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Certification /
Homologation
 ATDS
can map the road to an EPA Certificate of Conformity or a CARB
Executive Order for any regulated application. From handheld power
equipment to Tier II and LEVII SULEV and PZEV passenger cars, we have
achieved certification of new motor vehicles in over 100 projects for
both very small volume manufacturers as well as some of the worlds'
largest. The complexity of the certification process continues to
increase with the ongoing adoption of new regulations and tighter
standards by the EPA and California Air Resources Board, and we stay
on top of it in real time.
ATDS is
uniquely positioned to not only guide our clients through this
regulatory labyrinth, but to actually conduct the needed emissions and
durability tests ourselves using our own equipment in house. This
means a faster path to certification at a dramatically reduced cost.
With durability testing locations throughout the nation and the latest
in Emissions Testing capabilities, we keep the focus on low cost, timely certification
and start of production.
 ATDS
offices are located in close proximity to the both the US EPA in Ann
Arbor, Michigan as well as the California Air Resources Board in El
Monte, California making us the ideal base of operations for your
certification project. ATDS staff has long-standing working
relationships with both EPA and CARB certification staff and can
interact on behalf of our customers or provide guidance as needed.
ATDS can assist
in any phase of the certification process or provide a complete
turnkey certification program. Our certification staff has experience
with each of the following:
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Certification
strategy development, planning to meet fleet average standards, and
phase-in planning over multiple model years
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Application
preparation, editing and submission
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Agency liaison,
negotiations, interface, and regulation interpretation
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Concurrent
development validation testing to identify and solve problems
encountered during certification emissions and durability tests
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Manual
transmission shift schedule determinations
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Durability test
execution for OBD and emissions durability data vehicles
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Certification
vehicle builds
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Certification
emissions testing
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Certification
process management
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Labeling design
and approval
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Post
certification testing support, including audits, in-use compliance,
running change management and OBDII in use monitoring and reporting
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Alternative
Durability Protocol development and SRC correlation
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Production line
testing (PLT) / production line audit testing conducted in-house
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Carry-over and
carry-across certification management to extend a certification across
multiple model years or multiple vehicle lines
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Evaporative
component bench aging and protocol development
Contact Us to
discuss your unique homologation program.
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