Type Approval and SENTA information webinar

On 8 March 2012, Allan McKenzie, Deputy Head and Senior Manager, Vehicle Legislation and SMMT Technical Managers, Colin Wilde and Tony Hopkins presented a Type Approval and infomation webinar, highlighting all the latest information on SENTA and giving a worked example of the Type Approval process.

To download the slides from the presentation, click here.  To find out how to attend the Type Approval seminars at this year’s CV Show 2012,  contact Claire Balch, e-mail: cbalch@smmt.co.uk.

SENTA facts:

• Phased introduction of European legislation means all new vehicles will be subject to up to 60 new Type Approval criteria by 2014. 
• SMMT’s online guide, SENTA (the SMMT European and National Type Approval guide), makes obtaining Type Approval quicker, easier and cheaper.
• Sections one to nine of the SENTA application process have been completely revised to allow an Annex I MSB or an Annex III application to be made.
• The SENTA guide helps manufacturers, bodybuilders and converters through each stage of Type Approval, from original design idea, development and construction stages to achieve a quicker completion of the Type Approval process.

Included in the webinar:

• The latest information on Type Approval.
• Information on the revised approval routes (Annex I MSB and Annex III) of the SENTA guide. 
• Examples of a typical commercial vehicle multi-stage build Type Approval process.
• A Q&A session with Colin Wilde and Tony Hopkins.