Interek, the international test, evaluation, and consulting firm, has announced a donation in excess of one million RNB (renminbi or people’s money) to support relief efforts for the earthquake victims in Sichuan, China. The monies will be split between UNICEF, the Red Cross, and the Red Crescent. Intertek is matching donations of its employees in more than 110 countries where … [Read more...]
In-Flight Cell Phone Ban Approved by Congressional Committee
H.R. 5788 received approval via voice vote by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and can now move on to consideration by the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill would make permanent the long-standing ban on onboard use of cell phones by the Federal Aviation Commission and the Federal Communications Commission. Cell phone calls have long been prohibited … [Read more...]
NTS Approved to Perform Wireless USB Compliance Testing
National Technical Systems Inc. announced that it has been approved by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) as an Independent Test Lab (ITL) to perform testing for products based on the Wireless USB 1.0 Specification.This approval increases the range of USB products NTS has tested over the years, from early USB 1.1 peripherals to current wireless USB peripherals.Visit the NTSweb … [Read more...]
News from 2008 EMC Detroit: Intertek Sponsors Roundtable Discussion on EMC Trends
Internationally-known testing firm Intertek sponsored a roundtable discussion: the Third Annual Broad Spectrum EMC Forum--"What Trends Will Effect You, and What Can You Do About Them?" Moderated by Intertek's Roland Gubisch, the panel included Kurt Fischer of NIST, Lee Hill of Silent Solutions, Derek Walton of LF Research, and Werner Schaefer of Cisco Systems.The remarkably … [Read more...]
Photos from Detroit 2008!!
EMC Austin Style!! www.emc2009.orgSue Kingston, (right) IEEE Event Coordinator, greets attendees at the entrance to the exhibits.Robb Allison, Interference Technology and Hope Mascott, of Intertek, pose for a quick snapshot. TDK Corporation www.tdk.com Schurter www.schurter.com NEC Informatec Systems, Ltd. www.nec-nis.co.jp/en/The Food Court, a convenient place to grab a … [Read more...]
Exhibiters’ Breakfast: Successful Wrap-up and Looking Ahead to Austin
The Annual Exhibitors’ Breakfast kicked off at 8 a.m. on Thursday, August 21 at Detroit’s Cobo Center. A full room listened to the welcome news that the 2008 show attracted 1.676 registered attendees —a figure equal to 99 percent of average attendance for the last five years. Breakfast guest analyzed their experiences from this year’s EMC Symposium and then turned their … [Read more...]
CAP Wireless Signs McBride Scientific Sales as Manufacturer’s Representative for U.S. Southern Region
CAP Wireless, Inc. (CAP), a leading supplier of high-performance microwave and RF amplifiers and amplifier-based subsystems, today announced that in order to provide dedicated service and support to customers in the Southern Region of the United States, the company has signed McBride Scientific Sales, Inc. as a manufacturer’s representative for Texas (except El Paso), Oklahoma, … [Read more...]
EMC Seminars Reprise Down Under
Well-known EMC expert Keith Armstrong will be presenting an updated series of the popular and pragmatic courses on EMC and product safety compliance that he has been teaching since 2000. The seminars are organized by EMC Technologies. Sessions are slated for Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney in Australia and Auckland in New Zealand between October 27 and December 5, 2008. A … [Read more...]
Luebbers Steps Down at Remcom
Dr. Raymond Luebbers, CEO, president and co-founder of Remcom, the well known EM and antenna simulation software firm, has retired. Dr. Stephen Fast, former executive VP has assumed his duties. Dr Luebbers founded Remcom in 1994 while a professor at Pennsylvania State University. His co-founders were two of his graduate students, Scott Langdon and Christopher Penney. Dr. … [Read more...]
Navy Plans to Buy EMI Shielded Cabinets
The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division intends to purchase a number of EMI shielded, shock qualified equipment cabinets with two independent 235 CFM cooling fans, mounted in the top rear of the cabinet with the intake in the bottom. The cabinets will require EMI air filters on the intake and outflow. The cabinets must be certified to MIL-STD-461E, shipboard … [Read more...]
