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MET
Laboratories recently upgraded their Radiated Emissions Pre-scan setup. With
this new hardware and software, MET Labs can perform automated pre-scans up
to 40GHz using state of the art technology. To demonstrate our
enhanced test capabilities, we are now offering complementary 1-hour
pre-scans in the Santa Clara
lab every Friday afternoon from 1pm until 5pm. This service is being
offered on a 1st come, 1st served basis until the end of February. Please
email Prizma
Esquivel today to reserve your time slot!
MET’s Santa Clara
laboratory opened in 2008 and boasts 18,000 square-feet of temperature
controlled test environment, a full-height, fully anechoic 10 meter
chamber, a new 5 meter chamber, full immunity capabilities and state of the
art wireless testing capabilities. For a tour of the facility, please
call 1-888-638-9345.
Complete Your Verizon TEEER
Testing Today
As of January 1, 2009 Verizon only purchases products with a
Telecommunications Equipment Energy Efficiency Rating (T.E.E.E.R.).
This rating must be obtained by a Verizon certified Independent Testing
Laboratory (ITL) whose scope of approved testing includes
VZ-TPR-9205. MET Laboratories is one of the few labs with this
recognition.
The products currently
covered by this requirement are broadband, video, data center, network and customer premise equipment. The new
Telecommunications Equipment requirements can be reviewed in the Verizon
Technical Purchasing Requirement (TPRs) document
VZ-TPR-9205. This document can be found at http://www.verizonnebs.com/TPRs/VZ-TPR-9205.pdf.
The
demand for this testing is increasing, so contact MET today to get your
T.E.E.E.R rating. To request a quote, please contact Sales at
800-638-6057 or Info@METLabs.com.
Update for Military Testing
As of October
31st, 2008, MET now conducts testing to MIL-STD-810G. This standard
is used or referenced in over 90% of the Environmental Qualification Requirements
for new or replacement Military equipment and parts. The standard
includes test methods for the following:
- Temperature
- Humidity
- Corrosion
- Altitude
- Vibration
- Shock
- Acceleration
- Fungus
- Sand
- Dust
- Explosive atmosphere
- Solar Radiation
For
more information on MET’s Military testing, please visit www.METLabs.com/pages/Military.html.
Did you know MET tests
LED-Based Luminaries?
Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lighting is becoming more and more
demanded by consumers throughout the world. There are many advantages to
using LED’s in homes and businesses. For one, they are more
efficient. Traditional incandescent bulbs generate a lot of
heat. Very little of this heat is used to produce light so it is
wasted unless the bulb is used as a heater. In contrast, LED’s
generate very little heat and what is produced goes directly to generating
light. In addition to their improved efficiency, LED’s also
last much longer then incandescent bulbs. The small plastic bulb also
makes them much more durable then a traditional light bulb. In the
past, LED’s have been expensive to produce because of the price of
the semiconductor devices used but those devices have since decreased in
price, making the production much more cost effective. Although the
price of LED’s may be more on the shelf, the savings during their
lifetime will more than make up for it.
MET currently offers
testing services to fit the scopes of UL 1598: Luminaries, UL 1993: Self
Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters and UL 8750: Outline of Investigation for
Light-Emitting Diode Light Sources for Use in Lighting Products. The
Safety Labs at MET can test most LED replacement bulbs including
incandescent and fluorescent applications. For more information on
MET’s Green testing please visit www.METLabs.com/pages/GreenTesting.html
or contact Info@METLabs.com.
New and Renewed Accreditations
and Recognitions
In December 2008, the Baltimore Laboratory was recently audited by the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Standards Council
of Canada (SCC) and American Association of Laboratory Accreditations
(A2LA). In addition, both laboratories in California,
Santa Clara and Union City, are now recognized by the
Radio Research Agency (RAA) Korea Communications Commission (KCC) under the
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation for Telecommunications Equipment Mutual
Recognition Arrangement (APEC Tel MRA). This designates these
laboratories as a Conformity Assessment Body (CAB). The recognized
scope for these labs is:
Electro Magnetic
Interference: RRA Notice 2008-3: CA Procedures for EMI
KN22: Test Method for
EMI, KN11, 22
Electro Magnetic
Susceptibility: RRA Notice 2008-4: CA Procedures for EMS
KN24, KN-61000-4-2,
-4-3, -4-4, -4-5, -4-6, -4-8, -4-11: Test method for EMS
KN 60601-1-2, KN 14-1
For more information
on MET’s accreditations and recognitions, please visit www.metlabs.com/pages/history.html
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