| 1949 | Machinery Ministry Decision in Prague, ref. No. 12457/50-V-IV-1, on formation of research and development plant as a component of Kovotechna Prague
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| 1950 | The formation of research and development plant Kovotechna Piešťany as a component of Kovotechna Prague, the main scope of which was research, development and testing of products, first of all, the metal consumer goods
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| 1952 | The testing body for testing of products and materials – the initial range of goods was metal consumer goods, later medical instruments and devices, domestic gadgets, metal utensils, packages, technical drawing and measuring materials, later the metrology activities was exercised.
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| 1955 | The testing body in Piešťany has obtained "authorization", i.e. license to issue certificates and to test all materials and semi-products used in machinery industry, to 1st March 1955. This authorization was valid up to 1965
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| 1958 | “Quality marking of products” – Kovotechna Prague plant of Piešťany
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| 1960 | Kovotechna plant 04 – authorized testing body Piešťany is a component of VHJ Metal goods in Trnava
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| 1965 | The Machinery Testing Institute in Brno (SZÚ) was established and the testing body in Piešťany became one of its branch offices, to 1st January 1965.
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| 1969 | Aim to build a new testing object
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| 1973 - 1991 | Building-up of new areas of testing body
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| 1975 | The Czechoslovak Institute for Devices and Equipment Attestation – SKTC No. 243 uprised of the branch office of SZÚ in Piešťany, to 1st January 1975, as a legally independent national economic organization subordinated to The Office of Standards and Measurement in Prague
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| 1992 | Rename: Czechoslovak Institute for Devices and Equipment Attestation (ČSÚAPZ) was renamed to Technical Testing Institute (TSÚ).
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| 1993 | After formation of independent Slovak Republic, the establishing institution of TSÚ Piešťany became to 1st January 1993 The Slovak Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing with authorization mark SKTC-104
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| 1993 | The formation of testing body under SKTC-104 identification
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| 1998 | Since 1st June 1998 institute bears the name Technical Testing Institute Piešťany, s. e.
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| 1998 | Institute is authorized by MVRR SR according to Act No. 90/98 Coll. on construction products as amended by the Act No. 413/2000 Coll. with authorization mark CIS 03/1998 to perform certification, conformity assessment, as well as inspection and as a testing laboratory, since 1st October 1998
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| 1999 | It has quality system established and certified according to STN EN ISO 9002 standards since 21st November 1999.
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| 1999 | TSÚ Piešťany has got an appraisal of ÚNMS SR chairman “Commemorative medal on the occasion of 80 years of Slovak metrology”.
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| 2000 | TSÚ Piešťany has got a price “Testing house of the year 1999”.
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| 2000 | Institute is authorized by ÚNMS SR according to Act No. 264/1999 Coll. on technical requirements for products and on conformity assessment and on modification and completion of some laws as amended by Act No. 436/2001 Coll. within the scope of certification, testing and inspections since 1st January 2000. It follows Governmental Ordinances No. 391 – 395 of 16th December 1999, No. 400 of 22nd December 1999 as amended by Governmental Ordinance No. 13 of 25th February 2001, No. 425 of 8th December 2000, No. 433 of 18th December 2000, No. 513 of 28th November 2001 and No. 571 of 6th December 2001.
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| 2000 | It has accredited all testing and metrological laboratories and also the certification body for product certification according to STN EN 45011 to 1st January 2000
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| 2000 | TSÚ Piešťany has got a “Chairman price for contribution in the field of technical standardization" from chairman of ÚNMS SR
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| 2000 | TSÚ Piešťany has got an appraisal “National quality price of Slovak Republic in 2000” for excellent results achieved in competition finale in category: large service organizations.
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| 2001 | Institute is accredited by Russian Federative Republic in GOST-R system under No. POCC SK.0001.21AЮ23 to perform tests of machinery products and consumer goods.
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| 2001 | TSÚ Piešťany became a Laureate of the ÚNMS SR price for metrology in year 2000
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| 2001 | Slovak Gold Foundation awarded to TSÚ Piešťany the SLOVAK GOLD Quality mark certificate No. 24/2001 and gold metal
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| 2001 | TSÚ Piešťany has got a “ÚNMS SR chairman price for testing”
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| 2001 | TSÚ Piešťany became the winner of competition National quality price of Slovak Republic in year 2001 in category Large organizations providing services.
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| 2002 | TSÚ Piešťany has gained the SOPK Gold Metal for special credit regarding development of Slovak external trade and business.
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| 2002 | TSÚ Piešťany has gained a ”ÚNMS SR Chairman Price for Metrology” for 50 years of active operation in the field of metrology
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| 2002 | Technical Acoustics Department has gained the ”ÚNMS SR Chairman Price for testing 2002” on occasion of Day of Testing
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| 2002 | TSÚ Piešťany has each of laboratories accredited by Slovak National Accreditation Service SNAS according to STN EN ISO/IEC 17025.
