Northwest EMC

Northwest EMC Now Offers MIL-STD and DO-160 Testing

May 16 2013

The new DO-160 testing and MIL-STD testing capabilities expands our ability to serve Military, Aerospace and Automotive markets, and is currently available at our EMC Testing lab in Hillsboro, OR. Testing will also begin at our Washingon EMC testing lab this summer.

To help us prepare for the new test services, Northwest EMC has added anterior rooms and high powered amplifiers, antennas, and transient equipment. The new testing services join Northwest EMC’s other EMC/EMI testing and SAR testing capabilities.

In addition to the new MIL-STD and DO-160 testing, we are also now offering Automotive testing at our Irvine, CA testing lab. The EMC testing lab’s new Automotive testing capabilities are designed to offer automotive electronic circuit designers and producers a place to develop and test new products prior to obtaining specific approvals at an Automotive EMC Laboratory Recognition Program (AEMCLRP) approved laboratory.

Visit our new Military, Aerospace and Automotive testing page to learn more about our new services and get more information about scheduling a test.

Don’t Miss Our Bothell Location Open House Happening Friday, April 12

April 11 2013

Our newest Northwest EMC facility in Bothell, Washington will host an open house event Friday, April 12th.

Please join us in celebrating our newest addition, which includes a 3 meter chamber, radiated immunity chamber, and labs to perform all commercial immunity and emissions tests.

Facility tours, giveaways and technical presentations given by industry experts are just some of the highlights expected at tomorrow’s event. Please refer to the preliminary program for presentation details.

We look forward to seeing you there!

New Customs Union Certificate replacing the GOST EMC/Safety Approvals

April 11 2013

CU-TR (Customs Union – Technical Reglament) for low-voltage equipment and EMC is the new mandatory certification/declaration process in Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia. Certification/declaration is required for a majority of electrical goods exported to this region. Enforcement is not based on an HS code like the GOST-R program but is more like the low-voltage directive and EMC directive of the EU.

Please contact Alee Langford for information or questions on this new change.

Alee Langford
Customer Service/Sales Manager
503-943-3122
alangford@nwemc.com

Northwest EMC’s Newest Bothell Location to Host Open House Event

March 27 2013

Northwest EMC is pleased to announce an open house of our newest facility in Bothell, Washington. The open house event is scheduled for Friday, April 12th.

Please join us in celebrating our newest addition, which includes a 3 meter chamber, radiated immunity chamber, and labs to perform all commercial immunity and emissions tests.

We invite you to visit at your convenience for facility tours, and attend the technical presentations given by industry experts. Please refer to the preliminary program listed below for presentation details.

Door prizes will be given away. Plan to attend for your chance to win. We look forward to seeing you there!

WHEN: Friday, April 12th, 2013

TIME: 12:00pm – 6:00pm

For additional information about this event, please contact Northwest EMC Customer Service/Sales Manager Alee Langford:

Phone: 503-943-3122 Email: alangford@nwemc.com

Northwest EMC Will Be At the 2013 AmCon Design & Contract Manufacturing Expo

March 26 2013

And we hope you will be able to join us!

This year, Northwest EMC staff will be on hand at the 2013 AmCon Design & Contract Manufacturing Expo to discuss all of your EMC and EMI testing needs. Learn more about Northwest EMC’s wireless testing, including SAR Test Evaluations, as well as our Global Approvals and Certifications. Stop in and see us April 9-10 in Booth #216!

We are happy to also be able to add MIL-STD test capabilities to our available testing this year. Visit us at the AmCon event to learn more about our MIL-STD and DO-160 testing as well as our newly expanded Automotive testing capabilities.

We’ll see you at the show!

New SAR Testing Video Demonstration from Northwest EMC

March 21 2013

Specific Absorption Rate is the measure of Radio Frequency (RF) energy absorbed by the head or body, and is often a relevant test for mobile phones and other devices that are used closer than 20 cm to the head or body.

SAR testing at Northwest EMC is conducted using the government-preferred SPEAG’s DASY5 SAR Evaluation system and incorporates probes, tissue simulants and phantoms in order to measure Specific Absorption Rate to determine if the device meets RF exposure limits designated for safe operation.

Our SAR Testing lab can test from 400MHz to 6GHz.

