MET Laboratories June 2007 e-news |
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pictured above: KC Lee of MET Hong Kong is holding the certification plaque with Masamichi Kobara, Manager, Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Nagasaki Works. Also pictured: Naohiro Mori, Manager, and Shojiro Tajima, Section Manager, Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Nagasaki Works and John Ban, General Manager of PSCI, |
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MET certifies Mitsubishi Electric of Nagasaki, Japan for Category Certification Program. Mitsubishi Electric's, Nagasaki, Japan factory has qualified for a product line of
video display units that when assembled in the field, form the large viewing screens employed in arenas and ballparks. The Category Certification Program allows a client to supply their own test and
evaluation data and reports in our format for certification. This program requires auditing, witnessing and confidence building.
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BEST BUY requests MET to evaluate a product
MET was asked to investigate a product for its compliance to a nationally recognized US safety standard, in an effort to better understand the nature of its performance. MET Labs is a valuable research resource, and had been called upon to conduct performance and failure analysis by a number of major retailers and manufacturers of consumer goods. Learn more about MET's consumer product testing...
The MET Mark Movement – Join Us!
PCI Medical, the leader in vapor control systems for medical facilities, has a long history of obtaining product safety certification for its various products for use in medical settings. After using other safety agencies, they chose MET for their most recent product. Bob Tamas, Operations Manager of PCI Medical says, "The price was right at MET Labs so we decided to take a chance. I later learned that they also provide quality customer service.”
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IECEE expands scope of MET Labs' NCB and CBTL within the IECEE Scheme for Certification
of Electrical Equipment and Components
The IECEE has increased MET's Scope as a National Certificaton Body (NCB). MET's expanded scope now includes the latest editions of IEC 60950-1 (OFF category - IT and Office Equipment), IEC 61010-1 (MEAS category - Measuring Instruments), IEC 60601-1 (MED category - Electrical equipment for medical use) and IEC 60065 (TRON category - Electronics, entertainment). MET's global solutions... |
Bon Pipkin, Associate Director, AT&T Services,
Common Systems Standards presented at MET's West Coast NEBS Seminar . Bon
Pipkin spoke about AT&T and its views on NEBS testing, the future of
NEDS testing, and AT&T's stance on lead free products. Please email us for more information on Bon Pipkin's talk.
MET Laboratories is a pioneer in NEBS testing. MET performs
all required NEBS testing at fully equipped and accredited test
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MET's New Testing Capabilites
1. High Current Test Set - This new test set simulates short circuit current up to 12,000 amps RMS at 60Hz. This test set is used in ANSI C12 testing of electricity meters and circuit breakers.
2. Weathering Chamber - Xenon Arc weather simulation chamber provides full spectrum sunlight (ultraviolet, visible and infrared light), coupled with a water spray option that fullfills full featured accelerated weathering, as specified in ASTM G1565 for non-metallic and plastic material, as well as test parameters outlined in automotive standards SAE J2412 and J2527, and AATCC Method 16 Option 3, for textiles. MET's environmental simulation laboratory provides a full range of climatic and dynamic test conditions meeting stringent commercial, regulatory and military test requirements,
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Meet with us at the Medical Design and Manufacturing East Show on June 12 -14, at the Jacob J. Jarvis Convention Center, Booth#2065. MET has a long history of evaluating and listing medical devices for US, Canadian and International requirements.
Other shows MET will be exhibiting in June include:
NXTCOMM 07, Chicago, Illinois, McCormick Place, June 18-21,
Booth #5548
Cable Tec, Orlando Florida,
June 20-22, Booth #00716 |
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SERVICES
Automotive
Consumer Products
EMC
Environmental
Fiber Optics
Field Labeling
Medical Devices
MIL-STD/ COTS
NEBS
Product Safety Certification
Telecom
Watt Hour Meter Testing
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Featured Lab of the Month...
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Pictured above is Rick Cooper, MET's Product Safety Lab Director. Rick manages a seasoned team of product safety engineers and oversees the administrative and technical aspects of US and Canadian product safety certification. Under his tenure thousands of products have been evaluated and labeled with the MET Mark. Transferring his telecom background to IT equipment evaluations, he now oversees an extremely busy lab testing the full range of products covered by the over 150 product cetegories.
To learn more about our responsive product safety services click here.
Product Safety Guidelines
10 useful guidelines to help you prepare successfully for your next product safety certification
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MET is the first NRTL licensed by OSHA to certify medical equipment!
MET has been testing and certifying medical devices for over 40 years. MET's long list of clientele include companies such as:
- Becton Dickinson
- Stryker Howmedica
- Toshiba
- HK Surgical, Inc.
- GE Medical
- Philips
Learn more about MET's medical devices testing services, click here.
Wheelchair Testing
MET provides comprehensive Electric and Mechanical Wheelchair Testing
to ANSI/RESNA, SADMERC Code, CE Marking EMC testing and for FDA Clearance.
We test and report for compliance with the ANSI/RESNA standard for powered wheelchairs and scooters and also for the European standard EN 12184. We also can provide testing services for SADMERC coding purposes.
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