YEAR FOUNDED: TÜV SÜD America was founded in 1987, our parent company TÜV SÜD AG, is over 140 years old.
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 700+ in North America, 14,000 worldwide
NUMBER OF FACILITIES: 13 in North America, over 600 locations worldwide
TÜV SÜD America Inc., a subsidiary of TÜV SÜD AG, is a business-to-business engineering services firm providing international safety testing and certification services. Founded in 1987, TÜV SÜD America has grown to more than 700 experts in over a dozen locations throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Operating under the brand names of Product Service, Management Service, Industry Service, Automotive and PetroChem Inspection Services, TÜV SÜD America has partnered with thousands of companies throughout the NAFTA region, assuring product and management systems excellence, and acceptance in the global marketplace.
Product Service division
TÜV SÜD America is NRTL (Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory) and SCC certified, providing a full suite of services, including CE Marking assistance, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), photovoltaic testing, electrical & mechanical testing, and many additional global conformity assessment services that help companies gain product compliance to enter individual country markets.
Our Medical services unit is the leading Notified Body for a number of EU Directives including: Medical Devices Directive, Active Implantable Medical Devices directive and the In Vitro Diagnostic Directive. In addition, TÜV SÜD America provides FDA 510(k) reviews and third-party inspections, EMC testing services (60601-1-2), NRTL services, Japanese approvals, and is an SCC-qualified ISO 13485 registrar for the Canadian Medical Devices Regulations.
TÜV SÜD provides Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing and certification services, specific to the medical devices industry, from facilities located throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Staffed with experts and state-of-the-art equipment, TÜV SÜD can test and certify electrical medical devices to many EMC requirements, including the international standard IEC 60601-1-2. We also offer EMC testing solutions in the military and Aerospace/Defense, and Automotive fields.
Our environmental testing unit provides dynamics (vibration & shock), acoustic, climatic and fluid dynamics testing from our accredited labs, simulating the most hostile environments.
Management Service division
TÜV SÜD America is an accredited Management Systems Registrar in the U.S., Europe and Asia, providing ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO/TS 16949, AS9100, ISO 13485, TL 9000, OHSAS 18001, EN 15038, SQF, ISO 22000, and ESD S20.20 certification services.
Industry Service division
TÜV SÜD America provides a variety of global conformity assessment services for industrial markets, which include consulting, third-party inspection, material testing, inspection & certification, design reviews, pressure equipment testing services, carbon management services, type approvals and Notified Body services for pressure equipment manufacturers and materials producers seeking to export product to the European Community.
Automotive division
TÜV SÜD Automotive provides engineering services for the automotive industry in all fields of motor vehicle technology. From locations worldwide, TÜV SÜD Automotive offers a wide range of services including engineering, testing, battery, consultancy, and homologation.
PetroChem Inspection Services, Inc.
PetroChem is a leading provider of Non-Destructive Examination and Testing services (NDE/NDT) for the petrochemical and other process-related industries. Employing nearly 400 employees, the organization is headquartered in Pasadena, TX. Visit www.petrochemintl.com.