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Response to External Technical Regulations
To secure customers’ trust in its products and obtain objective recognition of the high reliability of its products among customers, Coway has obtained certificates for each product from authorized institutions and made known the details. Coway will continue adopting stricter quality management standards, advanced technologies, and new test methods in order to provide customers with reliable products.
Certifications from Authorized Testing Institutions
Coway has obtained 15 certificates from international authorized testing institutions and secured more than 200 specialized testing facilities, with which it can certify products independently. Coway has developed products that meet various standards in different countries and obtained related certificates, shortening the time for product certification and release. As such, Coway responds to rapidly changing market situations, strengthening its product competitiveness.
Establishing SAFETY / EMC / ENERGY / Feedwater line related specification comprehensive testing laboratory
Coway has introduced and built the equipment to verify the specifications related to the product safety, electromagnetic waves, energy efficiency, feedwater line safety etc., in an orderly manner in order to enhance the capabilities of self-verification for the product. In 2015, the equipment for energy efficiency testing equipment has been fully established and the energy efficiency testing laboratory has been acquired to enable the self-certification. In addition, by expanding the scope of accreditation of KOLAS (internationally recognized testing certification) Coway has strengthened the self-verification capabilities.
Major Certificates by Product Groups
In 2015, Coway obtained the certificate of CVC product safety testing institution from the CVC authorization agency. With this certificate, Coway is eligible to conduct ‘CCC (China Compulsory Certification)’ which is an electricity and safety certification for water purifiers, air cleaners, bidets, and juicers, and ‘CQC (China Quality Certification) which is an autonomous certification in the international safety certification center of its own environmental technology research center. ‘CCC’ is a basic requirement for domestic companies to export electric/electronic products to China. By shortening the time for certificate acquisition and improving the efficiency, Coway has improved its global status regarding product safety and competitiveness.
