General Manager: Asier Jauregi. Technical Director: Lara Erviti. Commercial Director: Eva Martínez.

CETEST is an independent and accredited testing test and analysis centre, specialized in railway sector. Its activity is centered on validating and approving new train designs or train modifications. It also provides test and consultancy services in this field. 
CETEST provides a flexible and tailor-maid service to its customers, including train and equipment manufacturers, train operators, certification bodies and infrastructure managers. Its testing and consulting services cover all the value chain: R+D, design, certification and operation in service.
With more than 40 years of accumulated experience in railway sector, our test services cover a wide range of activities. A summary of these is presented below: 
- Structural resistance and fatigue of bogie frames and bolsters, both in test bench and on-track.
- Structural resistance and fatigue of components and subassemblies, both in test bench and on-track.
- Validation of wheels, axles, wheelsets    
- Validation of gearboxes and axle boxes
- Vehicle dynamics on test bench: wheel unloading, souplesse and x-factor.
- Vehicle dynamics on track (including instrumented wheelsets)
- Current collection quality: contact forces assessment, arcs measurement, uplift and simulations.
- Acoustics
- Vibrations including modal analysis
- Aerodynamics
- Climatic tests
- Energy consumption & regeneration
- Electromagnetic compatibility: track circuit and axle counter compatibility tests, Field radiated EMI, exposure to magnetic fields.
- Traction performance
- Brake performance, WSP and slip test.

Top products: TRAINING, CERTIFICATION, RESEARCH: 1. Instrumented Wheelsets for Wheel-Rail Contact Forces Y/Q Measurement.  2. Structural testing.

CETEST has performed tests for manufacturers like CAF (Etihad Rail, DEMU Australia, AMLD SNCF, Renfe Media distancia, VRR BEMU LRVs: Docklands, Roma, Friburgo, Boston Type10, Marsella,…), ALSTOM (TGV2020, NGT, Renfe GC, TRAXX PR03&PR02, Perth DEMU, Lille tram, …), STADLER (VR Finland, Marta Metro, VDV Citylink, Renfe GC), HITACHI (Baltimore Metro), SIEMENS (PKP Vectron, 9000HP), TALGO (F070, F081, F073), among others. CETEST has also tested special machinery for PLASSER & THEURER, MERMEC, TESMEC and MATISA, operators like NCRTC, or certification entities like CERTIFER.

Accreditation as Testing Laboratory according to UNE-EN/ISO - IEC 17025:2017. 
Certification of Quality Management System according to ISO 9001:2015 Standard. Specific certification for aerospace sector according to EN 9100:2018 Standard.
Certification of Environmental Management System according to ISO 14001:2015 Standard.
Certification of Non-Destructive Tests EN 9712:2023.