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Exhaust aftertreatment systems which were tested concerning their application specifics and evaluated according to criteria from a broad practical experience in manufacture and application are labelled with the FAD quality seal. This facilitates the selection of suitable system solutions for the manufacturer and the user.

FAD-QS serves the evaluation of exhaust aftertreatment systems for diesel engines of most different application categories, predominantly in the retrofit sector.

 

 

Further information you find in the following document:
„Regulations for testing components and systems for exhaust aftertreatment (EGA) of diesel engine exhaust gases for obtaining the FAD quality seal (FAD-QS). Part I: General provisions"

The scope or range of the FAD quality seal includes all kinds of diesel engine exhaust aftertreatment, aftertreatment systems, subsystems and sensors such as:

  • Oxidation catalyst
  • Diesel particle filter (DPF)
  • Particulate reduction system (PRS)
  • DeNOX catalysts (SCR, NSC etc.)
  • Combined EGA systems
  • Catalyst carriers
  • Filter media
  • Exhaust sensors (PM, NOX, NH3, H2S etc.)

FAD-QS also includes all thermodynamic combustion engines working according to the diesel process with various fuel variations.

The FAD quality seal is only awarded if all test criteria for the quality under application-specific conditions are permanently met concerning:

  • Pollutant reduction
  • Functionality under application-specific conditions
  • Function-related secondary emissions
  • Excessive fuel consumption
  • Maintenance concept

 

Further information you find in the following document:
„Regulations for testing components and systems for exhaust aftertreatment (EGA) of diesel engine exhaust gases for obtaining the FAD quality seal (FAD-QS). Part II: Quality requirements to exhaust aftertreatment systems according to FAD-QS criteria.“

The responsibility for carrying out the QS-awarding procedure and the awarding of the quality seal lies with Argomotive GmbH as the contractual partner of FAD e.V. Argomotive GmbH does all the administrative work for the evaluation of the EGA-systems. As a supervisory authority the QS-awarding authority also supervises the application of the quality seal and initiates penalties in case of misuse up to the withdrawal of the QS.

Applications for obtaining the FAD quality seal for a system, separated into type and application field, shall be addressed to the awarding authority: Argomotive GmbH Institute for Efficient and Environmentally Compatible Drive Technologies