Watch the short video below to learn more about SAR Testing at Northwest EMC or visit our SAR Testing section of the website for more information about SAR Evaluations.

SAR Evaluation Excluded for Implants Operating at 1mW or Below

February 18 2013

The FCC recently updated some of their policies regarding RF exposure. Previously, medical implants operating under FCC Part 95I were required to submit computational SAR data. Now, medical implants are exempt from all types of SAR evaluation, including both measurements and computations, provided the maximum conducted output power is <= to 1mW. Section 4.2.4 of KDB 447498 D01v05 states:

“4.2.4. Transmitters implanted in the body of a user when the aggregate of the maximum power available at the antenna port and radiating structures of an implanted transmitter, under all operating circumstances, is < 1.0 mW, SAR test exclusion may be applied. The maximum available output power requirement and worst case operating conditions must be supported by power measurement results and fully justified in a SAR analysis report, in lieu of the SAR measurement or numerical simulation, according to design and implementation requirements of the device. ”

Please reference the following link for additional information: FCC Publication Number: 447498

Australian Government ACMA New Labeling Information

January 31 2013

UPDATE: New single compliance mark–RCM

The ACMA Authority has confirmed that the commencement date for the new labelling arrangements is 1 March 2013.

The three existing compliance marks (C-Tick, A-Tick and RCM) are being consolidated into a single compliance mark—the RCM. This will indicate a device’s compliance with all applicable ACMA regulatory arrangements—that is, for telecommunications, radiocommunications, EMC and EME—and with applicable state and territory electrical equipment safety requirements.

The C-Tick and A-Tick compliance marks are to be phased out. A new database will be designated for all supplier registration and the supplier identification requirements will be removed from the labelling notices. The database will also be used for registration of suppliers under the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) being introduced by some State and Territory governments.

The current arrangements apply until the commencement date.

From 1 March 2013, the new arrangements will only apply to new suppliers—those who do not have a supplier code number issued by the ACMA.

From 1 March 2016, the arrangements will apply to all suppliers.

Further information and downloadable RCM images are available on the ACMA website:
www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_410297

Northwest EMC Irvine to host Lab Demonstrations for CISPR 32 Workshop

January 2 2013

Northwest EMC’s Irvine facility will be hosting the CISPR 32 workshop lab demonstrations on Tuesday, January 22.

Overview:
This workshop is designed to increase your understanding and application of the new CISPR 32 standard. CISPR 32 was designed to replace CISPR 13 and 22 which are used internationally for showing compliance to emission regulations for receivers and information technology equipment. The approach used in CISPR 32 is to identify tests which are applied to ports of the multimedia equipment. There will be a discussion on what options that the manufacturer can select such as the video display. Measurement uncertainty is also considered in the standard and has to be indicated in the test report. There will be actual demonstrations of the measurement technique, as well as product arrangement and configuration at a laboratory test facility. Attendees will get a chance to participate in the testing as well as solving problems on the use of the standard.

Details:
Demos at Northwest EMC:
January 22, 2013
9:00 am to 12:00 noon
Northwest EMC
41 Tesla Avenue
Irvine, CA 92618

For registration and additional information, please visit http://wll.com/CISPR-32.html

Northwest EMC’s customers will receive a 20% discount on registration. Please use discount code: NWEMC.

In addition, the local IEEE EMC Chapter will be holding a meeting at Northwest EMC on Tuesday evening starting at 6:00 pm. Both instructors will be present to provide a brief overview of this topic. Please join us for this meeting. See Chapter website or contact Alee Langford for additional information.
alangford@nwemc.com
503-943-3122.
http://sites.ieee.org/ocs-emcs/

Northwest EMC’s Newest Testing Lab is NOW OPEN!

December 26 2012

We’re very excited to announce the opening of our fifth EMC/EMI test lab location just north of Seattle in Bothell, Washington!

The new NW EMC testing lab officially opened December 17, 2012 to offer Northwest EMC customers in the Seattle area a full range of EMC and EMI testing services, including Wireless and RTCA DO-160 plus all commercial EMC and EMI Testing. The new lab is equipped with a 3M chamber and Radiated chamber with labs for Immunity testing.

Please contact us to learn more about our newest testing lab or any of Northwest EMC’s other EMC test lab locations in California, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington!