(Intertek
Testing Services)
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Frazzled by EMC?
Prepare
for yet another
JOLT.
If you design or manufacture
commercial, industrial, scientific, or medical devices that require
compliance with the EC’s EMC Directive to be sold in Europe, we have jolting
news: don’t forget the FCC and the FDA. They also may require approval.
ITS offers you the world’s simplest,
easiest, most pleasant, ONE-stop, ONE-source EMC, FCC, and FDA certification
solution – the world’s best anti-jolt antidote!
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How to make compliance with the EMC
Directive (and the FCC and FDA) no "jolt."
If you market your products in
Europe, you are already aware that EMC Directive compliance is mandated for
products involving emissions and/or immunity. But did you know an FCC
Declaration of Conformity may also be required – not to mention what the FDA
wants?
The good news is that our
nearby, conveniently located labs are recognized and qualified as contract
testing labs for Competent Bodies, which means you can have your products
tested with us around the corner and it will be precisely the same as if you
had them tested in Sweden, Germany, or the United Kingdom. (ITS is
European-based, so we know our way around the EMC Directive.)
As for the FCC and the FDA,
for 10 years our people have been working with them to get products
approved, which means we know our way around that process better than
anybody. We are NAVLAP and FCC approved, in fact. And we not only test, we
guide you through the process, anticipating FCC, FDA, and EMC scrutiny to
assure that certification really will go smoothly.
Our network of fully equipped
labs stretches from coast to coast. One call to a nearby lab gets you access
to everything you need for EMC/EMI and FCC and FDA approvals – and much
more, worldwide.
Getting required
certifications need not be a jolting experience. Call us to see how easy it
can be!
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Best out of Your Testing Lab"
With so much at stake, you
want to be sure that the people testing your products are oriented toward
accuracy, precision, speed – and giving you the kind of competent, friendly
counsel that helps ensure your products’ compliance and certification.
Regardless of which lab you currently use, this booklet will help you get
the most out of them. It certainly couldn’t come at a better time! Of
course, there is no cost or obligation. Fill in the coupon for your FREE
booklet or for faster service call us at (phone number) today!
EMC DIRECTIVE DIRECT RESPONSE COVER
LETTER
Dear :
Compliance with the European
Union’s EMC Directive is mandatory for many of your products – and so is a
Declaration of Conformity from the FCC.
The compliance certification
process can be smooth if you partner with experienced people who
share your urgency, and who are capable of guiding you effectively through
the entire process.
And "partner" is the operative
word. At ITS, we work closely with you, anticipating every step of the
certification/approval process related not only to the EMC Directive, but
also to requirements from the FCC, the FDA, and any other authorities having
jurisdiction over whether your products are approved and can be sold.
Because of our European
heritage, we know our way around the EMC Directive better than anybody. And
our network of nearby, conveniently located labs throughout the United
States brings you 10 years of experience negotiating through the intricate
FCC certification process, a level of experience which really does make a
difference for you.
We test to all the standards
your products are built for. Among others, that list includes EN60601-1-2,
EN50081-2, EN50082-1, EN61000-2, EN61000-4-4, EN61000-4-4, EN61000-4-5,
EN61000-4-6, EN61000-4-7, EN61000-4-8, EN51000-4-11, FCC Part 15 Subpart B,
EN55022, EN55011, EN50081-2, EN50082-2, EN55013, EN55014, EN55015, and very
probably any other standards you are currently using or anticipate using.
One phone call to ITS puts you
in contact with our global resources — laboratories, Notified and Competent
Bodies, and EMC and FCC and FDA experts. We also offer testing to qualify to
display all the safety certification marks you’re after – worldwide.
Our nearby labs can handle the
entire process for you from beginning to end. Partner with us – you will
find the experience refreshingly pleasant and exceptionally productive.
Sincerely,
(signature)
This is a Bulletin on Immunity/Emissions
for ITS.
Immunity/Emissions:
Solutions to Electronic Interference
Electronic and electromechanical
devices have one disconcerting trait in common: they may create electronic
emissions which may affect other devices, or they themselves may be affected
by emissions created by other devices.
That’s the world of immunity and
emissions -- a world which because of rapidly growing regulations is of
great concern to manufacturers of process equipment used in many industries
worldwide.
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Emission for the
purposes of this article is electromagnetic energy propagated from a
source, by radiation or conduction.
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Susceptibility is
the condition where equipment suffers unacceptable performance
degradation as a result of electromagnetic environments imposed by an
external source. And . . .
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Immunity is the
condition where equipment operates within acceptable limits when exposed
to electromagnetic environments imposed by an external source -- the
absence of susceptibility.
