TÜV SÜD again recognised for its family-friendly working policies

TÜV SÜD supports employees in striking the right work-life balance. Now, the company has received another award for its family-friendly working policies and practices. Under the patronage of Germany's Family Minister Dr Kristina Schröder and Economy Minister Dr Philipp Rösler, the audit berufundfamilie® (career and family) certificate was awarded in Berlin yesterday.

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TÜV SÜD acquires majority of SWISSI Process Safety

International service provider TÜV SÜD has acquired the majority of SWISSI Process Safety, a company providing laboratory and consulting services. The acquisition complements the range of services supplied by TÜV SÜD to the pharmaceutical, chemicals and process industries. SWISSI Process Safety, previously under the sole ownership of SWISSI AG, employs 50 staff at two locations in Switzerland and Spain.

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TÜV SÜD: The safe side of home on the road – camper vans

Freedom, adventure, countryside with all home comforts – all part of the attraction of holidaying with a camper van or motor home. A vast range of different models can be rented. But holidaymakers planning to travel in a rented vehicle should watch out for a few points. TÜV SÜD's experts offer tips on renting motor homes to ensure the journey into freedom is free from avoidable accidents.

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Further TÜV SÜD wind-power services accredited

Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle (DAkkS) has accredited a number of further services provided by TÜV SÜD on the basis of the IEC 61400 standard. Now TÜV SÜD's experts can also assess the power curve of wind turbines, provide site calibration and examine the mechanical stresses during wind-farm operation.

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TÜV SÜD Product Service to feature on BBC One

TÜV SÜD Product Service will be featured on the popular BBC One programme Fake Britain on Monday 24th June at 7.30pm.

TÜV SÜD Product Service is a trusted name in the consumer product safety field. We carry out a vast array of testing that becomes ever more important when proving the safety of products. This distinguishes them from fake and other non-compliant products.

Our consultant engineers are able to test a variety of products and equipment to help ensure their safety and compliance with European and International standards and we pride ourselves in our ability to provide impartial and reliable advice on the best ways to ensure your products are safe, reliable and compliant.

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TÜV SÜD: Ensure that children are correctly restrained when travelling

Are we there yet? The best weeks of the year often start with a long drive, which can be quite a challenge for children. Grizzling notwithstanding, little vacationers must be securely buckled up in the car at all times. To do so, parents need the right car seat and must use it correctly – including after every stop. TÜV SÜD's experts advise on how to keep your children safe when travelling.

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Cape Wind hires PMSS to provide EHS, Quality, Risk and Strategic project management services

Cape Wind, the leading offshore wind developer in the U.S. has signed a Consulting Services Agreement with the North America division of PMSS – one of Europe’s most respected offshore wind consulting firms, and a part of the TÜV SÜD group.


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PV power plants: more certainty for operating performance and yields

TÜV SÜD has developed a certification process for systems used to monitor the operating performance of PV power plants. The Czech manufacturer, Domat Control System, was the first company in the world to be certified. TÜV SÜD will present the certificate at the international trade fair Intersolar Europe 2013, which takes place in Munich from 19 to 21 June 2013 (TÜV SÜD, hall A 3, stand 356).

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Hydrogen to revolutionise drive trains of materials handling vehicles in Europe

Hydrogen to revolutionise drive trains of materials handling vehicles in Europe

The HyLIFT-DEMO and HyLIFT-EUROPE projects, co-funded by the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), enter into the next phase: the large scale demonstration of hydrogen fuel cell materials handling vehicles at end user sites. These projects are an important step towards commercialisation of fuel cell vehicles for materials handling in Europe and have demonstrated in excess of 1,000 operating hours per truck and 1,000 refuelling events per station to date. Opportunities remain for fleet operators to take advantage of the high efficiency, zero emission vehicles available under these projects.

The overall aim of the HyLIFT projects is to conduct large scale demonstration of hydrogen fuel cell materials handling vehicles to accelerate commercial market introduction of this technology.

A hydrogen-powered materials handling vehicle with a fuel cell combines the advantages of diesel / LPG and battery powered vehicles. Hydrogen provides the same consistent power and fast refuelling capability as diesel and LPG, whilst fuel cells provide energy efficient and zero emission electric propulsion similar to batteries.

The HyLIFT projects will see the demonstration of the 2.5 ton STILL forklift RX 60-25 and other STILL trucks, and the MULAG airport tow tractor Comet 3 FC. In total the demonstration of 200 vehicles is planned. HyLIFT-DEMO involves the partners LBST (coordination), H2 Logic (fuel cell system supply), DTU (R&D of future product generations), Linde (hydrogen competence), JRC (fuel cell system laboratory testing), SINTEF (accelerated durability tests), FAST/EHA (dissemination) and TÜV SÜD (certification support) whereas HyLIFT-EUROPE involves the partners LBST (coordination), STILL (forklifts and warehouse trucks), MULAG (airport tow tractors), Air Products (relocatable fuelling station supply and hydrogen competence), CHN (hydrogen stations), Element Energy (total cost of ownership calculations), FAST/EHA (dissemination), JRC (validation tests), Heathrow Airport (support vehicle usage) and H2 Logic (fuel cell systems and refuelling hardware).

