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MET Laboratories Announces New Strategic Partnership with NSF International
ADDED: 3/18/2010 11:21:00 AM
MET Laboratories, the first Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) in the United States, today announced a new strategic partnership with NSF International, a leading public health and safety organization that writes standards and certifies products for food, water and consumer goods.
MET Laboratories will be able to take advantage of NSF International's 65 years of standards writing and certification experience. MET will also benefit from NSF's global presence, with 45 office locations in over 26 countries, including China, Japan, India, South Korea, and Thailand. NSF International and MET Laboratories can help clients save time and resources by bundling both their electrical safety and health effects testing, while also helping to deliver a safer product to market.
Partnering with MET Laboratories, a leader in electrical product safety for more than 50 years, will expand the scope of NSF International's electrical testing and certification services. Key industry sectors will benefit from this partnership, including commercial and residential food equipment, recreational water equipment for pools and spas, mechanical plumbing devices, and biosafety cabinets.
"The partnership between NSF International and MET Laboratories expands NSF International's electrical testing services to companies seeking certification from a National Recognized Testing Laboratory," said Nancy Culotta, Vice President of Food Safety and Product Certification for NSF International. "MET Laboratories has extensive experience in testing electrical systems and is uniquely qualified to partner with NSF International. Together, we will provide certification services that cover electrical, sanitation and health effects requirements for products such as food equipment, mechanical plumbing, and pool and spa equipment."
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) recognizes both NSF International and MET Laboratories as Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL). OSHA accreditation enables both companies to provide electrical safety certification to all electrical standards, including foodservice-related UL standards.
"Electrical devices that interface with food and water are fundamental to everyday life, from cooking and preparing food, keeping our swimming pools clean, and ensuring the efficacy of important plumbing devices," said Rob Frier, president of MET Laboratories. "This is why we have strived for excellence in this field and why NSF International has chosen us to ensure the safety compliance of certified electrical devices."
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DASH7 chooses MET to be their exclusive test lab
ADDED: 2/15/2010 8:52:00 AM
MET enters an exclusive, three year agreement with the DASH7 Alliance to test products for DASH7 certification. DASH7 is the first successful attempt to organize active RFID technologies into a strong, global standard.
Highlights of DASH7 include:
- 1 Operation at 433 MHz, globally available, unlicensed spectrum
- Based on ISO 18000-7 standard
- Multi-year battery life
- Range of up to 2 km (potentially farther)
- Penetration of concrete walls, water, and ability to "bend" around metal objects
- Low latency protocol that enables reliable tracking of moving objects
- Small, lightweight protocol stack that minimizes silicon costs
- Data transfer at up to 27.77kpbs (potentially as high as 250kpbs)
- Sensor & security support
"The testing services that MET will provide for DASH7 developers are natural extensions of MET's experience in providing compliance testing for passive RFID, Bluetooth and other wireless technologies,¡± said Rob Frier, president of MET Laboratories. ¡°We have an exciting opportunity to work with developers on innovative applications for DASH7 technology, making sure that their applications work with each other.¡±
This marks the 2nd significant partnership MET has enter with a major RFID alliance. MET has a long standing testing and certification partnership with EPC global.
Learn more about MET's RFID testing and certification services.
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Santa Clara Now Offering Full GR1089 testing services
ADDED: 1/29/2010 8:29:00 AM
MET Labs has further expanded the capabilities of the Santa Clara laboratory. In addition to the extensive EMC and Environmental testing services, MET now offers Section 10 (GR1089) testing services. 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 is adopted from ANSI T1.315- 2001,[54] Voltage Levels for DC-Powered Equipment Used in Telecommunications Environment.
More on MET's NEBS testing services.
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MET Tests Innovative All Electric Tesla Automobile
ADDED: 6/15/2009 8:17:00 AM
MET is capable of testing automobiles at their Santa Clara, CA laboratory in their 10m chamber. Currently, a Tesla Roadster is undergoing tests in accordance with the European Automotive Directive, including Radiated Emissions and Immunity testing, and for SAE J551-5: Performance Methods of Measurement of Magnetic and Electric Field Strength from Electric Vehicles. The Tesla vehicle is a unique, completely electric sports car. For more information on MET Labs' automobile testing capabilities, please visit www.METLabs.com/pages/automobile.html.
