The Calibration Services of ETS-Lindgren offers expert calibration for any brand of EMC antenna. The industry’s first A2LA-accredited calibration site, the lab includes cutting-edge equipment such as vector network analyzers. Proprietary software assures superior calibration accuracy. Equipment is NIST-traceable, and all processes are ISO 9000 compliant. Options for product … [Read more...]
Northrop Grumman’s EM System Lab Unit Works to Boost Army Use of Intelligence Data
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman’s Electromagnetic Systems Laboratory unit has successfully deployed its Guardrail Guide Baseline (GGB 2.0) hardware and software to U.S. army military intelligence battalions. GGB’s network-based architecture supports forward garrison operators and rear operators via satellite link, as well as cooperative operations with other signal … [Read more...]
EMI and Other Factors to Be Examined in Qantas Airbus Plunge
EMI and Other Factors to Be Examined in Qantas Airbus PlungeThe Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is carrying out an investigation into what caused a Qantas Airbus A330-300 to make an uncontrolled climb and dive that resulted in injuries to 74 passengers, with 51 requiring hospital care for serious injuries including fractures, lacerations, and spinal damage. Qantas … [Read more...]
Advanced EMI Test Receiver Receives CISPR Approval
The CER2018A from AR Receiver Systems, a division of AR has been approved by CISPR. Specifically, the CER2018A actually exceeds the requirements of CISPR 16-1-1 Ed. 2.0 (10-2007). The CER2018A offers continuous coverage from 9 kHz to 18 GHz with expandability to 40 GHz. To ensure the highest accuracy, self-calibration is selectable at every frequency scan. This device … [Read more...]
EM Simulation Software Firm Included on Inc.’s Prestigious 5000 List
State College, PA-based Remcom has announced that it has been included on the 5000 List of Inc., a well known business periodical. Specifically, Remcom was included as being one of the fastest growing private copanies in the U.S. Remcom has provided electromagnetic simulation software to design engineers and EM professionals for nearly fifteen years. According to Inc., the … [Read more...]
RF Conducted Immunity System Tests to All Automotive Specifications
The new Model C100401 from AR is a fully contained RF conducted immunity system (100 watts nominal/ 400 MHz) that constitutes a complete self-contained system for automotive testing. The system includes a signal generator, 3-channel power meter, 100 watts nominal AR amplifier (10 kHz to 400 MHz), directional coupler, and control software. Everything is contained in a single … [Read more...]
New Two-in-One EMI Receiver Targets Pre-Compliance Testing
The new R&S® ESL EMI test receiver from Rohde & Schwarz has been crafted to meet the needs of cost-conscious users who want to perform precise pre-compliance and diagnostic measurements up to 3 GHz or 6 GHz. This compact instrument offers fully automated test sequences using the latest weighting detectors that conform to CISPR 16-1-1 specifications. Like all EMI test … [Read more...]
Independent French Software Firm Seeks Associate States-Side
A new exhibitor to the EMC Symposium this year is Nexio, an EMC test software firm, headquartered in Toulouse, France. In an interview today, wth Interference Technology editors, Nexio president Frederic Amoros Routie, described how the company has developed a well established customer base in Europe and Asia, since the company's formation ten years ago. In 2007 Nexio began to … [Read more...]
Series of Workshops to Focus on EMC Design Challenges and Software Simulation
CST, well known for its EMC simulation software, has announced a series of free workshops focusing on advanced electromagnetic applications and ways in which today’s advanced, state-of-the-art, multi-solver software can meet such design challenges. One-day sessions are scheduled for Denver, CO; Minneapolis, MN, Dallas, TX; and Towson, MD. The workshops in each of these … [Read more...]
New York Company Wins RFID Contract for Security in Wisconsin School District
VUANCE Inc, a provider of Radio Frequency Verification Solutions, including active RFID, electronic access control, credentialing, accountability, and critical situation management, announced that it has been awarded a $1.4 million contract from the Racine, Wisc., Unified School District to install its Managed Automated Security Controls (MASC) security solution into 31 school … [Read more...]