The aim of the AENOR N Mark for steel pipes is to ensure compliance with the corresponding product standards in order to guarantee customer satisfaction
The objectives of the AENOR N Mark for steel tubes used for piping is to make it possible for companies to demonstrate compliance with Spanish or European standards, and with customer requirements
As a compliance assessor, AENOR is a leading product certification entity. With over 100,000 certified items in over 40 countries, the AENOR N Mark is among the top five product quality marks in the world.
The AENOR N Mark is a voluntary marking that allows a company to demonstrate that its product complies with specific provisions compiled in a UNE, EN or ISO standard or in a technical specification. This demonstration of compliance during the manufacturing and testing of the final products, based on a rigorous control performed by AENOR, will allow licensees of the Mark to put their products on the market with a high standard of quality, instilling confidence in the users of these certified products.
This way, the AENOR N Mark can provide the following advantages:
The manufacturer
Business providers and monitoring agents
Public Administrations
The end user
APPLICATION
The AENOR Mark is voluntary. Companies that want AENOR to certify their product must submit their application in accordance with the formats established by AENOR. This application must include information about the company and the characteristics of the products for which certification is sought.
Conformity assessment activities will commence once AENOR experts have analysed the documents to check that the products comply with the applicable standards:
AUDIT/INSPECTION
A visit is made to the production centre to carry out the following procedures:
TESTING
The laboratory performs the tests established by the standard and sends its report to AENOR.
GRANTING PROCEDURE
Using all the information on the activities performed, the Technical Certification Committee (independent body comprising all the interested parties: manufacturers, the Administration, users, monitoring entities and AENOR) will either propose to AENOR that the Mark be granted, or request that one of the activities be repeated due to non-compliance.
Once the Certificate has been granted, the process will continue as the monitoring activities required to keep it must be performed. Conducts the auditing activities, inspection, sample taking and testing on a semi-annual or annual basis. The result is evaluated by the Technical Certification Committee who decides whether the AENOR certification is retained.
Once an organisation passes the certification process, it obtains:
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