TÜV SÜD in India collaborates with NATRAX (National Automotive Test Tracks) to facilitate EMI/EMC and other applicable testing requirements under ISO/IEC 17025

New Delhi / India. TÜV SÜD, a leading certification, testing, auditing, inspection and training company and the wholly-owned subsidiary of the TÜV SÜD Group today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NATRAX (National Automotive Test Tracks), a premier testing and certification agency recognized by the Government of India.

TÜV SÜD has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NATRAX, one of India’s leading testing and certification agencies, officially notified by the Government of India under Rule 126 of Central Motor Vehicle Rules. This strategic collaboration enables TÜV SÜD to conduct EMI/EMC tests at its Bengaluru faciltity for automotive vehicles & components according to Indian automotive industry standards and further expands opportunities for manufacturing units across Delhi / NCR and other clusters across the country. The results will be recognized by NATRAX for issuing Type Approval and Conformity of Production certificates to manufacturers seeking approval under Rule 126 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules (CMVR).

Commenting on the collaboration, Mr. Ezhilan Neelan, Senior Vice President, Product Service Division at TÜV SÜD South Asia said, “This collaboration signifies a Public Private Partnership to offer the best in class EMI/EMC testing services at our state-of-the-art facility in Bengaluru. With this partnership, manufacturers of automotive vehicles & components from across India can further benefit from local & export homologations, providing an economical and timely pathway to access global markets.”

Dr. Manish Jaiswal, Director at NATRAX said, “This partnership not only provides a platform for auto manufacturers to test locally at TÜV SÜD’s facility and get Indian approvals, but also synergises the technical knowledge sharing between both organizations in the field of new and upcoming technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, Software Defined Vehicles and Automotive Cyber Security among several others.”

About TÜV SÜD
In India, TÜV SÜD has been meeting the needs of testing, certification, auditing, inspection, and training requirements of domestic and international markets for several years through its existing network of 39 offices and testing facilities at Bengaluru, Gurugram, Mumbai, Tiruppur and Visakhapatnam.

The EMI/EMC and RF testing labs at TÜV SÜD’s cutting edge facility are equipped to test products in the frequency range of up to 40Ghz, and equipped to accommodate larger products, with its 10m Semi-Anechoic chamber, designed with a 6 metre turn-table and payload provision of 6000 kg. The facility further supports the proliferation of IoT through EMC, wireless and electric safety labs.

About NATRAX

National Automotive Test Tracks (NATRAX), a unit of National Automotive Board (NAB) is a premier testing and certification agency. It is notified by the Government of India under Rule 126 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 (Ministry of Heavy Industries, Govt. of India) and has its registered office at Agra-Mumbai Highway (NH-52), next to Pithampur Flyover (from Indore), Post: Khandwa (near Pithampur), Pin: 454774. National Automotive Board (NAB) is registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, with registration no. S/ND/311/2013, dated 27th August 2013, with its registered office at Room No. 123-C, Udyog Bhavan, Ministry of Heavy Industries.

Equipped with 14 different kinds of automotive test tracks and state-of-the-art laboratories for testing and certification of vehicles & components, NATRAX also has the largest high speed test track / proving ground in Asia.

NATRAX has also recently started testing & certification of EVs as per relevant test standards and CMVR. It further provides PM E-Drive, PMP and PLI certifications for eligible vehicles & components as per respecive guidelines and notifications of MHI.

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