On January 28, 2022, Prof. Dr. Adam Freiherr von Burg, founding president of today’s TÜV AUSTRIA Group, celebrates his 225th birthday.
It is the son of a k.k. machinist who was to establish technical safety in Austria as an essential asset of our economy and society. Adam Freiherr von Burg is undoubtedly one of the most outstanding personalities in Austrian industrial history. The popular natural scientist, distinguished university professor and enterprising politician became involved as chairman of the committee for the creation of a steam boiler testing association, whose founding meeting was opened by Burg himself as president of the Dampfkessel-Untersuchungs- und Versicherungs-Gesellschaft auf Gegenseitigkeit (DUVG) on June 11, 1872. Adam Freiherr von Burg is the founding father of today’s Technischer Überwachungsverein (Technical Inspection Association) Österreich, TÜV AUSTRIA.
In the service of progress
Born in Vienna in 1797 as the son of a respected machinist, Adam von Burg was already involved in the installation of the very first steam engine in Austria in his youth. He studied mathematics at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts as well as at the Polytechnic Institute – later the Technical University of Vienna. There he also became a professor at the age of 31. As a widely known natural scientist, Adam von Burg also became increasingly involved in the fields of politics and administration. In 1844 he was appointed k.k. Regierungsrat (member of the governing council) in 1844, he was always committed to industrialization in Austria. He fought for the introduction of metric units of measurement and did much to improve the fire-fighting system and the water and gas pipelines in Vienna.
In 1869, von Burg was appointed to the Herrenhaus, the first chamber of the Austrian Imperial Council. There he was the initiator of a new, progressive law “on the testing and periodic examination of steam boilers.” Exploding steam boilers were among the greatest dangers in the industrial plants of the time. This law now prescribed the periodic inspection of steam engines and thus became the legal basis for the Dampfkessel-Untersuchungs- und Versicherungs-Gesellschaft (DUVG, Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company), which Adam von Burg himself also headed after its founding in 1872. From then on, this company organized the inspections of the steam boilers of its member companies by officially authorized personnel. As a result, the safety of industrial workers throughout Austria was significantly increased, while at the same time potential economic losses due to accidents were sustainably curbed.
Adam von Burg, an honorary citizen of Vienna, died in his hometown in 1882 at the age of 85.
Das #TÜVAUSTRIA150-Logo ehrt den Gründer: Es ist Adam von Burgs Handschrift die das Jubiläum niederschreibt und TÜV AUSTRIA von der analogen Technologie in das digitale Zeitalter führt. (C) TÜV AUSTRIA/A. Wanda
- RISE by TÜV AUSTRIA wins BEMAS Digital Innovation Award
- Best practice guide to the technical documentation of AI systems published
- Inauguration of the new Jecma laboratories – TÜV AUSTRIA Iberia
- Product Export Conformity Certification for the Middle East and Africa
- TÜV AUSTRIA builds Trust for China-Iraq Trade
TÜV AUSTRIA wins Digital Innovation Award
RISE by TÜV AUSTRIA wins
BEMAS Digital Innovation Award 2025
RISE by TÜV AUSTRIA, the in-House developed stand-alone solution for online monitoring of infrastructure components, has been awarded the BEMAS Digital Innovation Award at Maintenance Antwerp 2025. Wir congratulate our RISE by TÜV AUSTRIA research & development team.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Guideline
Best Practice Guideline
Technical Documentation of AI Systems
Safe and comprehensible: In cooperation with the Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (RTR), TÜV AUSTRIA has developed a best practice guide for the technical documentation of AI systems.
TÜV AUSTRIA Iberia
Inauguration of the new Jecma laboratories
New facilities in Paterna – Valencia
Jecma, part of TÜV AUSTRIA Iberia, continues its path of innovation and growth with the inauguration of its new facilities in Paterna – Valencia. This new location reflects the strong development of the company and TÜV AUSTRIA’s commitment to new business areas, consolidating our presence in the sector.
Middle East & Africa
Conformity Certification
of Product Exports
TÜV AUSTRIA hosted a seminar on “Product Export Conformity Certification for the Middle East and Africa” in Yiwu together with Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in China, attracting clients from various industries.
Global Trade Conformity
TÜV AUSTRIA China
builds Trust for China-Iraq Trade
Ivan Huang, Managing Director of TÜV AUSTRIA China, attended the Centenary of Iraqi Diplomacy and the 7th Anniversary of the Victory over Terrorism. TÜV AUSTRIA’s participation strengthened its cooperation with the Iraqi government and the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in China, further enhancing China-Iraq economic and trade relations.
Check certificate
I am looking for a solution but do not know its title.
