On April 7, 2021 the International Centre for Automotive Technology (iCat) and MPR International signed a cooperation agreement.

iCat is the leading Indian authority for AIS/ TAC certification and BIS product testing in the automotive sector in India. The aim of the cooperation is to expand the existing services for the certification of automotive products and to simplify the service for customers in the automotive industry.

On February 7, 2023, Dr. Shamsundara, Deputy Director of ARAI (Automotive Research Association of India) visited MPR International GmbH in Frankfurt. Dr. Shamsundara gave a presentation about the mandatory AIS certification in India and the process how to get a Type Approval Certificate (TAC) in India according to AIS-37. Part of this approval are CoP audits, which usually take place every two years, and product testing.

Dr. Shamsundara also presented ARAI’s plans to expand its laboratory capacity to include extensive testing facilities in the field of electric mobility, especially for batteries and powertrains.

Dr. Shamsundara also provided information on the GSR 870 regulation under which many international manufacturers are running vehicle homologation for India.

The MPR International team discussed with Dr. Shamsundara the certification requirement under the BIS-ISI certification for rims, tires and safety glass. Again, ARAI can assist with testing in India.

MPR at the expert forum Future Battery 2022 on November 3 and 4 in Berlin

For the third year in a row, experts in battery solutions from industry and academia came together at Future Battery to talk about the latest future issues in battery applications and to deliberate in workshops. This year, the focus was on “Next level: Establishing the battery society”, highlighting five strategic future topics on the role of battery technology for industry and society. Aspects of material and component supply, production scaling, regulatory requirements and sustainability issues such as recyclability or raw material optimization were moved.

It was a lively and exciting exchange with a view far into the future to technological leaps that are already emerging today. For MPR International there were many insights on site in Berlin and also for the future there is a lot to do. Because together with the explosion in the number of units and variants of batteries in the field of e-mobility, the demand for battery testing and approval or registration in countries around the world has increased enormously. For us, this means that we have significantly increased our testing capacities in our partner network. In particular, we are receiving inquiries from manufacturers who can no longer keep up with their test capacities. This enables us to offer extensive testing capacities in Germany and other EU countries, the UK and the USA for battery testing at short notice and to carry out any necessary certifications. Here, for India, the BIS certification and AIS certification should be mentioned in particular, which are mandatory for many components and equipment involved in the manufacture of batteries.

This year, the Future Battery technical conference was held as a hybrid event at the EstrelConferenceCenter (ECC) Berlin and online with a supporting app.

A very agile event format that brought together about 500 participants directly and another 2,500 participants online. This brought together OEMs, manufacturers of battery systems and cells, and their suppliers, so that the complete value-added spectrum of battery technology could be included.