ABB granted First Intertek SATELLITETM Program Laboratory for ETL and ASTA
September 13 2017 - 10:15AM
Business Wire
Intertek, a leading quality solutions provider to industries
worldwide, has approved the ABB laboratory in Ratingen, Germany as
the first Intertek SATELLITE™ Data Acceptance Program laboratory
for ETL and ASTA. ABB is a global leader in power and automation
technologies. The ABB Ratingen lab, which is ABB’s leading global
lab for medium voltage, is certified to perform testing for medium
voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) products. These tests are used as
a basis for certification with the ETL mark and the ASTA mark
granted by Intertek. ABB has other laboratories qualified under
Intertek’s SATELLITE Program, however this is the first lab to
achieve qualification for both ETL and ASTA certification.
Intertek's SATELLITE Program gives manufacturers control of
product certification - delivering speed, market access, and
flexibility. Under the program, which includes on-site training,
quarterly inspections, and annual auditing from Intertek,
manufacturers can qualify to use test results from their own
laboratories as part of the compliance process. The ETL mark is
North America’s fastest growing certification mark for products
entering the U.S. and Canadian markets. ASTA certificates and
reports are only available through testing at rigorously-assessed
recognized testing facilities, and therefore have international
recognition, including a high profile in Asia and the Middle East,
and are often specified by major end users.
The co-operation between ABB and Intertek offers ABB a unique
opportunity to obtain certification from a single service provider
for the North American market (ETL for North American standards) as
well as the rest of the world (ASTA for IEC/EN standards), with the
speed and flexibility gained by using ABB´s own laboratory.
Stefan Goettlich, ABB’s Global Testing Manager EPMV
(Electrification Products Medium
Voltage) commented “ABB is thrilled to have been granted
this certificate under the Intertek SATELLITE Program for ETL and
ASTA and to deepen our relationship with the company. Through this
partnership, we will be able to streamline our operations and bring
our products to market faster in several key regions around the
world, including Europe and North America and we look forward to
continuing our efforts as part of the program. This co-operation
will also strengthen ABB´s relationships with its OEM
manufacturers”.
Pierrick Balaire, Intertek’s Global Business Leader for
Transmission and Distribution Equipment said “I am very pleased to
congratulate ABB Ratingen on becoming both ETL and ASTA Recognized
under our SATELLITE Program. ABB’s journey to achieving third-party
recognition, with an outstanding in-house quality system
demonstrating impartiality and integrity for all MV and LV testing,
is a major milestone towards ABB’s commitment to meet testing and
certification requirements internally for major global
markets".
The ABB and Intertek co-operation is a successful model for the
Transmission and Distribution Equipment industry. Intertek, as an
independent third party assures the impartiality of testing, and
offers recognition through the ETL and ASTA certification marks for
global markets. Participation in Intertek’s SATELLITE Program
guarantees access to global markets for ABB’s innovative
products”.
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