Electrical and EMC Testing Services Specifications

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Capabilities and Services

	Capabilities
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	Component / Product Comparison		The supplier offers testing services to compare the performance of components or products.
	Data Acquisition / Instrumentation		The supplier offers design, installation and/or operation of data acquisition systems or test instrumentation in field (on-site facilities), off-site lab or for specific end-use applications such as data collection during in-vehicle aircraft or automotive testing.
	Field Evaluation / On-site Inspection		Company provides field evaluations or on-site inspections at the supplier's facility or at the site of the supplier's activity.
	Evaluation / Trouble Shooting (FMEA)		The supplier offers evaluation and analysis of products. Troubleshooting refers to diagnostic or corrective maintenance, which is performed to correct an already-existing problem. This is contrasted to preventive maintenance, which refers to performing proactive maintenance in order to prevent system problems.  Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a specialized methodology for analyzing failures.
	In-process / In-line Testing		The supplier offers in-process or in-line testing services so the product can be tested in its functional environment.
	Research and Development		Providers of research and development services engage in original investigation to gain new knowledge (research) and/or the application of research findings for the creation of new or significantly improved products or processes (development).
	Testing / Simulation		Inspection or testing or field application simulation services for existing in-service or newly fabricated products such as environmental exposure testing, dynamics testing, nondestructive testing (NDT), visual inspection, chemical analysis or structural material testing.
	Test Development		The supplier offers customized test development services to test custom or proprietary parts.
	Test Fixtures / Equipment		The supplier offers design and fabrication or test fixtures, test equipment or test facilities for specific applications.
	Specialty / Other		Other unlisted capabilities.
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Materials

	Forms Tested / Certified
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	Capital Equipment		Companies evaluate and provide testing, inspection, or related services for large machinery, plant product systems, and capital equipment such as paper mill machines, rolling mills, extruders, semiconductor fab tools, and other critical production equipment.
	Components / Parts		Suppliers provide testing or related services at the component or part level.
	Facilities / Structures		Suppliers provide testing, inspection or related services for large structures or facilities.
	Products		Suppliers provide testing or related services at the complete finished product level.
	Samples		Suppliers provide testing or related services of test panels or samples taken from a part, product, or facility; or fabricated to simulate a product sub-system.
	Other		Supplier provides testing or related services at an unlisted level or form factor.
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Services

