The Würth Elektronik lab at its Quality Design Center (QDC) Asia in Shenzhen has been awarded the world’s first TDAP Stage 2 certificate for the product “choke for suppressing electromagnetic interference” by VDE Prüf- und Zertifizierungsinstitut GmbH. The certificate entitles Würth Elektronik to conduct tests in its own lab under the supervision of VDE experts. VDE recognizes the results, and successful tests can lead to VDE certification.
The VDE Institute’s Test Data Acceptance Program (TDAP) accelerates the certification process and reduces time to market. Under the certification, the Shenzhen lab is permitted to conduct acceptance testing of Würth Elektronik’s common-mode chokes in accordance with IEC 60938. The certificate was presented to Yangyang Chen, Head of the Shenzhen facility, at a ceremony in Offenbach.
Certificate presentation in Offenbach to Yangyang Chen, Head of Quality Design Center Asia, Wurth Electronics, Shenzhen (3rd from left), Alexander Monsch, Head of Product Unit EMC Mains Filter, Würth Elektronik eiSos (1st from left), and Stefanie Birkenbach, Senior Product Manager EMC Mains Filter, Würth Elektronik eiSos (1st from right). The certificate was presented by Giuseppe Messinese, Head of Department TL3 – Electrical Systems and Components, VDE Institute (2nd from left), and Tobias Daum, Team Leader Customer Product Management, VDE Institute (2nd from right).
Chen sees the certificate as recognition of the lab’s quality and of his colleagues’ achievements. “Not least, this also sends a signal to the market, as the QDC also provides services to external customers,” he explains.