MEN cooperates with this semi-governmental institute when approved environmental type tests of boards and systems for rugged applications are requested. After successful validation of the product the LGA issues official certificates that can be used to achieve standard approval at the different industry standards bodies.

The name and brand of LGA stand for a modern enterprise for testing and other services. LGA (Landesgewerbeanstalt Bayern) is the parent company — a public corporation headquartered in Nuremberg and having more than 30 subsidiaries in Germany and worldwide. LGA and the companies of its group work neutrally and independently for companies of all industries as well as for private and public customers. As a complete service provider, LGA inspects and certifies the safety, usability and quality of technical facilities, capital goods and consumer goods with respect to European and international requirements.