Electromagnetic compatibility
is the condition which exists when equipment is performing its designed
functions in a common electromagnetic environment without either causing or
suffering unacceptable performance degradation due to electromagnetic
interference to or from other equipment.
How Bad Are Emissions?
Emissions, or electromagnetic
interference, is radiated RF signals which couple to cables or penetrate
poorly shielded enclosures. Their effects are many:
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interference in
radio/tv/communication
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may cause incorrect
readings of adult heart monitors, causing operators to use
defibrillators at incorrect times, resulting in fatalities
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may cause infant heart
monitors to fail to alarm, also potentially resulting in fatalities
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may cause numerically
controlled milling machinery to move incorrectly, causing loss of raw
materials and products
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interference with aircraft
navigation or fly-by-wire controls, resulting in crashes or near-misses
(which is why most airlines now prohibit the use of personal electronic
devices [PEDs] during take off/landing)
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powered wheelchairs may
take off without warning, causing injury
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process results may become
tainted when RF signals are detected as real signals
ESD transient signals, another form of
electromagnetic interference, can cause effects similar to radiated RF
because RF fields are generated. ESD transients may also:
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Damage controls, resulting
in lost productivity, repair costs, and loss of raw materials; and
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Destroy actual components
directly, or cause their destruction by sending equipment into endless
loops
What’s so Important about Emissions and
Immunity?
The effects you just read are only a
handful of examples. Clearly, equipment which produces emissions -- or which
is incapable of ignoring them -- can adversely affect factory productivity
or production accuracy, and can cause human death.
In the United States, the Federal
Communications Commission regulates emissions though it stays away from
immunity, which is dealt with by industry-specific self-regulation --
aerospace industries and airlines, automotive, and military have regulations
of their own.
In Europe, tough regulations cover both
emissions and immunity. Still other regulations apply to countries in
the Pacific Rim.
Multinational corporations which design
and build process equipment for use anywhere in the world not only must be
aware of applicable regulations, they also must ensure that their equipment
is in strict compliance.
To make matters tougher, regulations
are being stiffened. Equipment designed today may not comply with
regulations which will be in effect when that equipment is in operation.
All of this makes the job of equipment
design and testing absolutely critical, inasmuch as the salability or
usability -- or even the legality of selling or using a given piece of
equipment -- rests on its strict conformance to regulations in its intended
country of operation.
New Regulations in Europe
The European Community is approaching
closure on 23 new electromagnetic standards affecting many aspects of both
immunity and emissions, including:
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IMMUNITY: |
Radiated
RF, Fast/Transient Electromagnetic Radiation, surges, power lines,
pulsed electromagnetic radiation, ESD, conducted RF, voltage
variation, broadcast receivers, medical equipment, power
frequency/magnetic field |
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EMISSIONS: |
Industrial/Scientific emissions, consumer, luminaries |
| And... |
Low-voltage signaling, a generic emissions standard, EMC
(compatibility), generic immunity standards, EMC cable standards,
powerline harmonics, fluctuating voltage electrostatic discharges
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THE Solution
Intertek Testing Services (ITS)
delivers global solutions to serious global challenges. To ensure that your
products are in strict compliance with every regulation in countries where
you do business, rely on the global depth, experience, and competence of
ITS! We can provide all the testing services you need, and we have the
seasoned technical expertise to guide you through the certification process
and counsel you regarding any changes you may need to make to ensure
success.
Intertek Testing Services is accredited
worldwide to provide a wealth of critical services. ITS:
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Offers you the
benefit of worldwide EMC facilities including Hong Kong,
California, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Georgia, Minnesota, and North
Carolina
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Has strong
engineering representation on influential committees including
IEC (International Electrochemical Committee), SAE (Society of
Automotive Engineers), ANSI (American National Standards Institute),
IEEE, and CEL (Council of EMC Laboratories)
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Is renowned for its
expertise at testing to many international standards including
USA, Europe, Canada, Japan, Germany, China, Australia, Mexico, and
many others
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Produces on a
single objective, to enable you to make all your products pass,
which means providing meaningful direction in the event that
problems exist (not just testing and giving pass-fail grades)
ITS operates under many
worldwide accreditations it has earned over many years, including:
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National Voluntary
Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), which includes
accreditations for FCC emissions, MIL-STD-461 and 461 regarding
emissions and immunity, and personal certifications for MIL-STD-461
and 462 for Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
For more information, call ITS today. We have
offices worldwide ready to meet your testing needs, no matter what kind of
product you’re testing or where you plan to sell it!
