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MIL-STD-461F Course

 

The Washington Laboratories Ltd. (WLL) Academy, in conjunction with Ingenium Testing LLC, will present its popular MIL-STD-461 Course in suburban Chicago beginning on May 19. This new military EMC standard was approved on December 7, 2007, replacing MIL-STD-461E and is now being specified in new contracts. This course features hands-on instruction in test measurement techniques … [Read more...]

COTS Processor Platform with Mobile Pentium

 

The DuroCOR® 810 from Parvus Corporation is a rugged military-grade processor system crafted for high reliability applications requiring MIL-STD-810 F environmental compliance. It withstands extreme temperature, shock/vibration, and ingress conditions. It features protection against dust exposure, water immersion, EMI, and corrosion. This field-ready mission computer is well … [Read more...]

Enclosure Forestalls EMI in Demanding Military Airborne Applications

 

A highly ruggedized system enclosure from One Stop Systems (OSS) targets military and airborne applications. Constructed of solid seam-welded aluminum, the 11U high enclosure measures 19″ (H) x 25″ (D) x 17″ and weighs 56 pounds. Product features include a 3U 15-slot CPCI backplane, a floating card cage, and four banks of looped cable isolators. The chassis is fully … [Read more...]

Aussie E3 Testing First

 

In other news from Down Under, Boeing Defense Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Company, has become the first organization in the Southern Hemisphere with the authority to test medium-sized military and commercial aircraft, as well as a range of other military equipment and commercial platforms, for electromagnetic environmental effects (E3). National … [Read more...]

Curtis Industries Acquires Filter Networks

 

Milwaukee, WS-based Curtis Industries has acquired the electromagnetic interference filters and filtered connectors product lines of Filter Networks of Salisbury, MD. Curtis, a manufacturer of electromagnetic interference filters and wire interconnect terminal blocks, is a division of Power Holdings, Inc. of Milwaukee. Founded in 1935, Curtis operates a plant at 2400 S. 43rd … [Read more...]

EMI Filter/Suppression Module Performs in Harsh Avionic Environments

 

The VPTi10-28 from VPT, Inc. is a new EMI filter and voltage transient suppression module that provides two modules in one mini-package to reduce the reflected noise of DC-DC converters and to protect the power system from inrush current damage. The VPTi10-28 is well suited to harsh, demanding applications such as military or avionics. The device serves as the filtered input … [Read more...]

Qantas Airbus Plunge

 

The latest interim report issued by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has confirmed that the sudden drop in altitude of Qantas Flight 72 over Western Australia last autumn was caused by computer error. Shortly after the autopilot was switched off, one of the Airbus’ air data inertial reference units (ADIRUs) started providing “erroneous data spikes.” One crew member … [Read more...]

Building a State-of-the-Art 5-Meter Chamber

 

An efficient shield room for automotive testing progresses from design to finished structure Michael Koffink, Bob Mitchell Intertek ETL Semko Littleton, MA Four years ago, we noticed a growing demand for EMC testing from the automotive industry. As cars and trucks now feature myriad on-board electronic devices, they are increasingly susceptible to stray emissions while … [Read more...]

Reverberation Chamber for EMC Testing

 

The reverberation chamber provides the most realistic simulation/equivalency for electronics functioning within a cavity Er-Ping Li, Ph.D.; Xing-Chang Wei, Ph.D., Electromagnetic Labs, Singapore National Institute of High Performance Computing Singapore Introduction The problem is familiar, but growing. The widespread and ever-growing use of electronic devices with high-speed … [Read more...]

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