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3,500 tonnes of steel inspected in the Airrail Center Frankfurt
Using its superb knowledge of welding technology, TÜV NORD Systems is currently supporting the repair and renovation of the Airrail Center at Frankfurt Airport, now known as the Squaire. In total, 3,500 tonnes of steel in the building have to be repaired or replaced, and in some cases the elements weight 40 tonnes each. These measures are necessary because - despite prior random sample testing at the manufacturer's factory in China - the material and the steel structure exhibited cracks and defects. In order to investigate these, the future operator of the Airrail Center approached technical advisors, who recommended TÜV NORD Systems to carry out the welding-related tests and investigations.
The challenge lay in the assessment of the basic Chinese material and in the quality of the steel construction and welding that had been supplied. "Some of the defects can hardly be found using standard methods; we have to make use of special testing technology", observes Jürgen Gutjahr, who was in charge of the inspection work at the Airrail Center. The experts from TÜV NORD Systems were in some cases working under extreme pressure during this project - exhibiting both flexibility and an extremely conscientious approach. As Gutjahr says, "our company is quite unique in this sector, as hardly any other technical service providers can supply this level of comprehensive know-how." Material assessments and welding inspections are among the main activities of Michael Krah and his team, and also involve manufacturer qualifications for companies and on-site monitoring and inspection during construction of large bridges and stadiums.
The steel market is very much on the move; China needs a great deal of steel for its own growth, but is still able to export. "We make the world safer with our inspections of structural steel and welding. And we are not really interested in where the steel comes from, but in the quality", says Gutjahr.
About TÜV NORD Group
With more than 10,000 employees, TÜV NORD Group is one of the largest technical service providers in Germany. It also operates in over 70 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. The Group owes its leading market position to its technical competence and a broad range of advisory, service, and testing services in the Mobility, Industrial Services, International, Natural Resources and Training and Human Resources fields. TÜV NORD Group is firmly committed to its guiding principle and watchword: "Making our world safer".
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About TÜV NORD Systems
TÜV NORD Systems plays a leading role in the inspection of technical plant and equipment, providing advisory services on basic questions of engineering and technology and also specific inspections, evaluations and assessments. As an approved inspection body (ZÜS), TÜV NORD Systems offers its inspection services all over Germany, focusing particularly on pressure equipment subject to mandatory surveillance, system technology, electrical and control technology, materials handling, tank equipment and materials engineering. Experts from the company also work throughout Europe and the rest of the world.
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