In recent years, the occurrence of quality incidents in China has not only stung the nerves of the public, but also tortured the integrity of China's quality and safety. As an intermediate link from the factory gate to the national gate, testing and certification institutions are also under unprecedented pressure.
　
However, after each incident, we can see that some testing and certification bodies stand out in the process of response and processing, and their rapid response and market strategy have undoubtedly become the best teaching materials to reflect on the occurrence of quality incidents. Therefore, if analyzed from the perspective of market competition, the emergency response to these crisis events has also brought unprecedented opportunities to these institutions.
　
Get a head start
　
In 2008, the "melamine incident" made SGS-CSTC enter the list of nationally recognized testing institutions that can detect melamine for the first time. While other testing agencies are busy developing melamine testing methods, the company says it has tested customers for melamine levels a year ago. The secret of their early start is that as early as 2007, when the "pet feed" incident in the United States, they had already started melamine testing research, and in China alone, SGS had as many as 50 researchers, and at that time they had developed melamine testing projects involving various protein-containing foods and feeds. Once the battle was over, SGS became famous.
　
Similarly, in the wake of Japan's nuclear radiation this year, government departments in some countries have requested stricter entry security checks or laboratory tests for goods from Japan or its neighboring countries to detect radioactivity levels. Once a shipment is detected to contain radioactive material, it is at risk of being returned, which not only delays the time to market of the goods, but also results in wasted transportation costs and lost business opportunities. To this end, SGS launched the "Nuclear Radiation Residue Detection Service" for the first time in response to the nuclear leakage crisis in Japan, which can be used for nuclear radiation testing in the final random inspection of goods or during cargo sampling inspection. Timely service and supporting testing have once again put SGS in the spotlight.
　
Another vivid example comes from Fangyuan Certification Group. In November 2010, Fangyuan Mark Certification Group launched the first technical mark for ergonomic product certification in China, and launched the ergonomic certification of desks, chairs and student desks and chairs. Some developed countries have long begun to pay attention to the research and application of ergonomics, apply the research results of ergonomics to product design, and carry out certification work for products that meet the requirements of ergonomics, such as Swedish TCO certification, German Rheinland certification, etc., these certification activities have played a positive role in guiding the public to choose healthy and comfortable products.
　
Since 2008, Fangyuan Mark Group has joined hands with China National Institute of Standardization to actively pay attention to the development of ergonomics at home and abroad, and conduct research and investigation on the impact of the design and manufacture of desks and chairs on the health of users. Through research and analysis, it is found that with the extension of the working hours of "office workers" in the office, the impact of desks and chairs on physical health is becoming increasingly prominent. According to the 2009 China Urban Health Survey, the proportion of sub-health among "office workers" is as high as 76%, of which lumbar disc herniation, cervical strain and other health problems caused by sitting posture problems account for a considerable proportion, becoming a common disease for "office workers". The survey for primary and secondary school students also found that due to the lack of design and manufacturing of students' desks and chairs by manufacturers, many products do not consider the comfort and health needs of students in the process of growing up desks and chairs, resulting in myopia and other problems, which will have a great impact on their future Xi, life and work.
　
In order to make the desks and chairs and student desks and chairs designed and produced by the enterprise meet the ergonomic requirements, fit the characteristics of the Chinese human body, and reduce the health damage caused to the human body during use, Fangyuan Mark Certification Group, with the approval of the National Certification and Accreditation Commission, with the technical support of the China Institute of Standardization, and in cooperation with the Beijing Furniture Industry Association, jointly formulated technical standards such as "ergonomic technical requirements for desks and chairs" and "ergonomic technical requirements for desks and chairs", and took the lead in opening product ergonomic certification activities in China.
　
On the other hand, the success of these institutions in recent years can be said to be one of their characteristics, which is the result of the in-depth expansion of typical service capabilities. In terms of the development of service capabilities, they encourage product R&D personnel to maintain a high degree of sensitivity to the market and develop market-oriented service capabilities along the depth of the supply chain. For example, when melamine is found in pet feed, SGS requires researchers to study how to detect melamine in other foods and how to prevent it. It is this way of thinking that has allowed them to establish the broadest range of service capabilities in the industry in China.
　
Go with the flow
　
The photovoltaic industry is undoubtedly the new favorite in the eyes of testing and certification institutions in recent years. Since the day UL established the world's largest photovoltaic testing laboratory in China, the development of the photovoltaic industry has entered a white-hot stage. However, in the face of the extreme imbalance of the photovoltaic industry chain, rising raw material prices, shrinking foreign markets and other crises, the major certification bodies have not stopped there, but accelerated the pace of progress. UL even announced the expansion of this laboratory in Jiangsu, which is ahead of the scale.
　
In 2011, although many authorities in the industry generally believe that the world photovoltaic market is likely to no longer continue the rapid growth in 2010. But in fact, the capacity expansion of global photovoltaic companies is still rapid, especially for Chinese companies. Under the intensification of market competition, some export enterprises are also looking for other opportunities and opportunities to increase their market competitiveness. It is this market prospect that makes the major testing and certification institutions come up with strange tricks and face challenges.
　
Recently, TÜV SÜD has launched photovoltaic power plant certification, photovoltaic product pre-export inspection and testing services, aiming to comply with market trends, help enterprises through one-stop testing, certification services to pass the test of the global market faster. 2010 was a booming year for the global PV market, with an estimated 17 GW of new installations in 2010, double the growth from 2009, compared to 7.3 GW of new installations in the world PV market in 2009. TÜV SÜD is also following the trend by providing manufacturers and importers with faster inspection, testing and certification services, enabling them to respond flexibly to a wide range of issues in the global marketplace.
　
Looking at the performance of testing and certification institutions in this "Sunshine Battle", it can be described as "the soldiers are fast and have their own tricks". At the beginning of the favorable situation of the photovoltaic industry, they began to actively explore from the fields of policy, standards, hardware, market, etc., and responded decisively. China Quality News