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| 2002 | Accreditation of inspection body according to the requirements of STN EN 45004
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| 2002 | Accreditation of management systems certification body CERTITECH according to the requirements of STN EN 45012 standard
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| 2002 | We’ll recall ceremonially the 50th jubilee of our activity which is jointed mostly with testing, evaluation, certification and inspection of machinery production and products of consumer goods
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| 2003 | TSÚ Piešťany has a quality management system established, maintained and functioning for its services since 11. 06. 2003 which meets the requirements of EN ISO 9001:2001 standard.
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| 2003 | Technical Testing Institute Piešťany is EU Notified Body No. 1299 since 1. 7. 2003 for product conformity assessment according to these EU Directives: No. 98/37/EC Machinery Safety and No. 73/23/EEC Low Voltage.
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| 2003 | Technical Testing Institute Piešťany is EU Competent Body since 1. 12. 2003 for EU Directive No. 89/336/EEC Electromagnetical Compatibility.
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| 2004 | Technical Testing Institute Piešťany has concluded agreement on cooperation with The State Institute for Standardisation and Certification of the Republic of Belarus (BelGISS) and with Belarussian State Institute of metrology (BelGIM) and on mutual recognition agreement of test results.
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| 2004 | IInstitute is accredited by Belarussian Accreditation System as the Products Certification Body under No. BY/11201.1.0.0135 for machinery and electrotechnical products and consumer goods.
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| 2004 | Technical Testing Institute Piešťany was notificated for another EU Directives: 88/378/EEC Safety of Toys, 90/396/EEC Gas Appliances, 92/42/EEC Efficiency of Hot-Water Boilers, 97/23/EC Pressure Devices, 87/404/EEC Simple Pressure Vessels, 200/14/EC Noise Emissions by Equipment Used Outdoors, 89/106/EHS Construction Products
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| 2004 | Mandate of Ministry of Transport, Post and Telecommunications of Slovak Republic for type approval, conformity assesment, performing of tests, periodical controls and tests and issuing of certificates for transport equipment used for road transport of perishable foodstuffs in accordance with International Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs (ATP Agreement)
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| 2004 | Technical Testing Institute Piešťany was listed into the list of international testing bodies. The acceptance of certificates issued according to the ATP Agreement of ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE by OSN
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| 2005 | Technical Testing Institute Piešťany wrote Agreement on cooperation with Defence Standardization, Codification and Government Quality Assurance Authority
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| 2005 | Technical Testing Institute Piešťany was authorized by Ministry of Economy by course of law No. 171/2005 Coll. on gambling to verification of gambling devices
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| 2005 | Finishing of works on testing laboratory for kettles for rigid fuels in Pobedim
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| 2005 | Establishment of Education centre
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| 2005 | Technical Testing Institute Piešťany took part on the fairs MEDIPHARM and ELOSYS in Trenčín
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| 2006 | Licence acquirement of Defence Standardization, Codification and Government Quality Assurance Authority for the competence to elaborate the drafts of codification data of products within the scope of NATO with identification mark "TS"
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| 2006 | 15-th anniversary of cathering services in Technical Testing Institute Piešťany
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| 2006 | Realization of testing of sewerage plants, dynamical lifetime testing of products for automotive and electrotechnical industry and testing by means of the infrared thermography
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| 2006 | Agreement on cooperation with UKRMETRTEST Kiev, Ukraine
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| 2006 | Establishment of internet domain www.tsu.eu
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| 2006 | Agreement on cooperation with turkish company TURKTEST
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| 2006 | Frame agreement on bilateral cooperation in the field of tests of metrological characteristics and technical characteristics of measures with Slovak Metrology Institute
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| 2006 | Technical Testing Institute obtained the certificate of QMS according to standard STN EN/ISO 9001:2001 from company A-CERT
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| 2007 | 55-th anniversary of testing services in Technical Testing Institute Piešťany
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| 2007 | Test Station Meeting Sub-commission IIR "CERTE" in Technical Testing Institute Piešťany
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| 2007 | Agreement on cooperation with company KTR, South Korea
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| 2007 | Meeting of Bureau of Standardization of NATO (MC JSB Away 2007) and SR Armed Forces General Staff took place in Technical Testing Institute Piešťany
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| 2007 | Extension of accreditation given by Gosstandart Belarus Republic till the year 2010
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| 2007 | Award "Zlatá medaila SOPK" for extraordinary merits of Technical Testing Institute Piešťany by development of Slovak foreign commerce and enterprise
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| 2007 | Notification of EMC according to EU Directive 2004/108/EC
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History of Institute