An initial success of the projects is that first vehicles have clocked over 1,000 hrs of operation at an end-user site while the number of refuelling procedures at the corresponding hydrogen refuelling station has amounted to 1,000 to date.

This shows that fuel cell drive trains are a feasible and sustainable alternative for customers using either diesel or LPG today.

“We hope that we are able to tie in with the success of fuel cell trucks in the USA as well in Europe with support of the HyLIFT-EUROPE project”, states Michael Arndt, Head of Product Management of STILL GmbH. STILL provides customized solutions for intralogistics worldwide implementing the intelligent management of material handling equipment, software and services.

“The market is requesting alternative drive systems to reduce emissions. We believe in fuel cells as a leading drive system for the future”, states Dr. Peter Esser, Managing Director of MULAG Fahrzeugwerk. MULAG is a leading manufacturer of Ground Support Equipment for airports and industrial tow tractors.

”We are ready to showcase that fuel cells for material handling vehicles are emerging as a competitive alternative on parameters such as performance, cost, service and in particular emissions”, states director in H2 Logic, Jacob Krogsgaard. H2 Logic is a leading manufacturer of fuel cell systems for material handling vehicles such as forklifts and tow tractors and hydrogen refuelling stations for fuel cell powered vehicles.

Market introduction has already begun in the USA where customers are increasingly opting for fuel cell material handling vehicles offering an attractive value proposition whilst providing energy efficient and zero emission electric propulsion.

For details of how to participate in the vehicle demonstrations and for further information please visit www.hylift.eu or contact coordinator(at)hylift.eu.

Does your Declaration of Conformity need updating?

ETSI EN 301 489 V1.8.1 will cease to provide a presumption of conformity on 30^th June 2013.  It will be superseded by ETSI EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2.

EN 301 489-1 is the EMC standard for radio equipment complying with the R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC) and contains the common technical requirements for almost all radio equipments falling within the scope of this directive (equipments used in the maritime environment are covered by other standards).

If you are continuing to place your product on the EU market after 30^th June 2013 and your Declaration of Conformity references  EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1, you should update your Declaration of Conformity to reflect Version 1.9.2.

In most circumstances, when a standard has been superseded it is necessary to review the differences between the older standard and the latest one.  This may mean that additional testing is required.  ETSI has kindly published a Technical Report (ETSI TR 103 088  V1.1.1) detailing the differences in the various standards. The report states “There are no changes to any of the technical requirements defined in V1.8.1, thus meaning in many cases a test report showing compliance to EN 301 489-1 [i.2] V1.8.1 is also able to show compliance to EN 301 489-1 [i.2] V1.9.2.”

This means that your Declaration of Conformity can be updated without the need for additional testing.  You should annotate your product Technical File accordingly.

TÜV SÜD Product Service can offer advice and testing if required. For more information please contact our experts:

Dave West (Midlands lab) – david.west@tuv-sud.co.uk T: 01789 731155

Kim Archer (Fareham lab) – kim.archer@tuv-sud.co.uk T: 01489 558259

 

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Tissue Engineering and Risk Management

Munich. The “Tissue Engineering and Risk Management” project is the winner of the 2013 DIN Prize for Innovation. In this project, an international group of experts developed the ISO 13022 standard governing risk management for medical products containing human cells. The award was accepted by Prof. Dr. Dr. Sabine Kloth from TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH, who has been in charge of the project since 2007. The cash prize of EUR 3,000 accompanying the award was donated to the Munich charity lichtblick hasenbergl.

Recent years have seen an array of innovations in the field of surgical implants based on tissue engineering. However, the market launch of these products has been severely hampered by the extensive differences in regional regulatory systems. “Our aim in developing the ISO 13022 standard was to streamline the evaluation criteria for the approval of these implants and thus to improve safety for both patients and medical staff”, explains Prof. Dr. Dr. Sabine Kloth, Senior Product Specialist at TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH. The standard was developed from 2008 by a board of international experts headed by Prof. Kloth.

The ISO 13022 standard supports innovative methods of regeneration to replace diseased and destroyed tissue by implanting products based on human cells. The standard covers a range of products which differ widely from a regulatory perspective. A further special feature is that the risk assessment for cell-based products is placed within the context of benefits for the patient. “Risk/benefit assessment is the focus of the standard”, stresses Prof. Kloth. At present only a very small number of documents worldwide address this connection.

The development of the ISO 13022 international standard has now created a standardised global instrument which supports product approval throughout a variety of economic regions. The group of experts is now working on further projects concerning standards for production and storage of materials, requirements for bioreactors, matrices for biologised heart valves and quality control testing systems.

The German Ministry of Education and Research is supporting these projects, awarding a cooperation project to DIN and TÜV SÜD aimed at improving standardisation work in university environments, start-ups and SMEs.

More information on Medical and Health Services from TÜV SÜD Product Service is available at www.tuev-sued.de/mhs.

TÜV SÜD: Michael Valente appointed CEO Western Europe

The international technical services company TÜV SÜD recently appointed Michael Valente new CEO of the Western Europe region: With effect from the beginning of April 2013, the 55 year old manager has taken over responsibility for the third largest region in the TÜV SÜD Group: in 2012, the Western Europe region generated revenue of almost EUR 200 million – a year-on-year growth of some 30 per cent, not least due to numerous company acquisitions. The company plans to further expand its presence in this region over the next years.

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