The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is expected to rule next month on PPL Electric Utilities’ plan to build the $510 million Susquehanna-Roseland transmission line. Many homeowners along the route are protesting the line, concerned about health problems from high-voltage electromagnetic fields and the effects on property values. The plan calls for replacing the current … [Read more...]
EMI/EMC Testing a Milestone in Army Electronics Program
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Army recently completed successful EMI/EMC testing on the first RC-12X Guardrail, bringing this highly capable signals intelligence (SIGINT) system one step closer to providing mission-critical capability to the warfighter. In the EMI/EMC testing, various combinations of the avionics and sensor payload equipment are operated … [Read more...]
DoD Awards Contract for Airworthy Medical Equipment
Philips Healthcare has been awarded a Department of Defense contract for the HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator, which has the potential of generating over $29 million. The HeartStart MRx is a portable, rugged advanced monitor/defibrillator that meets military airworthiness standards for rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. To achieve military airworthiness, the MRx went through a … [Read more...]
Navy Researchers to Award Electronic Warfare Technology Contracts
U.S. Navy researchers plan to award several contracts aimed at improving electronic warfare technology and electronic warfare signal processing in the RF, electro-optical, and infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. The Office of Naval Research in Arlington, Va., is soliciting industry proposals for the Electronic Warfare Discovery and Invention program, which is … [Read more...]
EMC Filter Company’s Products Picked by Mexico’s Electric Utility
Mexico's electric utility Federal Commission of Electricity has chosen ESCO Technologies Inc.’s Aclara PLS TWACS® power-line technology for its Advanced Metering Infrastructure project. St. Louis-based ESCO, which manufactures RF shielding and EMC test products and provides engineered filtration products to the aviation, space and process markets, is a supplier of special … [Read more...]
DoD Awards $800,000 Contract for Optical Fiber Solutions
Dow Corning has received an $800,000 contract for research and development of optical interconnect technology for military aircraft. The next generation data and communication management systems needed for weapons platforms will depend upon tightly integrated optical fiber solutions, which it is hoped will optimize space while also achieving high bandwidth, decreased weight and … [Read more...]
Outgoing President Reflects on EMC Society
As his term as president of the EMC Society winds down, Elya B. Joffe welcomed incoming president Francesca Maradei and offered some farewell remarks, including noting the significant accomplishments the society made over the last two years. Those accomplishments included the founding of new chapters, the addition of video to the Distinguished Lecturer Program, and continuation … [Read more...]
Canadian Branch of TUV Acquires Test Laboratory
TÜV SÜD Canada, part of the global TÜV SÜD testing and certification organization, has announced the acquisition of Global Advantage International, a regulatory compliance business in Toronto, Canada. Global Advantage is a product safety and regulatory compliance solutions provider that supports NRTL, SCC, GS and CE Marking, CB scheme certification, 510(k), Field Evaluations, … [Read more...]
Galileo Satellite Tested in Anechoic Chamber
The engineering model of the first Galileo satellite has completed platform integration tests at the Thales Alenia Space facility in Rome. The platform is now undergoing functional testing. Antennas for the Galileo in-orbit verification engineering model satellite were tested in the anechoic chamber at EADS Astrium, Portsmouth, UK.Learn more at RedOrbit.com. … [Read more...]
Top EMC Stories of 2009
Among the headlines on the economy, health care and the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, electromagnetic fields also drew attention this year. From EMP bombs and cell phones to train and plane crashes, experts continue to debate the affect of EM fields on our health and technology. Interference Technology compiled the top 10 most widely read stories from our Website in 2009. Click … [Read more...]
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