Press and Media

Getting medical technology and medical devices ready for the market

11.11.2019

As the market for medical devices is highly dynamic, new medical devices must have a short time to market and, at the same time, comply with a host of national regulations before their market launch. TÜV SÜD will showcase its services in this area at this year's MEDICA.

TÜV SÜD shares best practices as organisations navigate their transformation journeys

25.10.2019

TÜV SÜD, the global testing, inspection, certification and training solutions provider, discusses challenges companies are facing, shares best practices for organisations to adopt and forges greater relationships within the industry at the Industrial Transformation Asia Pacific (ITAP) 2019 conference in Singapore this week.

TÜV SÜD and thyssenkrupp Innovations sign MoU with the aim of jointly developing the market for additive-manufacturing-enabled solutions in APAC region

24.10.2019

The Singapore arm of the German safety and quality expert, TÜV SÜD, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with thyssenkrupp Innovations, an innovative additive manufacturing solutions provider, to establish the principles governing their cooperation in jointly developing the market for additive-manufacturing-enabled solutions in the Asia Pacific region. The companies will work together over a period of three years, starting with setting up industrial grade manufacturing solutions as well as testing, inspection and certification services for land transportation and mobility, and industrial plant services. The companies may expand the scope of the MoU to cover other sectors as well.

TÜV SÜD PSB signs MoU with the National University of Singapore

23.10.2019

TÜV SÜD, a globally acclaimed German safety and quality expert, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the NUS Centre for Additive Manufacturing (AM.NUS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), to promote R&D activities in the area of 3D printed biomedical implants for clinical trials.

Harmonised standards inspire trust

11.10.2019

“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

11.10.2019

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

10.10.2019

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

10.10.2019

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

02.10.2019

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

30.09.2019

“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)