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Inspection

You manufacture products, execute projects, work according to certain processes. How do you make sure they meet all relevant quality standards, requirements and legal obligations? By having them independently and impartially inspected. Inspection can help you reduce risks, control quality, verify quantity, and meet regulatory requirements, no matter the market sector or country you operate in. Kiwa is fully independent and offers a broad range of world-leading inspection services to bring you confidence.

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Field inspections PV systems

Around the globe, we test PV systems according to their performance and uncover faults and give recommendations on how to remedy them. Our experts have the most modern testing equipment and analysis tools at their disposal.

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cGMP - Good Manufacturing Practices Audit

ASI offers a variety Of “CGMP Level” Food Safety Audits that review personal hygiene practices, sanitary operations, facility sanitation, etc. to ensure the safety of food.

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Post-shipment Inspection

Evaluating all aspects of the supply chain, product, manufacturing, and management processes potentially affecting module safety and performance. A comprehensive auditing protocol based on direct observation, stress-testing and expert review.

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Quality Assurance & Engineering

Our international team of Quality Control Specialists engage suppliers and service providers throughout all stages of product and service-related product realization based on our customer specific needs. We service the upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas market as well as renewable-energy markets. Our processes and procedures for service execution are maintained and documented in our ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system.

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Factory Audits

Kiwa PI Berlin audits evaluate all aspects of the supply chain, product, manufacturing, and management processes potentially affecting module safety, reliability, and performance. Kiwa PI Berlin has developed a comprehensive auditing protocol based on direct observation, stress- testing and expert review of factory operations and successfully applied to over 1,000+ audits to date. Kiwa PI Berlin will conduct an on-site, independent audit of the equipment manufacturer manufacturing process and provide a comprehsive factory audit with the crictical, major, and minor audit findings.

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Container loading check

Inspection of packaging integrity and loading of containers to ensure compliance with manufacturer specification before leaving the manufacturer’s factory or storage facility. Kiwa PI Berlin will assess the condition of the packaged modules, including pallets, packaging, and strapping.

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Archaeology and Cultural Resources

Raba Kistner's experience with operating under the jurisdiction of local, state, and federal oversight agencies helps to ensure that archaeology and cultural resources compliance is achieved in a timely and cost-effective manner.

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Chefs in a restaurant kitchen which can be auditing by Kiwa
Commercial Kitchen Audit

Commercial Kitchen Audits are designed to evaluate an organization’s facilities, procedures, and food safety practices to ensure they comply with organizational, regulatory, and industry standards for food safety.

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ESG Audit

Conduct a complete Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) audit of the Customer’s company and one on-site facility. The Customer will be provided with a certificate in accordance with the Kiwa SEE Sustainability Standard.

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Roofing and Waterproofing Inspection and Maintenance Services

Raba Kistner’s roofing and waterproofing inspection and maintenance services evaluate, test, diagnose and design many of the components that make up the building envelope to ensure longer life expectancy of the facility.

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Witnessing of Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) - Inverters

Kiwa PI Berlin will witness pre-shipment inspection factory acceptance test of the customers central inverters. Inspection will be carried out on a sample basis per the pre-agreed criteria. Kiwa PI Berlin may randomly sample inverters for testing using the manufacturers facilities. (Combine FATs)

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Post-shipment module inspection - Dark room

Kiwa PI Berlin will conduct post-shipment inspections of modules prior to installation to check for potential transportation damage. Kiwa PI Berlin will randomly sample pallets from containers and perform visual inspections and electroluminescence (EL) imaging.

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Property Condition Assessment

Facility owners rely on Raba Kistner for whole building assessments to learn how systems are working to support space utilization and to develop a repair and improvement program.

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Witnessing of Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) - MV cells

Kiwa PI Berlin will perform the witnessing of MV-Cell Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) to ensure it is aligned with the design, manufacturing and acceptance requirements. We will focus on the supervision of laboratory conditions and standards compliance , laboratory capabilities, health and safety, signalling, interlocks and ensuring that the international standards are applied.

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Air Quality Permitting and Compliance

Emission sources must be designed, constructed, and operated to comply with all applicable air quality regulations. Raba Kistner provides air quality services including air permitting and compliance support to industrial and commercial clients.

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Witnessing of Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) - Transformers

Kiwa PI Berlin will perform the witnessing of transformer Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) to ensure it is aligned with the design, manufacturing and acceptance requirements. We will focus on the supervision of laboratory conditions and standards compliance , laboratory capabilities, health and safety, signalling, interlocks and ensuring that the international standards are applied.

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Owners' Representative Services

We act as Owner’s Representative for clients and in certain cases as a Tenant Representative. Our primary role as an Owner’s Representative is to act as a liaison between the Owner or Tenant and the design and construction teams. In this role, Project Control monitor various aspects of the project, include the review of pay applications, budgets and schedules. In addition, our team reports to and advises the Owner on the most effective methods and utilisation of their resources.

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Supply Chain Traceability Assessment

Kiwa PI Berlin will assess the equipment manufacturer’s traceability procedures and practices for their upstream key material supply chain to finished product. Kiwa PI Berlin assess the manufacturer based on their ability to track and trace materials from suppliers, traceability system capabilities, methodology, procedures, and processes.

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GFSI - Global Markets Program

Learn how the GFSI Global Markets Program by Kiwa helps businesses achieve food safety certification, reducing risks in global supply chains. Explore benefits for suppliers, regulators, and retailers.

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Post-installation module inspection

Kiwa PI Berlin will conduct post-installation inspection of modules. Inspection will be carried out on a sample basis and will provide significant information about the module status after being assembled. This information can provide the necessary data to release the validity of the previous construction or assembly works. It can also serve as reference point of module status on a given moment, to compare with potential module wear or damages in the future.

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