INDUSTRIAL SERVICES · PRESSURE EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATION (PED)

Pressure equipment certification.

Your key to market access in Europe.

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Comply with legal regulations and requirements.
We help you to achieve European certification.

We can support you along the planning and manufacturing process - starting with
material testing at material manufacturers’ sites, followed by inspection services during
manufacturing and finally certification of the finished product.

Design and planning phase Manufacturing phase

ƒ Support in the approval process, according to national
and international regulations for worldwide markets
ƒ Risk assessment and safety evaluation
ƒ Review of the design proposal and strength calculations
ƒ Calculations and analyses, including the finite elements
method (FEM)
ƒ Design verification
ƒ Review, approval and inspection of materials and their
production process
ƒ Procedure processes - parameter identification, feasibility
and usability
ƒ Certification of welders
ƒ Certification of non-destructive testing (NDT) personnel
ƒ Testing of pre-products, components, products and
assemblies
ƒ Certification of quality assurance (QA) system
ƒ Support in welding and materials technology

The certification process

As a manufacturer, you have many responsibilities and details to consider
during the planning and production of pressure equipment. These include
compliance with safety requirements, such as:

ƒ Analyses of hazards
ƒ Material selection
ƒ Calculations for capacity, security and operation
ƒ Manufacturing process (especially welding processes)
ƒ CE marking
ƒ Instruction manuals

For certain processes, you need to have qualified personnel and appropriate
procedures in place and execute the work accordingly. These include:

ƒ Tracebility of materials
ƒ Component preparation
ƒ Permanent joint
ƒ Heat treatment
ƒ Pressure test
ƒ Final assessment

As a Notified Body, we can review and certify all these elements and
procedures. We can support you through the whole process to meet the
applicable requirements. Moreover, as an independent inspection agency, we
provide you with the required personnel qualifications.
To help you expand into the global market, we certify your pressure equipment in compliance with European legislation -
and with a wide range of national regulations. We support you with:

ƒƒ A general understanding of the Pressure Equipment
Directive (PED) and other related directives.
ƒƒ Understanding the concept of CE marking.
ƒƒ Recognizing equipment that falls under the directive.
ƒƒ Understanding conformity assessment procedures.
ƒƒ Determining the risk category of particular pressure
equipment.
ƒƒ Drawing up a Declaration of Conformity.
ƒƒ Creating a technical file.

According to the risk category of the product, you can choose a combination of different modules
to comply with the PED enabling you to use the CE marking.

Modules for category I

Manufacturer Manufacturer Manufacturer

Operating
Hazard instructions
analysis

Internal production control CE marking

Technical
documentation
Declaration of
conformity

Modules for category II

Manufacturer Manufacturer Notified Body Manufacturer

Module A1
Internal production Monitoring of the Operating
Hazard instructions
control final assessment
analysis
Module E1
Production quality assurance CE marking
Technical (final assessment)
documentation Module D1
Production quality Declaration of
assurance (without design) conformity
Modules for category III

Manufacturer Notified Body Notified Body Manufacturer

Module B1 Module D
EC design- Production quality assurance
examination (without design)

Module B1 Module F
Operating
Hazard EC design- instructions
Product verification
analysis examination

Module B Module E
EC type- Production quality assurance CE marking
examination (final assessment)
Technical
documentation Module B Module C1
EC type- Declaration of
Conformity to type conformity
examination

Module H
Full quality assurance (with design)

Modules for category IV

Manufacturer Notified Body Notified Body Manufacturer

Module B Module D
EC Type- Production quality assurance
examination (without design)
Operating
Module B Module F instructions
Hazard
analysis EC Type-
Product verification
examination

Module G CE marking

EC unit verification
Technical (design verification + product verification)
documentation
Declaration of
Module H1
conformity
Full quality assurance (with design) + design examination +
special surveillance of the final assessment
Offering you the experience you need to gain
access to your target market.

As a manufacturer of pressure equipment or related components, you must certify your

products according to the European Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) 97/23/EC if you
want to sell them in Europe.

PED is a guideline for the design and manufacture of pressure equipment

covering pressure vessels, heat exchangers, steam boilers, pipelines, storage European regulations
tanks, pressure relief devices, valves, regulators and other pressure equipment
with a maximum allowable pressure greater than 0.5 bar. Harmonized norms:
ƒ EN 12952, EN 12953: steam boiler
With over 140 years of experience in inspection and certification of boilers and ƒ EN 13445: pressure vessel
pressure equipment, we offer you highly specialized expertise and industry ƒ EN 13480: pipelines
knowledge to help you meet all the requirements of your target market.
European country regulations:
We can help you with any kind of pressure equipment, starting with material ƒ Germany: AD 2000
testing at the manufacturer’s site, followed by inspection services during ƒ United Kingdom: PD 5500 (BS 5500)
manufacturing and finally certification of the product. For the European ƒ France: CODAP 2000
market, boiler and pressure equipment must be certified by an independent ƒ Other
Notified Body to ensure compliance with all regulations.

We are a Notified Body for PED all across Europe and have a comprehensive
range of international accreditations, offering a single point of contact for
global market access.

Your benefits - Why TÜV Rheinland?

Based on our worldwide presence and our comprehensive international accreditations, we meet the requirements of clients
across the globe. We can help you:

ƒ Achieve the prerequisites for exporting your products abroad

ƒ Benefit from our extensive knowledge of the similarities and differences between worldwide pressure equipment
regulations – down to the smallest detail
ƒ Take advantage of our experts‘ many years of experience and industrial knowledge
ƒ Communicate with a local contact with an international background and network, and meet the expectations of your
target markets

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