Thermal Runaway Testing and Containment Validation
Validating Safety for Lithium-Ion Battery Systems
Fulcrum Testing helps organizations understand and manage the safety risks associated with lithium-ion batteries through rigorous testing, scientific analysis, and collaborative engineering insight. We work with battery manufacturers, integrators, and companies developing battery-powered technologies to conduct advanced thermal runaway testing, containment validation, and propagation analysis. Our programs are designed to reveal how batteries behave under failure conditions—providing the data and engineering feedback needed to strengthen designs, validate safety strategies, and prepare products for real-world deployment.
Through iterative testing and close collaboration with engineering teams, Fulcrum Testing identifies potential hazards early, supports compliance with UN 38.3 and evolving performance-based standards, and helps organizations bring innovative battery technologies to market with confidence.
Partner with us to gain collaborative, science-driven validation that prevents costly certification failures, reduces recall risks, and accelerates safe market readiness for mission-critical battery technologies.
Our Approach
Protecting What Matters Most
At Fulcrum Testing, we view testing as more than a certification step—it is a critical part of the engineering process. Rather than simply conducting pass/fail tests, our team develops customized testing protocols designed to evaluate batteries and containment systems under realistic and worst-case conditions. By pushing systems to failure in controlled environments, we generate meaningful data that helps engineers understand failure modes, assess containment effectiveness, and improve product safety.
Our experts combine regulatory knowledge, advanced instrumentation, and real-world simulation to produce actionable insights that guide design decisions before formal certification testing begins.
Thermal runaway testing provides a powerful opportunity to identify risks, validate mitigation strategies, and ensure battery systems perform safely even under extreme conditions. The result is stronger designs, greater confidence in safety performance, and improved readiness for regulatory and operational requirements.
Fulcrum Testing
Specialized Testing and Validation
Solution
Our consultative services include:
Thermal runaway and propagation testing for lithium-ion cells, modules, and battery packs, including full hazard characterization and failure-mode analysis
Containment validation testing designed to evaluate enclosure performance under extreme thermal, mechanical, and environmental conditions
Iterative engineering testing programs that provide real-time data and collaborative design feedback during product development
Real-world stress simulations, including impact, vibration, compression, overcharge, external short circuit, and propagation events
Pre-compliance testing programs aligned with evolving standards such as UN 38.3, DOT regulations, ICAO requirements, and emerging industry guidance including SAE G-27 and J3303
Root-cause analysis and safety assessment to support risk reduction, safe shipping practices, and classification of damaged or defective batteries
Why Thermal Runaway Testing Delivers Value
Advanced battery systems are becoming larger, more energy-dense, and more integrated into critical applications. Understanding how these systems behave during failure events is essential to designing safe and reliable products. Fulcrum Testing helps organizations:
- Identify failure modes and containment weaknesses early in the development process
- Improve safety designs before formal certification testing
- Validate performance under extreme conditions that standard laboratory testing may not replicate
- Generate credible technical data to support regulatory compliance and safety documentation
- Reduce the risk of costly redesigns, certification failures, and product recalls
Our work supports organizations across industries—including aerospace, automotive, energy storage, electronics, and medical technology—where battery safety is critical to operational reliability and regulatory compliance.
One Unified, Consultative Ecosystem
Fulcrum Testing provides more than laboratory testing. We work alongside engineering and safety teams to translate test results into practical design improvements and informed risk management decisions. By combining rigorous scientific testing with engineering insight and regulatory awareness, Fulcrum Testing helps organizations validate innovative battery technologies and prepare them for safe deployment in the real world.
Strengthen Your Strategy
Start a conversation with our team to discuss your thermal runaway testing or containment validation needs—and learn how rigorous testing can strengthen your battery safety strategy.