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| December 2011 - Happy Holidays From All Of Us At MET |
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Enhanced and New Locations!
New Partnerships!
New Testing Services!
2012 Offerings and Trends
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New Locations
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MET
Opens
Austin
Lab
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MET Korea
Relocates
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MET Opens
Taiwan
Operations
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The Grand Opening of MET Austin was celebrated on March 4th.
MET Austin provides:
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Due to the increasing client base MET Korea has moved to a more centralized location.
New Contact Info:
27th Fl, Trade Tower
159-1, Samsung-dong
Gangnam-gu
Seoul, 135-729,
Republic of Korea
[P] 82(0)2.6007.2188
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MET is pleased to announce its Asian expansion now includes Taiwan, located in the Zhonghe Dist. of New Taipei City.
Chirky Lin, Operations Manager for Taiwan, has over 10 years of experience in both an agency laboratory and UL in Taiwan.
Interested parties can contact Chirky by email. |
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New Testing Services / Upgrades
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OSHA
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MET's
NRTL
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NEBS
Testing
In
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MET
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OSHA added 12 more standards to MET's NRTL Scope. This addition now brings the total number of product categories to over 180 that OSHA has approved MET to certify to.
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Two China-based testing laboratories have been audited and approved to test, with MET Laboratories witnessing, specified Telcordia GR series tests for NEBS certification.
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MET is working with the FDA and AIM to determine potential adverse effects on medical electrical equipment when installed within an RFID enabled environment.
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MET
Aids
DoT
Auto
Safety
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New
MIL-STD
EMC
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| MET hosts Inaugural WiGig Alliance PlugFest |
MET joins US DoT "Connected Vehicle" efforts to create and test new technology that will substantially improve the safety of vehicles on the road.
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The newest addition to our MIL-STD EMC facility can perform simultaneous MIL testing with the original chamber.
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MET's commitment to wireless testing was recognized in its selection as host for the first ever WiGig Plugfest.
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Upcoming 2012 Offerings / Trends
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MET-TRaC Ex Partnership
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TRaC and MET, two leading bodies in the field of certification of products for operation in potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX, IECEx and Hazloc certification) are offering a harmonized international EX testing program. UK-based TRaC, and MET Laboratories in North America, have signed a bilateral MoU that forms a testing and certification partnership for EX equipment.
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| Transition to 60601-1 3rd Edition |
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On June 1, 2012, it will be mandatory to comply with the third edition of IEC 60601-1 and the applicable particular and collateral standards for new product submissions to both the EU and Health Canada.
The FDA has established June 1, 2013 as its mandatory transition date.
MET has prepared a 60601 3rd edition Cheat Sheet that details the changes from the 2nd Edition. This document is available free of charge upon request.
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| Electrical Vehicle Acceptance Grows |
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MET is fully committed to this fast growing industry, with substantial experience testing the Tesla for EMC & safety compliance to EU and North American standards. MET is one of the very first labs to test to UL 2231-1 and UL 2231-2, new standards that address the special setups needed to simulate an electric vehicle under charge.
Still early in its development, MET is ready to help mainstream this industry as new challenges become known. |
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| Alternative Energy Becoming More Mainstream |
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More and more utilities and energy co-ops are offering wind and/or solar power options. California recently mandated that a third of its power be from renewables by 2020.
MET provides testing services to these alternative energy standards:
- UL1703 – Safety of Flat-Plate Photovoltaic Modules and Panels
- UL1741 – Inverters, Converters, Controllers and Interconnection System Equipment - Anti-Islanding Testing to IEEE 1547.1
- UL6140 - Wind Turbine Generating Systems
- UL6141 - Wind Turbine Converters and Interconnection Systems
- IEC 61215 – Crystalline Silicon Terrestrial Photovoltaic (PV) Modules
- IEC 61646 – Thin-Film Terrestrial Photovoltaic (PV) Modules
- IEC 61730-2 – Photovoltaic Module Safety Qualification, Part 2
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| Last but not least - Greg Smith, of MET South East, to be 2012 IAEI North Carolina President! |
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Greg brings 20 years of product safety experience to the association, and will work hard to continue the progress made by many outstanding NC Ellis Cannady Chapter Presidents.
Send you congrats on to Greg directly via email: gsmith@metlabs.com
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Catch Your first Glimpse of 2012 - Meet With Us at CES !
Join us and 120,000 other consumer electronics aficionados in Las Vegas Jan. 10-13. Ask your compliance questions, get a ballpark estimate for a particular test, and enter for a chance to win a Tesla (remote control included). To set up a meeting prior to the show, send us an email. We'll be in the Central Hall at Booth 31864. |
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