INSIGHTS
In 2010 practically the entire Geutebruck video security product range was awarded official Russian ‘OIT’ certification confirming its suitability for use in nuclear power stations and other nuclear facilities. This testing and certification of physical security and safety products for use in the Russian nuclear industry is carried out by the Interdisciplinary Special Training Centre (ISTC) in Obninsk. Part of Rosatom, the national atomic energy corporation, this institution provides advanced security training for managers and specialist staff working in the atomic field, and acts as the standards and certification authority for physical safety and security equipment used there.
Geutebruck products certificated for Russian nuclear facilities
Date: 2011/04/07
Source: Geutebrück
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For certification the ISTC specialists also needed to satisfy themselves about the manufacturing quality control procedures. As Konstantin Arbuzov, GVS ZAO's marketing manager for Russia and CIS countries explained, “Here Geutebruck benefits from the fact that its video systems are tested at each production stage, then assembled and integrated with other systems before leaving the factory. Whole installations are set up and tested in operation. Usually the official hand-over to the customer takes place in Windhagen too, with the final technical adjustments being made at that time. In effect what is delivered to site is a fully tested, fully functional system which already meets all the customer's requirements.” – He was therefore gratified but not surprised that the ISTC team concluded that the Geutebruck production checks do indeed guarantee high quality and readiness for on-site operation.
Why certification?
As Arbuzov reflects, “Although the certification process is particularly strict in all regards - from document preparation to the technical testing on the proving ground - you have to admit that it is justified and necessary. After all the security of atomic sites depends on it. And of course we were delighted that Geutebruck equipment was successful in every respect.”
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With high profile customers including Gasprom, government departments and the Russian Federation Central Bank, GVS ZAO is well-established in the Russian security market. Not only are Geutebruck system solutions already standard at Rosatom sites associated with the international programmes for the EU and USA atomic security, but some of their equipment is already installed by a number of Russian systems integrators in companies in the atomic energy industry and in Rosatom scientific research sites and nuclear weapons complexes. However there is little doubt that the certification of Geutebruck's product range will enable the company to significantly strengthen its position.
“Certification gives us an important competitive advantage,” reports Arbuzov. “It opens up new sales opportunities and helps to promote new developments. For customers who don't necessarily operate in the atomic field, this ‘OIT' certificate represents the ultimate confirmation of security and functional capabilities and that gives us the edge over other video security systems.”
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