Conformity Magazine - December 2007 - (Page 55) Hot Off The Press DTB adds DO-160 Lightning Simulation Testing to its List of EMI/EMC Services To ensure that manufacturers meet necessary lightning requirements, Dayton T. Brown, Inc. now offers state-of-the-art lightning testing services. This system is capable of generating a wide range of single stroke, multi-stroke and multi-burst waveforms as required by the latest national and international aviation test standards. Our NARTE certified engineers and technicians can test electrical systems or their component parts for damage tolerance from the transients created when struck by lightning. DTB’s Indirect Lightning Effects testing capabilities include: Testing in compliance with RTCA/DO-160E, Section 22; Multiple burst / multiple stroke lightning per SAE ARP5412, EUROCAE/ED-14E, FAA AC:20-136, SAE AE4L, MIL-STD-1757; Testing for specific Boeing and Airbus requirements. For more information contact Muneeba Khan at (631) 244-6429 or mkhan@dtbtest.com. Product News Expanded Possibilities for Popular Metal Pushbutton Schurter has taken the popular MSM vandal proof metal switch with single pole momentary actuation and expanded the line to include a double pole version and a version with sealed microswitch. The new MSM DP momentary switch is designed with two separate switching contacts. The MSM SPDT and DPDT have seal protection to the front of the actuator, as well as to the panel with a sealing o-ring. The MSM switches are available in several mounting dimensions of 16, 19, 22, and 30mm, depending on the version. The microswitch carries both UL and ENEC approvals. For more information visit www.schurter.com. EPCOS Introduces EMI/RFI (EMC) Filters Optimized for Inverters EPCOS, Inc. one of the world’s leading manufacturers of EMI/RFI (EMC) components, including filters, capacitors, inductors, and ferrites, announces the introduction of a standard range of EMC filters specially designed and optimized for inverter applications, such as servos and motor drives. The R105 series filters are compact, lightweight, and offer significant attenuation of the most critical frequencies for inverter applications. For more information contact EPCOS at (800) 888-7728 or visit www.epcos.com/emc_filters. Big On EMI Filtering, Small In Size HRL Announces Extraordinary New Lightweight Materials HRL Laboratories, LLC in collaboration with the University of Southern California’s Composites Center annouces new materials that could spawn an entire generation of lightweight technologies. Micro-architected materials produced at HRL show considerable promise for enabling lighterweight vehicles with higher performance, such as automobiles with greater fuel efficiency, longer range aircraft and rotorcraft, and increased capacity launch vehicles and space systems. Unlike typical foam materials that are soft and flexible because of their random cellular structure, these new materials maximize mechanical stiffness and strength. While the initial structures are polymers, subsequent processing can transform them into a wide variety of metals, ceramics or composites with properties tailored to a given application. For more information, visit www.hrl.com. Syfer Technology, Europe’s leading ceramic capacitor manufacturer, announces the E07 range of high current, 3 terminal filter chips, which are designed to block electromagnetic interference (EMI) emanating from high speed circuitry, and prevent the propagation of high frequency noise along power lines. The devices are capable of carrying high currents, up to 2A, making them ideal for installing on the DC power lines on printed circuit boards. With the DC current fed directly through the E07 chip filters, PCB designers will find that a significantly improved high frequency filtering performance is the result. For more information, visit www.syfer.com. TDK introduces the HRN-6006Q Horn Antenna TDK introduces the HRN-6006Q Horn Antenna. With a frequency range of 600MHz to 6 GHz, this antenna has the widest range for most common wireless applications. Its rugged, dual polarized design is reconfigurable. For more information visit TDK’s website at www.tdkrfsolutions.com. Contact EMCsolutions@tdktca.com or (847) 390-4333. MET Laboratories Recognized by Measurement Canada MET Laboratories, Inc. has become the first organization to be recognized by Measurement Canada under the new program RT-01 Conditions and Administrative Requirements for the Recognition of Test Results from ISO 17025 accredited Test Facilities. This recognition from Measurement Canada allows MET Laboratories to test previouly approved electricity meters which have been modified and are being re-submitted for approval purposes. For more information contact MET Laboratories at (800) 638-6057. TÜV SÜD America Offers Testing to IEC 61000-4-3 Edition 3 to 6 GHz New Business Unit Manager Appointed to Head NSF’s Electrical Safety Program NSF International today announced that Ramon Torres has been appointed as the new business unit manager for NSF’s Electrical Safety Program. NSF’s Electrical Safety Program provides testing and certification for a wide range of products including electrical conduits, foodservice equipment, laboratory and pool & spa equipment. In his new position, Torres will be responsible for expanding NSF’s Electrical Safety Program in order to deliver high-quality, standard-compliant certification services to NSF customers worldwide. For more information about NSF’s Electrical Safety Program please visit www.nsf.org/business/electrical_safety. TÜV SÜD America Inc. has announced that it is upgrading its San Diego test laboratory with the equipment necessary to test to European Standard IEC 61000-4-3 edition 3. This standard affects medical, information technology and electronics products, laboratory equipment and other commercial goods that will be exported and sold in the European Union. With this new equipment, TÜV SÜD America will be able to utilize solid-state amplifiers that are required by the test standards to meet the harmonic distortion requirements. TÜV SÜD America’s laboratory will be equipped with solid-state amplifiers manufactured by Ophir FR in Los Angeles. For more information please visit www.TUVamerica.com. Send your press releases for editorial consideration to press@conformity.com. December 2007 conformity 55 http://www.schurter.com http://www.epcos.com/emc_filters http://www.syfer.com http://www.hrl.com http://www.tdkrfsolutions.com http://www.TUVamerica.com http://www.nsf.org/business/electrical_safety
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