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Netherlands First Bluetooth ShaverTested and Certified TÜV Rheinland Netherlands and TÜV Rheinland Taiwan tested and certified market’s first Bluetooth shaver, manufactured by Philips. Early September during the IFA, world's leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances, Philips introduced the first Bluetooth shaver to the market. This new shaver contains a Bluetooth feature which can connect to a mobile application or device. This application contains several options to receive user data and configure the shaver by a ‘shaving-coach’ which gives individual recommendations to the user of the shave in order to minimize or avoid skin irritations during shaving.
Germany Nestlé: Management Meeting, Certificate Handover, and Further Co-operation Opportunities On September 9th and 10th, the Executive Vice President Products Professor Ralf Wilde, the Global Head of Retail Mohammed Dkhissi and the Global & Regional Key Account Managers Henk Pieters and Rakesh Vazirani were invited for management meetings with three Nestlé Divisions in Orbe and Lausanne (Switzerland). The objectives of the meeting were to introduce the top management and identify potential global synergies, gather feedback regarding on-going engagement and achievements, and introduction of potential additional services.
This new product was successfully tested by TÜV Rheinland Netherlands and TÜV Rheinland Taiwan. The colleagues from the Netherlands performed the preand regulatory testing whilst the Taiwanese colleagues performed the complete Bluetooth certification. Patrick Booman, Sales Manager at TÜV Rheinland Netherlands officially closed the project by handing over the test reports and certificates to Martijn Platzer, Quality Project Leader Digital Innovation from Philips. Henk Pieters, Global Key Account Manager Retail & Manufacturer (right), certificate handover
Nestlé: a “valuable partner”
Patrick Booman, TÜV Rheinland Netherlands (right), with Martijn Platzer from Philips.
Superb cooperative teamwork between Netherlands and Taiwan Martijn Platzer was delighted about the superb cooperative teamwork between TÜV Rheinland Netherlands and Taiwan in managing this project. Through on-time and excellent technical support, good guidance and flexible planning, all tests and certifications were finished within the planned deadlines, so Philips could officially launch its shaver during the IFA.
During the meeting, Nestlé was awarded a “Valuable partner trophy” by Professor Wilde for completing five years of successful co-operation. Certificates for three machines (Dolce Gusto, Babynes, and Barista) were also handed over to the Nestlé project managers. “Via our PROOF (Safe of Food Contact) certification we are ensuring global Food Contact material safety of Nestlé’s coffee/beverage machines”, explains Rakesh Vazirani. The meeting also served to establish the framework for further strengthening the co-operation, for example by developing new generation test programs jointly.
Professor Ralf Wilde (right) handed over the trophy "Valuable Partner"