Project Overview
BMW South Africa needed to establish which electronic systems at its Rosslyn manufacturing plant required ICASA Type Approval. The scope covered equipment used in production and in vehicles, including control modules, communication interfaces and power supply units.
These components did not all have the same radio frequency functions. Each relevant model needed to be assessed against ICASA requirements, with technical evidence matched to its actual configuration before an application could be submitted.
The Challenge
The equipment formed part of several integrated systems, making it difficult to determine approval requirements from product descriptions alone. Technical records came from multiple international manufacturers, and the RF, EMC and electrical safety reports had to be checked for consistency. This work also needed to fit the plant’s deployment schedule.
What We Did
All Tech Compliance visited the Rosslyn plant to understand how the systems were used, then assessed their specifications and the applicable approval routes. The team coordinated supporting documents with manufacturers, reviewed test evidence, addressed gaps and prepared the relevant ICASA applications. It also managed regulator queries during evaluation.
Outcome
ICASA issued Type Approval certificates for the relevant systems, allowing them to be imported and deployed at BMW’s Rosslyn plant. The case study records an approximately 30-working-day processing period and no major documentation-related rejections.