating mechanisms under normal operating conditions.

Manual overrides for use in the event of mechanical failure are excluded when they form part of motorized roller shutters and rolling shutters.

One or two cord mechanism that can be fixed to the wall or to the main box and allows the gear axis to be repositioned. It includes an operating rod and a coupling piece.

Roll internally when the roll tube is placed inside the extended curtain. When the roll tube is placed outside the extended curtain, the roll is on the outside.

To test a series of samples, the characteristics of the sample for a particular operation are determined, taking into account the specified considerations, supplemented by the technical data provided by the manufacturer and the dimensional limits of the products and the installation instructions.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with EN 14201 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.