Wednesday 26 January 2011

TÜV SÜD strengthens EV Battery Testing
Capability with new acquisition of Innovative
Testing Solutions

TÜV SÜD Canada, part of the global TÜV SÜD testing and certification organisation, announces the acquisition of Innovative Testing Solutions (ITS). ITS is a diversified and experienced testing laboratory, with ISO/IEC 17025 A2LA accreditation, and provides testing of batteries and electrical components, along with environmental and mechanical life cycle testing.
Battery testing facilities within the 21,000 square foot, climate controlled ITS lab provide abuse, durability, and life cycle testing of battery cells, modules, and packs. The combined talent and experience of the ITS and TÜV SÜD teams are available to support e-mobility projects, assisting with test equipment and controls development, test planning, data acquisition, testing, and certification.
"We are committed to providing the best battery and mechanical testing services possible to our customers. We are confident that the integrated resources will provide our customers with unique benefits in the area of large format battery testing and allow us a substantial growth opportunity globally," stated Darryl Fleger, President of Innovative Testing Solutions.
Developments in the UK
Matthew Larkin, Battery Expert at TÜV SÜD Product Service in the UK said, “This further strengthens TÜV SÜD’s capability as a global E-Mobility service provider offering a comprehensive service to all major automotive markets.  We are actively working with battery manufacturers and OEMs to develop a solution to the UK market which satisfies their demands.”
Download a pdf of our EV battery testing and certification services here.

To discuss future requirements of battery testing and the standards that you require please contact us to arrange a face to face meeting or telephone discussion with our battery experts, by contacting us on 01489 558221 or email
info@tuvps.co.uk

Tuesday 25 January 2011

New Environmental Testing Newsletter

Welcome to the first edition of ENV::Talk, the new Environmental Newsletter from TÜV SÜD Product Service Ltd. We hope to communicate important news and information to keep you informed of changes in environmental standards and the regulatory environment, as well as our own activities.

We trust you will enjoy the first issue and find it both an interesting and worthwhile read. both If you have any recent news that you think may be of interest to the Environmental industry, please do not hesitate to let us know and we shall consider it for our next edition.

Click here to download ENV::Talk

For more information please contact TÜV SÜD Product Service on
01489 558100 or email info@tuvps.co.uk

Wednesday 5 January 2011

When the 'flame symbol' is no longer sufficient

At the turn of the year, new regulations governing the carriage of dangerous goods by road come into effect. The amendments to the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, in short ADR, apply to both piece goods and tank transports. For water-polluting substances there is no transitional period. These substances must be identified by the new symbols effective 1 January 2011.

"Essentially, the ADR is updated to correspond to the UN model regulations, which means companies in the logistics sector will have to get used to new terms and definitions and new classifications", explains Klaus Häpp, transport and logistics expert at TÜV SÜD Akademie. Environmentally hazardous substances in particular have been aligned to the "Globally Harmonized System" (GHS) which defines a standard global classification, labeling and packaging for chemicals. From now on, trucks carrying dangerous goods will display the new 'dead fish and tree' symbol next to the familiar flame symbol.

For companies in the transport sector and the providers of further training this involves changes in the training process and the content-related requirements of courses. Even the ADR certificate itself will change: in the future, the ADR certificate will come in a convenient credit card-sized format.

"Our lecturers have already been trained in the new regulations, so that our current training programme already addresses the new requirements to be met by companies in the transport and logistics sectors through professional training courses and expert personnel", notes Häpp.

For further information and to register for the seminars, contact Klaus Häpp, TÜV SÜD Akademie, Tel. +49 (0) 9 31 / 35 95 – 16 12,
klaus.haepp@tuev-sued.de or visit www.tuev-sued.de/akademie.