KEMA (Keuring vanElektrotechnischeMaterialente Arnhem) NV, established in 1927, was a globalenergy consultancy company headquartered in Arnhem, Netherlands. It offeredmanagement consulting, technology consulting & services to the energy valuechain that include business and technical consultancy, operational support,measurements & inspection, and testing & certification services.
KEMA is the global authority for consultation, testing andcertification in the field of energy, serving the entire energy value chain.With the increasing demand for energy in the world today, KEMA plays animportant role in ensuring the availability, reliability, sustainability andprofitability of energy and related products and processes.
KEMA was founded in 1927 as the Dutch electricity industry’sArnhem-based test house, providing electrical safety testing and certificationactivities. In the span of eighty years, the company has evolved into a globalrisk management company actively providing independent applied research andconsultancy services via an international network of subsidiaries and agencies.
On 22 December2011, DNV acquired 74.3% of KEMA's shares, creating a global consulting andcertification company within the cleaner energy, sustainability, powergeneration, transmission and distribution sectors.
Certification scope:
1. Electricporcelain, lightning arrester products.
It includes capacitor bushing insulators, surge arresters,arresters, resistors, etc.
2,.Switch products
Circuit Breaker, Disconnector Switch, Grounding Switch, GISComposite Electrical Contactor, Automatic Recloser, Fuse Switchgear, ClosedBusbar.
3. Cable and wireproducts
Cables, cable terminals, cable intermediate joints, etc.
4. Transformerproducts
Power transformers, voltage transformers, current transformers,reactor resistors, etc.
5. Wire and cable
Widely used in various electrical products, telecommunications andconstruction of various kinds of wire rod.
