Competent conformity assessment services for manufacturers as a basis for the access to the national, european or international market

Competent conformity assessment services for manufacturers as a basis for the access to the national, european or international market
PTB's certification body performs conformity assessments within the scope of different certification schemes. On 01-10-2008, the certification body was established by a fusion of the previous 3 certification bodies (a certification body for explosion protection, a certification body for non-automatic weighing instruments and a certification body for measuring instruments) as a horizontal unit which covers all departments of PTB in which product tests, on which the conformity assessments are based, are performed.
The service offer of the certification body comprises conformity assessments in accordance with the following certification schemes:
Within the scope of these certification schemes, PTB issues every year more than 1200 certificates according to approx. 30 different types of certification. For the performance of the conformity assessment procedures, more than 100 listed assessors and certifiers in the departments of PTB are at the disposal of the certification body. These are supplemented by approx. 40 internal and external auditors or technical experts who are employed order-related for the recognition and supervision of the quality management systems of manufacturers.
As to the organization, the certification body is subdivided into 5 sectors:
In a certification committee, the conformity assessment activities are coordinated and basic decisions are agreed upon.
The certification body operates a quality system which - as an integral part of the quality system of PTB - meets the requirements for certification bodies for products, processes and services in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065. PTB thus meets - in connection with the compliance of the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025 by the Divisions in which the product tests are performed on which the conformity assessments are based - the requirements of the European Union for Notified Bodies.