We carry out type approvals of electrical/electronic products. A positively completed test results in the certification of the product and the optional issue of a test mark.

The fields of activity of Automation, Software and Information Technology (ASI) concentrate on type approvals and qualification of electronic components, devices and systems. The following testing facilities are necessary.

TÜV Rheinland offers a time- and cost effective procedure to test and certify your products for the safety of machinery for the US market (USA and Canada).

One of the essential safety requirements concerning protection and monitoring systems refers to the behaviour in case of failure conditions. It is required, that failures in the control as well as in the peripheral should not lead to a failure of the defined safety functions. A possible method to prove, that failures cannot react critical to safety, is the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).

Safety-related requirements are defined in application dependant and independent standards, which determine the definitive test principles of type approvals. The requirements result from the risk analysis of the applications. In consequence, applications generally refer to different categories or levels of safety-related requirements.