MET signs MoU with Korea Testing Laboratory pictured left to right: Kevin Harbarger, VP, MET sales, Jordan Yeng, MET China Manager, Rob Frier, President MET, Yoo-Jong Lee, President KTL, J S Kim, Head/ Director General KTL
Susan Choi, Manager, Global Cooperation Center KTL, Ravi Subramaniam, MET New Business Director
This agreement will allow Korean based manufacturers requiring safety certifications for North America to gain it locally through working with KTL. North American based customers can now attain market access in Korea by working with MET to gain the K mark which is a mandatory safety and EMC mark for Korea. This partnership will give manufacturers the ability to reduce certifications costs while improving their time to market. More on MET's Product Safety Certification

		MET Laboratories Certification strengthens Echelon’s Networked Energy Services Smart Meters
Echelon’s newest generation of ANSI Networked Energy Services (NES) residential smart electricity meters have successfully completed the MET Meter Certification Program for the North American market and can bear the MET Meter Certification logo and the MET NRTL product safety certification mark. Echelon, a leader in smart grid solutions, has long provided highly reliable, industry standard, lab-certified meters worldwide. Now, its recently introduced new generation of ANSI meters, ANSI 3.1, have also achieved the highly recognized MET Laboratories certification. Learn more about MET's Electricity Meter Certification program.   Related Regulatory News: In the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Congress directed the FCC, in its development of a National Broadband Plan, to include "a plan for the use of broadband infrastructure and services in advancing...energy independence and efficiency." Though past the due date, the FCC public notice seeking comment of the implementation of smart grid technology makes for a good read. Click here of the pdf version of this public notice.

Santa Clara Now Offering GR1089 testing services. MET labs have further expanded their capabilities at the Santa Clara Labs. In addition to the Extensive EMC and Environmental Testing Services, MET now offers Section 10 (GR1089) testing services to help serve customers better in the area. Section 10 testing covers “Criteria for DC Power Port of Telecommunications Load Equipment”. This section applies
to the telecommunications equipment that is powered from a shared dc power plant. The criteria are adopted from ANSI T1.315- 2001,[54] Voltage Levels for DC-Powered Equipment Used in Telecommunications Environment. More on MET's NEBS testing services.
Did You Know? MET Performs Field Inspections Ever since its inception MET has been there assisting local authorities having jurisdiction with electrical equipment in the field that has not been listed and labeled. With field evaluation offices in California, Maryland, Illinois and North Carolina, MET is ready to quickly meet those unexpected challenges to the progress of a field project. Learn more about our field inspection services.

		MET Labs' 50th Anniversary Party Good weather, fine food, a great time was had by all. The 50th anniversary celebration was held at the Baltimore Museum of Industry on September 17.
This date coincided with the birthday of Leonard Frier, the founder of MET Labs. Friends and family, present and past employees spanning the entire 50 years, visiting members of partner labs, clients, and key outside support vendors, joined Len, for a truly wonderful evening. A snappy 15 minute video documentary led into a series of reminiscing speeches and warm feelings for the future.

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Chito Barcello of Siemens Medical Ultra Sound (left), Santa Clara September winner, receives award from Daniel Collins, Account Manager		Rob Frier, President MET Labs, left, with Billy Kwan of Brocade, Santa Clara August winner.
Marc Mantelli of Cisco Systems is our visitor winner for October in Santa Clara		Mark Cowles (left) of NEC America is our Baltimore winner, with Steve Pitta, METs' Eastern Region Sales Manager

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