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Kapil Bansal Promotion

16-Oct-2019

TÜV SÜD America Inc., a premium quality, safety, and sustainability solutions provider that specializes in testing, inspection, auditing, certification, training, and knowledge services, announces the appointment of Kapil Bansal to the role of Senior Vice President of Commercial, Consumer, and Medical Products for the Americas region.

Harmonised standards inspire trust

11-Oct-2019

“Video Standards Create a Global Stage” is the theme of this year's World Standards Day on 14 October 2019. Against this backdrop, TÜV SÜD emphasises the significant role of harmonised standards in the global movement of goods and technical progress.

FDRA and TÜV SÜD update Global Footwear Product Safety Guide

11-Oct-2019

The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), America's largest and most respected footwear trade association, and TÜV SÜD have updated its Global Footwear Product Safety Guide. The guide covers both chemical and physical testing requirements and proposed protocols for footwear.

FDRA and TÜV SÜD Update Global Footwear Product Safety Guide

10-Oct-2019

The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), America's largest and most respected footwear trade association, and TÜV SÜD have updated its Global Footwear Product Safety Guide. The guide covers both chemical and physical testing requirements and proposed protocols for footwear.

TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory Launches £16million Advanced Multiphase Facility

10-Oct-2019

TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory, the flow measurement R&D specialist, today launches its £16million Advanced Multiphase Facility (AMF), which will help global oil and gas operators to ensure that production remains economically viable.

TÜV SÜD: Autonomous driving is here

10-Oct-2019

The driverless public bus services in Bad Birnbach now also connect the train station in Leithen with the city centre – a big step forward for public transport in the spa town, and a further milestone in the development of autonomous driving. TÜV SÜD's experts have played a substantial role in the development and approval of the driverless buses right from the start, with TÜV SÜD's AV (automated vehicle) Permit service package at the heart of design and development activities. Within the scope of this full-service offer, TÜV SÜD's experts assist customers worldwide with the entire approval process and provide advisory services from an early stage of planning. Focal topics of AV Permit are vehicle safety and functional safety, cybersecurity and the applicable requirements of local law governing autonomous vehicle approval. TÜV SÜD’s involvement with the first autonomous bus to run in public service in Germany underlines the company’s leading position as a technical services and inspection body in the design and development of autonomous driving.

Assessing the current state: getting additive manufacturing ready for serial production

02-Oct-2019

TÜV SÜD's experts will participate in forums and an interactive workshop at the 3rd Munich Technology Conference (MTC3), taking place from 8 to 10 October. They will discuss various issues, including ways of preparing additive manufacturing for serial production. Conference participants include the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the companies of Oerlikon, GE Additive, McKinsey, Linde, Siemens and TÜV SÜD.

Digitalisation and sustainability in the real-estate industry

30-Sep-2019

“Digitalisation partner to the real-estate industry” is TÜV SÜD's motto at Expo Real 2019, held between 7 and 9 October 2019 in Munich. Focus topics at TÜV SÜD's stand at Expo Real include sustainability certification, optimum use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and reducing the risk in real-estate transactions. (Hall C 1, Stand 320)

TÜV SÜD awards ISO 14155 certification to three general hospitals of Korea University Medicine in Korea

25-Sep-2019

On September 24th, TÜV SÜD awarded ISO 14155 certificates to three general hospitals of Korea University Medicine (KU Medicine) in Korea. With this certification, Korea University Medicine is able to claim compliance to the ISO 14155 standard when conducting clinical investigations with medical devices.

TÜV SÜD: Digital Vehicle Scan saves both time and money

11-Sep-2019

Assessment of the condition of vehicles during their collection and return is playing an increasingly important role as rising demand and frequency impact on the shared-mobility sector. Digital Vehicle Scan (DVS) records a vehicle's condition in only 30 seconds. For this purpose, up to 22 cameras scan the entire vehicle, including the underside, while it is driven through the system. DVS even measures tyre inflation pressure and tread depth. In addition, TÜV SÜD is developing automatic damage identification based on artificial intelligence. Through its commitment in this field, TÜV SÜD is emphasising its goal of being the number-one supplier of third-party vehicle assessments.

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