Boundless market success International Testing and Certification Services

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1 Boudless market success Iteratioal Testig ad Certificatio Services

2 VDE Iteratioal Testig ad Certificatio Services: Our diplomatic service for electrotechical products ad compoets Rapid access to foreig markets is becomig more ad more importat for maufacturers, exporters ad traders. However, ot oly trade ad customs barriers have to be overcome. Ofte the way is obstructed by a maze of divergig techical requiremets: I Japa the rated voltage is 100 V, i Australia 240 V. The frequecy ratig is either 50 Hz or 60 Hz, or combiatios of these. What do user guides look like i the various laguages? Or simply: what power coector is required? Ad last but ot least, there is also the questio of stadards ad the degree of harmoizatio: IEC, EN, UL, CSA, BS The VDE Istitute ot oly has all the iformatio o what is eeded to obtai approval for electrotechical products for the various products ad markets. It also has a close-kit, global etwork cosistig of wholly-owed subsidiaries ad close parterships as well as local cooperatio agreemets. We ca thus iteract with customers ad accreditatio bodies across all borders to obtai approvals. VDE Istitute s service offerig: Pavig the way to all markets aroud the globe Short product lauch times represet a importat competitive advatage, particularly i foreig markets. Yet, it is ot just a questio of beig faster tha oe s competitors. High iovatio rates ad shorter product life cycles compel maufacturer to speed up approval ad marketig processes. So why go the extra mile? A partership with the VDE Istitute takes you directly to your sales ad market objectives i a oe-stop-shop approach. Advatages rage from reduced data research requiremets ad admiistrative expeses, through obtaiig all ecessary testig ad certificatio, to sigificatly shorter time-to-market ad improved market reach.

3 VDE Istitute s marks ad its parters: Certified quality ad safety for all markets The VDE marks are amog the best-kow premium marks for the tested safety of electrotechical devices, compoets ad systems. Not oly o the Germa ad Europea markets, they represet pillars of product quality ad safety. The CB (Certificatio Body) process is oe of the most importat iteratioal approval ad certificatio systems. It is based o the agreemet of mutual recogitio of test reports ad certificates. I terms of stadards, the CB process is essetially based o iteratioal IEC stadards, which, however, may be supplemeted by atioal variatios ad coutry-specific requiremets. The VDE is a atioally authorized CB Testig Istitute oe of meawhile more tha 70 NCBs (Notified Certificatio Bodies) i 56 coutries. The tests carried out by a NCB ad the resultig CB certificates ad test reports ot oly apply to the area for which the NCB is resposible. They also serve as the basis for obtaiig other atioal approvals from other participatig NCBs. Through its itegratio i the CB process, the VDE Istitute offers direct access to a rage of approval ad certificatio istrumets that are widely used ad recogized at iteratioal level.

4 VDE Istitute s global etwork: How you gai global visibility agaist your competitors i the market! No matter where you seek market access for electrotechical products i the world VDE ca assist you obtaiig approvals ad certificatios through competet advisory services, idustry kow-how ad a comprehesive service portfolio. Our coutry-specific cotacts ad our parters i the local authorities, we have a wideragig local presece. I this way we ca help you gai access to the world market. you ca beefit from our iteratioal etwork, cosistig of our ow subsidiaries as well as cooperatio agreemets i Easter Europe Asia North America South America Australia ad New Zealad South Africa ad Nigeria the Middle East ad Nigeria The VDE Istitute is your competet parter for all iteratioal approval ad certificatio projects.

5 Global eutrality, competecy, testig techology, stadards expertise: VDE tested quality Made i Germay has a excellet reputatio worldwide Beefit from the iteratioally recogized competece ad presece of the VDE Istitute ad its etworks i iteratioal markets: Reliable market access thaks to the iteratioal accreditatios of the VDE Istitute for the EU market, listed uder the ID umber 0366, member of the iteratioal CB ad other Europea certificatio procedures (HAR, ENEC etc.) VDE test reports allow access to atioal certificates, for example customs uio amog Russia Federatio, Belarus ad Kazakhsta, Chia (CCC), Japa, Korea, Australia or Argetia Direct access to the North America market through CSA (e.g. CSA, ccsaus marks) or UL Processes are facilitated, as the resposible approval bodies worldwide recogize the high testig quality of the VDE Istitute Whe it comes to stadards, statutory provisios, approvals ad certificatios, we ot oly speak the recogized world laguages but also all of the others whether it be Chiese, Arabic, Russia or Portuguese The VDE mark ad VDE certificates are appreciated by procuremet maagers ad cosumers worldwide ad are used as reliable guides whe purchasig. VDE Istitute s iteratioal service portfolio: Advice Preparatio Implemetatio o site Coutry-specific advice cocerig approval obligatios ad requiremets Proof of coformity for CE certificatio i Europe Always the latest iformatio about target markets ad possible chages i atioal provisios As a approved IECEE member, the VDE offers the full rage of services withi the framework of the CB procedure Experts reports o legal ad stadardsrelated coformity worldwide Obtaiig product approvals i accordace with iteratioal certificatio procedures ad bilateral agreemets, e.g. CCC, CSA, EAC, UL Issuig CB certificates ad CCA otificatios for the acquisitio of atioal test marks As a rule, the VDE test report makes further tests superfluous ad allows coversio ito a foreig approval. Time ad cost advatages through combied factory ispectios by VDE ispectors withi the framework of scheduled factory visits

6 Beefit from competecy, experiece ad service at ay ad all times! Your cotact at the VDE Istitute: Heiko Sattler Tel.: Fax: Prüf- ud Zertifizierugsistitut GmbH Testig ad Certificatio Istitute Meriastrasse Offebach/Mai, Germay VDE IS 611E.0715 Stefa Mümpfer grafic works FFM Photos: F1 olie; VDE Archive