The fire broke out at the Samsung Electronics Co Ltd affiliate's factory in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin earlier on Wednesday and has been extinguished, a Samsung spokesman said, adding that there were no casualties or significant impact to the plant's operations. (Representational image)
Samsung employee inspecting each device under the guidelines and objective criteria.
Samsung devices passing the barometer Self Test.
Samsung employee putting battery into Battery Compression Tester.
Total Volatile Organic Compound test to make sure there isn't slightest possibility of leakage of the volatile organic compound.
An X-Ray machine used to see the inside of the battery for any abnormalities.
An X-Ray machine used to see the inside of the battery for any abnormalities.
Under Charge and Discharge testing the batteries undergoes a large-scale charging and discharging test.
Extreme temperature stress testing on Samsung's batteries as a part of durability test.
As a part of durability test listed in the Samsung's 8-Point Battery Safety Check, a battery undergoes nail puncture test.
To avoid repeat incidents Samsung has enhanced 8-Point Battery Safety Check, including durability test, visual inspection, X-Ray, Disassembling test, â–³OCT test, Charge and Discharge Test, TVOC Test and Accelerated Usage Test.