	Services Offered
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	Electrical / Electronic Testing		Suppliers offer electrical and electronic testing services including dielectric, conductivity, electrostatic discharge, insulation resistance, resistivity, or high voltage surge.
	Electromagnetic / EMC		Suppliers offer electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing.  EMC measures the ability of electrical systems or products to operate without causing electromagnetic interference (EMI) that affects with other equipment. It also measures the ability not to be affected by EMI from other equipment, or from the environment.
	Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)		The supplier offers ESD or electrostatic discharge testing services. ESD testing is used to evaluate the performance of anti-static devices or materials or the resistance of components or products resistance when exposed to a static discharge.
	Energy Efficiency / EVS		Companies offer energy efficiency verification or testing to evaluate the energy consumption performance of motors, appliances, HVAC equipment, powder supplies, generators, engines and other related products.
	Functional / ATE		Suppliers offer functional or automated test equipment (ATE) testing. A functional test simulates an operating environment and tests a board against its functional specification.
	Load / Capacity Testing		Company provides load or capacity testing of batteries, battery banks or systems, power supplies, UPS systems, engines, motors, or other power systems.
	Performance Testing		The supplier offers performance testing.  Testing conducted to evaluate the compliance of a system or component with specified performance requirements.
	RF Emissions		The supplier offers EM or RF emission testing services.  An emissions test is used to evaluate the level of radio frequency or electromagnetic radiation produced by components or products.  Emissions tests are a key component in compliance, compatibility, or EMC evaluations.
	RFI / EMI Immunity		The supplier offers EMI or RFI immunity testing services.  Immunity testing is used to evaluate the performance of RFI or EMI shielding materials or the resistance of components or products resistance when electromagnetic interference, RFI or EMI. Immunity testing is a key component in compliance, compatibility, or EMC evaluations.
	Seismic / NEBS Testing		Suppliers offer seismic or NEBS tests in which the anchor is subjected to load cycles of varying magnitude and frequency for the purpose of simulating a seismic event.
	Thermal Cycling / Shock		The supplier offers thermal cycling or thermal shock testing services. Repeated hot and cold cycles (thermal cycling) or rapid temperature changes (thermal shock) can result in high level of cyclic stress due to thermal expansion.
	Thermal Imaging / Thermography		Companies use thermal imaging, thermography, or infrared cameras to inspect and identify hot spots, heat leakage or overheating components in buildings and equipment.  Thermography can identify overheating in circuit breakers or load centers, and damaged or worn bearings. Thermal imaging is used to locate faulty or missing insulation or refractories around furnaces, ovens, building walls or heating ducts, steam lines, and other thermal processing equipment.
	Specialty / Other		Other specialty, proprietary or unlisted testing service.
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	Accelerated (HALT / HASS)?		Accelerated testing and screening includes highly accelerated life testing (HALT) and highly accelerated stress screening (HASS). The results from HALT tests are used to set test limits for production screening or HASS tests.  The operating and/or destruct limits derived from HALT testing allow the use of higher climatic and mechanical stimuli resulting in shorter test times in HASS compared to conventional stress testing.  HALT is a process developed to uncover design defects and weaknesses in electronic and mechanical assemblies using vibration testing, combined with rapid high and low temperature changes. HALT addresses reliability issues at an early stage in product development, offering significant advantages over traditional techniques.
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	Combined Environments / Conditions?		Suppliers offer testing services using a combination of environments or conditions such as vibration and humidity or sine and random vibration.
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	Test / Certify To:
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	AAMI		Test or certify to the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) standards.
	ASTM		The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) establishes standards for protective equipment. ASTM-certified means the product complies with certain design specifications for safety.
	FCC (US)		All commercial electronic devices (unintentional radio-frequency radiators) destined for sale in the United States that have clocks / oscillators that operate at a frequency of greater than 9 kHz and uses digital techniques are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under Rules and Regulations, Title 47, Part 15 Subpart B. This includes almost every product that employs a microprocessor as well as RF devices.
	IEEE		Test or certify to Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) organization's standards or guidelines.
	MIL-SPEC		MIL-SPEC is a procurement specification in the military series promulgated by one or more of the military agencies and used for the procurement of military supplies, equipment, or services.
	NRTL Mark (UL, CSA, TUV, etc.)		Suppliers certify or test to UL, ETL, CSA or other NRTL standards required to obtain an NRTL Mark. The laboratory can issue an NRTL mark if the laboratory is part of an NRTL or is an authorized agent of an NRTL. NRTLs use their specific “marks” (e.g., UL, S Mark, CSA, etc.) to certify products.  NRTLs publish standards that other laboratories use to test and qualify products to.
	OEM Specific		The supplier offers certifications for specific OEM requirements.
	Other		Other unlisted certifications
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Industry

	Industry Applications:
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	Aerospace / Avionics		The supplier offers testing of aerospace and avionics products.
	Appliances		The supplier offers testing of commercial appliances.
	Automotive		The supplier offers testing of automotive parts or products such as tires, seals, gaskets, etc.
	Battery / Energy Products		The supplier offers testing of energy storage or generation products such as parts of batteries, fuel cells, photovoltaic power supplies, or generators.
	Building Products		The supplier offers testing of building and construction products.
	Electrical Distribution		The supplier offers testing of electrical power distribution parts or products such as circuit breakers, bus bars, switch gears, electrical boxes or enclosures, panel boards, power cords, plugs or receptacles.
	Hazardous Location Equipment		The supplier offers testing of equipment or products designed for hazardous locations such as explosion, breathing or fume or radiation hazards.
	Health Care / Medical		The supplier offers testing of health care equipment and medical devices.
	HVAC, Plumbing and Lighting		The supplier offers testing of plumbing, lighting or illuminators as well as heating, cooling, and ventilation (HVAC) products or equipment.
	Instrument & Sensors / Laboratory		The supplier offers testing of instruments or sensors.
	Industrial / Machinery		The supplier offers testing of general industrial equipment and machinery.
	Marine		The supplier offers testing of marine products.
	Nuclear / Utility		The supplier offers testing of parts, products, capital equipment or facilities used in the nuclear or utility industries.
	Semiconductors / Electronics		The supplier offers testing of semiconductor or electronics components such as semiconductor wafers, packaged dies or ICs, industrial electronics and commercial AV products.
	Motors and Control Systems		The supplier offers testing of motors, motor drives, motion controllers and control systems.
	RF & Wireless / IT & Telecom		The supplier offers testing of radio frequency (RF) and wireless products or information technology (IT) and telecommunications equipment.
	Semiconductor / IC Packages		The supplier offers testing of semiconductor, IC or electronic packaged components.
	Specialty / Other		Other unlisted product types.
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