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MET Adds Another Impressive Lisiting to its Audio/Visual Roster
ADDED: 6/12/2009 10:09:00 AM
MET is proud to announce that Paul Reed Smith Guitars has joined an impressive list of manufacturers of audio equipment bearing the MET Mark. MET Labs is proud to be associated with such an iconic company.
MET's long history of listing audio/visual equipment includes eqipment as diverse as digitial satelite receivers, audio light show matrix for night clubs, Sony Playstation Kiosks, high defiinition plasma displays, and flash memory audio players, to name just a few.
You no longer need to rely on UL to list your consumer and commercial audio/visual equipment. Learn all the benefits of using MET, visit: http://www.metlabs.com/pages/safety.html.
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HALT Testing Simplified
ADDED: 6/12/2009 7:41:00 AM
Based on the feedback from our customers, MET has fabricated new printed circuit board (PCB) clamps for use in their Qualmark Typhoon 2.5 chamber at the Santa Clara facility to be used during HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing). These PCB clamps will help to increase the usefulness of the HALT process by allowing one or more PCB’s to be mounted onto the vibration table.
To learn about the benefits of HALT/HASS visit:
http://www.metlabs.com/pages/halthass.html
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New Collaboration in RFID Technology
ADDED: 6/12/2009 7:28:00 AM
MET Laboratories, AIM Global (Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility) and Georgia Tech are proud to announce their partnership to create the Healthcare Test Protocols Initiative. The devices that will be included in this study will be medical devices (i.e. pacemakers) and clinical instruments (i.e. pumps, MRI). The devices will be tested to determine if the RF emitted causes any negative affects and under what conditions these effects occur. This study will establish baseline requirements for the operation of RF in a medical setting. Once complete, the test protocols will be submitted to the FDA and a certification program will be established. To read AIM Global'spress release, please visit their website at http://www.aimglobal.org.
To learn more about MET's innovative and ground breaking RFID lab, please visit www.METLabs.com/pages/RFID.html.
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Ontario Electrical Safety Authority Issues Important New Obligations Regarding Electrical Products Sold in Ontario
ADDED: 2/20/2009 8:47:00 AM
Beginning April 01, 2009, the Electrical Safety Authority, ESA, of Ontario, Canada, has mandated that all manufacturers who currently sell electrical products in Ontario, Canada, or are planning to sell, must be registered with ESA.
Registration must be complete by August 30, 2009. Registration will be required in addition to a recognized certification mark or field evaluation label on the product to be considered approved for sale in Ontario.
Below are links to pdfs issued by the ESA, that explain in greater detail the reasoning, the method and costs of registraton.
1. FAQ for the Registration of Manufacturers of Electrical Products.
2. Manufacturers Obligations
3. FAQ for Retailers
4. Communications to Importers and Retailers from the ESA
For more information about the Ontario's Electrical Safety Authority, Product Safety Regulation 438/07 and the process and guidelines visit www.eas.com ("Government & Regulations" and "Electrical Product Safety" sections).
Email can be sent to product.safety@electricalsafety.on.ca
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Verizon Recognizes MET for Energy Efficiency Program
ADDED: 11/25/2008 2:17:00 PM
MET is now recognized as a Verizon ITL that is certified to conduct energy efficiency testing on telecom products purchased by Verizon. MET currently evaluates the products to the VZ.TPR.9205 document. As a result, a Telecommunication Equipment Energy Efficiency Rating (T.E.E.E.R) is obtained for the product. Verizon will require this rating on all applicable products purchased by Jan 2009. The products currently covered are AC and DC powered equipment, Customer Premise Equipment (external power adaptors), Data Center Equipment and Transport Equipment. AT&T and Quest are waiting for A.T.I.S (Alliance for Telecommunication Industry Solutions) to complete an energy efficiency standard for telecom products and they plan to adopt it as a requirement for the telecom products that they purchase.
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MET Has HALT/HASS Testing Services
ADDED: 6/30/2008 9:34:00 AM
MET Laboratories is pleased to announce their newest testing service. Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) and Highly Accelerated Stress Screening (HASS) are now being performed at our Santa Clara, California laboratory. Both of these testing processes use rapid temperature transition and random vibration to ensure a product will not fail under any condition in the field. These testing processes attempt to stimulate failure through extreme conditions therefore reducing development time and cost in the future. This process is the closest simulation to a real-world environment possible in the industry. Manufacturers can be assured after the HALT and HASS testing that their product has the same reliability and long-term durability as a mature product.
To learn more about this service click here.
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