TÜV Rheinland
Testing, Inspection, Certification and Consulting Services for Rail
TÜV Rheinland Global Rail is a Business Field of the international TÜV Rheinland Group.
Since its founding in 1872 the enterprise stands for safety, quality and efficiency between man, technology and the environment and is present on all continents, with locations in over 500 Cities in 69 countries.
With a business track record of 45 years the 350 rail professionals are supporting clients in 25 languages, e.g. Arabic, Chinese, English, Filipino, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Portuguese, Spanish, Urdu. The group maintains the relevant accreditations and several Notified / Assessment / Inspection / Certification Bodies.
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German at heart with worldwide ready experts -
As a leading global independent third-party testing and certification provider, we are committed to rail system safety.
We offer comprehensive services on various topics
Professional Solutions for the Safety of Your Products and Systems.
- EC-Verification acc. to the technical specifications for interoperability (TSI)
- Assessment of national requirements pursuant to the notified national technical rules (NNTR)
- Tests for evaluation and assessment of risks – common safety method (CSM)
- Independent safety assessment (ISA) pursuant to CENELEC and BOStrab
- Tests and assessment concerning functional safety and RAMS
- Conformity assessment and product certifications (ISO / IEC 17065)
- Assessment and monitoring of management systems (ISO 9001 / IRIS)
- Expert activities for technical supervisory authorities (EBA / TAB)
- Test witnessing (type test programme) and test performance (functional tests and noise measurements (ISO / IEC 17025))
- Inspection, quality supervision and approval acc. to specifications (ISO / IEC 17020)
- Homologation assistance in the form of harmonised processes, plan of evidence documentation and coordination
- Assessment and realisation of concepts for modernisation of rolling stock and operation
- Assessment of damage as well as investigation of causes and repair support
- IT-Security for Railway Systems
Consulting Portfolio
We are active in all segments of rail-bound transport: heavy rail (high-speed traffic, conventional traffic, regional passenger rail transport, freight traffic), urban rail (e.g. metro, light rail, tram) and other systems (People Mover, cable cars, trolleys, special-purpose vehicles), both for vehicles and infrastructure.
- Market & Competition
- Safety & Homologation
- Operation & Maintenance
- Infrastructure
Safety & Homologation
Stuctured requirement management and proven-in-use methods for RAMS engineering – professional support for your product development, fast and efficient approval processes or functional safety analysis.
- Approval & Homologation
- Safety Management
- Hazard & Risk Analysis
- Requirements Management
- RAM/LCC Prognosis, Modelling & Analysis
- Cyber & Information Security
Condition-based Maintenance
We have the concepts, techniques and experience for standalone implementation.
Our condition-based maintenance helps your organization in terms of:
- cost saving
- improving service quality
- increasing customer satisfaction
- emphasize safety enhancement.
Future Mobility
Our smart mobility solutions stay ahead of the future, providing a wide array of services including
- AI-based damage detection and assessment (adomea)
- Connected and automated driving (autonomous vehicle services)
- Alternative driving systems /Battery Lifecycle Services (Twaice)
- Digital Fleet Services/Trusted Data Platform
- Training and seminar on multiple FM topics
- Testing, inspection and Certification
- Consulting
- Homologation
- Market Access
Green Products
Energy efficient innovations for mobility.
- Space-age heat insulating paint
- Cutting-edge people mover system that works with solar power/Futran
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About TÜV Rheinland
TÜV Rheinland stands for safety and quality in virtually all areas of business and life. Celebrating 150th Anniversary this year, the company is one of the world’s leading testing service providers. TÜV Rheinland’s highly qualified experts test technical systems and products around the world, support innovations in technology and business, train people in numerous professions and certify management systems according to international standards. In doing so, the independent experts generate trust in products as well as processes across global value-adding chains and the flow of commodities. Since 2006, TÜV Rheinland has been a member of the United Nations Global Compact to promote sustainability and combat corruption.
To learn more about us, please visit our website: www.tuv.com
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