BUSINESS New Managing Director at TÜV Rheinland Intercert Kft.

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FURTHER GROWTH AT TÜV RHEINLAND

To the next level

THE AIM IS TO MEET INTERNATIONAL NEEDS AS WELL

TÜV Rheinland Intercert Kft., an internationally renowned technical testing, inspection, surveillance and certification company, has completed a multi-million-euro investment in the last two years. Last year, the company moved to new, larger and more modern premises, and a new managing director has been appointed as of December 1 this year.

The new head of the company, Zsolt Pesze, who has already worked for TÜV Rheinland before, says that thanks to the successful and continuously developing professional and business cooperation of the previous years, the expansion of the Hungarian capacity and the range of services has become a clear strategic goal. "Within the group, further expanding and strengthening the role of the Hungarian subsidiary is a priority objective. The recent investment in expanding and modernizing our laboratory capacities and introducing state-of-the-art solutions is the basis for the planned portfolio expansion, full service to new industries and cooperation with our strategic partners."

Professional background

The new Managing Director has professional and managerial experience in multinational companies in global markets in the telecommunications and automotive industries, mainly in R&D. In his management assignments, he was involved in the introduction of new professional and business areas, and the transformation of product and business portfolios. He now brings this experience to TÜV Rheinland Intercert Ltd. "From the very first discussions with the senior management of our parent company, the open and transparent communication clearly confirmed that I could play an active role in the realization of clearly articulated medium and long-term strategic objectives and that I could meet the expectations placed on me. By changing the internal structure of the company, it will be possible to support a more efficient and commercially effective operation. One of my priorities will be to support the transformation that is underway and to strengthen the integration that is expected at European level," the Managing Director stresses.

The TÜV Rheinland Group will celebrate its 150th anniversary next year, and it is a great honor to join the Group at this time, he adds. "It is an extremely attractive professional challenge to take over the management of a stable company and contribute to taking it to the next level. Building on the long-standing business relationships we have already established, we are constantly looking at further opportunities for cooperation with our partners, looking for the interfaces that will allow us to serve their future needs and, if possible, be ready to provide a solution as soon as the need arises."

Supported by the family

The family background also contributes to the effectiveness of the professional work. "Together with my wife, we are guiding our three children – two boys and a girl – and organizing our daily lives. After the concentration required by the day's work, it is always a great pleasure to come home and relax, recharge and spend evenings with the family after the obligatory chores. It is very important for me to live my daily life with my family as it helps me to maintain a balanced and healthy mental strength. My wife plays a huge role in organizing our lives, and I find our evening conversations and her supportive words when talking through the day's events reassuring," Zsolt Pesze says.

A center of excellence

TÜV Rheinland Intercert Ltd.'s laboratories in Hungary are recognized as a center of excellence within the Group and also at industry level. As for the plans for the coming years, the new Managing Director stresses that, based on the company's stable position and its prominent market share, they would like to continue to provide worldleading technical services in Hungary and to meet the changing market needs by introducing even more new service areas.

EMC LAB AND E-MOBILITY

The latest technical news from TÜV Rheinland Intercert Ltd. is the completion of the EMC lab. EMC, or Electromagnetic Compatibility, is the testing of the interaction between electrical devices. According to Business Stream Coordinator Gergely Hidas, all electrical devices act as antennas to some extent – and at the same time – the antenna is transmitting and picking up interference from other devices in the vicinity. "These effects are only desirable if that is the function of the electrical device, i.e. to transmit information via wireless communication, such as a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth device. Otherwise, they are called interference and these unwanted emitted interference signals alter, or interfere with, the operation of other devices. Such interference can even be life threatening, for example, if a medical instrument is not working as intended during surgery. All devices must therefore be protected against such interference and any interference they may emit must be kept to a minimum. This is the purpose of the EMC laboratory, where the magnitude of the emitted interference signals and the immunity of devices to external interference can be tested electromagnetically in a completely isolated room." The company has carried out such tests in the past, but this new lab can also be used to test technologies such as high-power electric car chargers or large medical devices, electric car components or intelligent control systems. A special test facility for electric car components and self-driving vehicle technologies has also been set up, which will help in the development of vehicle components also manufactured in Hungary. "With the new laboratory, a capacity expansion has also taken place. Not only can we use faster testing technologies here, but we also have access to procedures that allow us to provide our customers with more accurate data on the electromagnetic behavior of the product during the product development phase, significantly shortening the time required for development. The size and load capacity of the new chamber is also significantly larger: we have a 2x3m entrance door and it is no problem moving and testing even a 1.5-ton equipment. Overall, we can offer a broader package of engineering services to product developers and manufacturers," he adds. TÜV Rheinland is progressively strengthening its position in the field of electro-mobility, which has become a key service area for the group in recent years. In this context, according to Business Field Manager Gábor Kovács, the company is thinking about complex services that support all participants in e-mobility, from the energy supplier through the vehicle and infrastructure, to the users. "We want to be a key partner for developers, operators and users in E-mobility, so that they can be in control of the future of their products. Throughout our lab development, we have been driven by the need to support this fast-growing industry with the highest possible flexibility and technical excellence." Development investments such as the 250kW intelligent load system for testing vehicle chargers at the new premises of the company and the high-precision GPS-based measurement systems for testing conventional and autonomous vehicles developed in cooperation with the Zalazone test track outside Budapest are there serve this purpose.