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ALPHA has been operating in Indonesia since 2015 and supports machine and plant manufacturers in achieving technical conformity, document processing and certification/registration of their equipment and plants. For this reason, the cooperation in the “Panel Indonesia” of the Global Project Quality Infrastructure (GPQI) – a high level project under the leadership of the German Ministry […]

The Ambassador of the Republic of Vietnam in Germany, His Excellency Mr. Vu Quang Minh, had granted ALPHA (CEO Dr. Thomas Krause, Mr. Norbert Gies – ALPHA Sales Manager for Small and Medium Enterprises) the honor of a private audience at the Embassy in Berlin. In an intensive longer discussion, perspectives of cooperation in the […]

“Wer die Normen hat, hat auch den Markt!” Die Konkurrenz aus China in den Märkten der Eurasischen Wirtschaftsunion wächst. Welche Probleme gibt es für europäische Hersteller und Exporteure und wie kann ein fairer Zugang für alle Marktteilnehmer garantiert werden? Problemstellungen am Beispiel Russlands und wichtige Impulse zur Lösung gebe ich in dem wichtigen Artikel des […]

During the Russian Week of Standardisation on 15 October 2021, I will celebrate my 50th conference presentation on issues related to technical regulation in machinery and equipment, certification, harmonisation of standards, quality infrastructure, power generation and other related topics such as industrial safety, hydrogen production or modular plant design.  I am always happy to discuss these […]

Dubai/UA: Triple Point Engineering, one of the Uzbek leaders in training, certification infrastructure, technical consultancy, and ALPHA, a global operating certification and engineering service provider, started their joint new course program 2021 on the implementation of ISO /IEC on 01.03. 21 in Dubai. Of course under strict local Covid 19- security concept. “Implementation of International […]

How can my company take on the challenges of the future? Which certification standards do I have to observe, for example for green hydrogen? What regulatory frameworks should I expect? Are my objectives compliant with the regulations? ALPHA with its international network helps you with a true holistic consultancy to identify normative requirements and to […]

Over the last decade ALPHA has developed more and more from a provider of certification and inspection services to a full service provider for all questions concerning quality in mechanical and plant engineering in all industrial sectors. Shares in inspection companies have been acquired. An online ALPHA Academy is also currently being developed, which offers […]

Iphofen/Germany: These were intensive days with the Central Asia Committe in the German Eastern Business Assocciation. Invited and hosted by the Knauf Group, high-ranking company representatives and board members discussed political and economic developments with representatives of the German Federal Foreign Office, talked about the transformation process in Uzbekistan and the strategies of the Asian […]

ALPHA/Baku: Azerbaijan is also a growing market for ALPHA in the sectors of industrial safety, conformity assessment and sustainable supply chain management. Four impressive days of intensive discussions with the Ministry of Energency Situations, Azerbaijani inspectors for machinery and plant safety, representatives of important local petrochemical companies, alternative energy providers or the oil industry and […]

KANDYM Gas Process Complex/Uzbekistan: On behalf of HYUNDAI, ALPHA has successfully completed the metrological registration of all instruments and the commissioning of the complete calibration laboratory for the Kandym Gas Process Complex with our long-standing partner OOO TPE, National Metrology Institute of Uzbekistan (UzNIM), VNIIR from the Russian Federation, as well as KazInMetr from Kazakhstan. […]

Balikpapan Refinery/Indonesia: ALPHA successfully completed the milestone “Classification of Machines and Plants” according to MIGAS requirements and partly according to DEPNAKER for selected core packages and equipment manufacturers (safety valves, pressure vessels, electrical equipment, rotating equipment). It was a professional cooperation with our Indonesian network partners, which became better and better in the progress of […]

Центр стандартизации и метрологии при Министерстве экономики Кыргызской Республики (ЦСМ) в рамках проекта GIZ осуществляет совместную работу с ALPHA Consulting GmbH (Германия) по оптимизации национальной системы стандартизации в Кыргызской Республике, в части создания и обеспечения устойчивости технических комитетов по стандартизации в горнодобывающей, нефтегазовой и машиностроительной отраслях, в области электроэнергетики, улучшения и активного участия в процессе […]

