Testing & Development

Cleaning head testing Microbiological testing

Development testing

At Dyson we work towards one idea: that everyday objects can be made to work better. Its an obsession. As a result, we're never completely satisfied, not even with our own machines, so we test and analyze them rigorously. For example, our microbiology lab grows and studies bacteria, mould and dust mites to discover better ways of removing them from your home.

Initial prototype modeling Rapid prototyping

From idea to prototype

The results from development testing are used to improve the design of the next generation of Dyson machines. Thousands of prototypes are built to refine the improvements one at a time, starting with hand-made cardboard models. Later, complex selective laser sintering tools build fully functional prototypes for testing in our laboratories.

Bin emptying mechanism User reliability test

Reliability testing

Finally, every cleaner is subjected to a battery of endurance tests to ensure that its as durable as a Dyson should be. At our test facility in Wiltshire, Dysons are pushed, pulled, dropped, frozen, baked and shaken. We also have five vacuum cleaner assault courses where the most demanding test of all human use puts machines through their paces, with 28,000 hours of punishment doled out every month.