TÜV Rheinland Industrial Solutions Forms Containment Emergency Response Team

TÜV Rheinland Industrial Solutions has introduced a new emergency rapid response service called Containment Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.). Developed to minimize OEM production disruptions when out-of-specification products have entered the supply chain,  C.E.R.T. is made up of certified inspectors who can respond nationally and internationally to suspected quality issues throughout the supply chain.

Using non-destructive testing techniques, the team provides on-location inspection, sorting, and containment services to minimize the likelihood of faulty products causing production shutdowns.

According to Mark Forbes, laboratory sales manager for TÜV Rheinland Industrial Solutions: “While adhering to JIT and Lean Manufacturing principles can lower production costs, the necessitated minimal inventory volumes can magnify the cost of faulty products entering the supply chain," he stated in a press release. "Often, a product defect is not discovered until well after the part is already on trailers, in transit, on the customer’s floor, or in assembled products on vehicles. Our team can travel to where the suspect products are located to provide on-site inspection, sorting and containment services to minimize possible production disruptions.”
 
Added Forbes in the release, “As the recent Japanese earthquake and tsunami have shown, it can only take one missing component to quickly bring an entire production line to a halt. Our C.E.R.T. service can be thought of as the paramedics for the industrial world, quickly getting to the scene and applying on-site services to keep the production line moving.”
 
C.E.R.T. inspectors are ASNT-TC-1A qualified using procedures from A2LA 17025:2005 laboratory accreditations. They are qualified in both laboratory and field services. TÜV Rheinland Industrial Solutions is a Tier 1 NDT service provider to General Motors and performs inspections on parts for almost every auto manufacturer. The company is accredited to test to the Pressure Equipment Directive and has inspectors that can test to EN473 (European NDT standards). 
 
TÜV Rheinland Industrial Solutions provides inspection services using a variety of inspection techniques including visual, real-time X-ray, computed, and film radiography and eddy current as well as hardness, magnetic particle, ultrasonic, and liquid penetrant testing. In addition to its on-location capabilities, TÜV Rheinland Industrial Solutions maintains centrally located laboratories in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Alabama.