ALPHA / Taschkent: ALPHA engineers start their professional consulting activities in Uzbekistan in the field of industrial safety of machines and plants. Thanks to our dedicated colleagues from UZSTANDART and the State Inspectorate under the Cabinet of Ministers (SGKN) for their technical expertise and discussions on the optimization of technical regulation in Uzbekistan, especially the safety […]

Visit our ALPHA booth at the OMC trade show in Ravenna/Italy from 27-29.03.2019. Our engineers are available to answer your questions about industrial safety, certification, technical compliance and expediting for projects in Europe, Asia and the Eurasian Economic Union. We look forward to welcoming you!

Berlin: ALPHA specialists for nuclear safety and materials management attended the event “Future B2B in the Field of Nuclear Energy Between Russia and Germany” on 19-20 November in Berlin. The meeting was organized by the German Atomic Forum (DAtF), OAOV and ROSATOM. Although German technology has the highest standard of plant safety, the event shows […]

ALPHA/Engineering Summit: It was a great honour for us as exhibitors and active participants to be part of the Engineering Summit 2018 in Wiesbaden / Germany. We had many in-depth discussions about plant safety, certification of deliveries in modular design, supply chain management or standards for IoT / Industry 4.0 with congress participants who visited […]

Ekaterinburg/Russia: The German-Russian Initiative for the Harmonisation of Technical Regulation between Germany and Russia has signed the Memorandum of Understanding. ALPHA employees are actively involved as Vice President of the Initiative (Dr. Thomas Krause/CEO ALPHA) and head of two Technical Committees – on the one hand for conformity assessement of machines and equipment and on […]

TRANSGAZ-PIPELINE: ALPHA completed the first stage of a great variety of equipment quality audits and pre-shipment inspections of suppliers for modernisation of the high pressure natural gas network TRANSGAZ-PIPELINE in Slovakia, Ukraine and Russian Federation. Many thanks to our qualified ALPHA inspectors, who in cooperation with the sub-suppliers, fulfilled all the high customer requirements for […]

The Uzbek ambassador in Germany, His Excellency Mr. Nabijon Kasimov, discussed with Dr. Thomas Krause (CEO ALPHA and member of the German-Uzbek Economic Council) and Falk Porsche (CEO Deutsche Kabel AG and Vice President German-Uzbek Economic Council) the enormous positive effects of Uzbekistan’s opening and its impact on the safety of machines and equipment during […]

Oil and gas exploration, transmission and refinery has become more complicated over the last years. To secure the quality and conformity with local standards and laws make it necessary to contract inspection companies who should be not only independent but need to have strong sophisticated experience, skills and understanding of international and national requirements, e. […]

ALPHA / Russian Federation: Rostechnadzor/RTN-Decree No. 554 “Safety Instruction for Chlorine Industry“, Chapter II, P. 6, does not set a definite deadline for conversion of the old mercury-based electrolysis to the new membrane technology, but the technological development as well as modernization of the whole chemical complex use it as a drive for changes. Revamp […]

The burner of today: Modular plant engineering which influences the cost efficiencies and flexibility of EPC contractors is a common discussion today. Prefrabricatedmoduls consisting of piping, switching cabinets, valves, compressors or dosing unitsare preassembled and pretested before delivery. The use of modulesmeans furthermore high standardisation and preassembling of equipment in tailor – made containers. It […]

With new regulations of the customs union of Russia – Kazakhstan – Belarus, the export of compressors turns out to be a real challenge. On 15/02/2013, the “Technical Regulations for Machinery and Equipment” entered into force and they imply new compulsory requirements for certification and registration. “Manufacturers face the problem that they don’t even get […]

Russian Federation: With our ALPHA conformity assessment concept, the challenge is to create value, secure high quality standards and technical compliance for all sub-suppliers and EPC contractors of plant projects in Russia and create synergy effects for local plant operators, says Dr. Thomas Krause (CEO ALPHA). ALPHA is proud to take an active and highly […]