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MET Laboratories Newsletter
July 2009
     
 

MET Santa Clara Verizon Certified to test Section 10 of GR1089
Section 10, Criteria for DC Power Port of Telecommunications Load Equipment adds transient and noise tests to be applied or performed on the DC power input port of equipment. MET Labs performs all the DC input power testing including minimum operating voltages, under and over voltage transients and impulse transients, as well noise emissions and noise immunity testing for equipment connected to local DC power systems.
Learn more about MET's NEBS testing services.

MET Baltimore Upgrades Dust Blowing Chamber
MET's newest MIL-STD upgrade is a Dust Blowing Chamber specifically designed to meet the new requirements of MIL-STD 810G. The chamber can test a product measuring 3 x 3 x 3 ft. Humidity and temperature controls are in place. The test temperature range is from 20 to 71°C. -The new chamber is pictured on the right, shown with Ulugbek Nadjimov, MET's resident chemist, who oversees fungus and Airborne Contaminant Testing.
Learn more about MET's MIL-STD testing.

City of Los Angeles Expands MET's scope to include 5 HAZ/LOC standards
MET Labs, under per Section 93.0402 of the City of Los Angeles Municipal Code is considered to be an approved testing laboratory. On July 19, 2009, five ANSI/UL hazardous location standards were added to our scope, now totaling 127 standards to which MET's product safety certification mark would be accepted.
More about MET's HAZLOC testing services.

ACTA increases filing fee
Effective July 15, the Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments (ACTA) is increasing its fee for processing Telephone Terminal Equipment (TTE) for inclusion to the Part 68 database to $525.00 per submission. MET is an FCC designated Telecommunications Certification Body, or TCB. As a TCB, MET labs can issue registration numbers for equipment meeting requirements for 47 CFR Part 68 - Telephone Terminal Equipment (TTE). As an ACTA recognized and FCC approved TCB, MET provides a single point of contact for your project, from testing to certification.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

California Customer Appreciation Days:

Santa Clara
Lunch Time Barbecue, July 8 11:00 - 12:30
RSVP, Yes, I'll be there.

Union City
After Work Barbecue, July 9, 4:00 - 6:00
RSVP, Yes, I'll be there.

Baltimore Celebrates 50 Years
September 17
Museum of Industry, more details at a later date.

Don’t Forget to Sign In!
MET Labs is proud to announce its newest anniversary promotion. We will be awarding gifts to the 50th customer to sign in every month at the Baltimore, Santa Clara and Union City locations.
Each month $50 gift cards will be awarded for the following:
  • July- Ebay.com
  • August- Movie Tickets
  • September- Visa
  • October- Amazon.com
  • November- Outback/Bonefish Grill/Roy’s/Flemings/Carrabba’s Restaurants
  • December- Target
 

In this Issue:

Santa Clara GR1089 Update
Upgraded Dust Chamber
Los Angeles Hazardous
ACTA Ups Fee
Upcoming Events
Sign in and Win!

MET chamber

Recent Testimonials:

“Working with MET Laboratories on NEBS was a great experience. MET is highly professional and efficient, and they have tremendous expertise in testing both electrical and electro-mechanical devices.”
- Joe Teixeira, VP Product Management, FiberZone Networks.

"We appreciate your interest in our business and hold high the level of professionalism that METLABS exhibits in all areas. I would like to take the opportunity to thank Joyce and the teams for helping us stay lined up with your work openings and scheduling are so forth. Please let the tech's know that their level of knowledge is second to none…. Dan Youngcourt, Thai Piotrowski, Soon, Jeremy Karnes, Phil Layman and others. I have been working with METLABS since 1999 in both the Communications and Aviation fields and look forward to the future."
- John Matthews, Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, DECRANE AEROSPACE


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