Hello Joan,
There is a capable NVLAP accredited EMC test lab:
TUV Product Service , Inc,
40 Meadow Road-PWS
Lyons, CO 80540
Call Tim O'Shea, tel: (303) 449-4165, fax: (303) 449-3004
Manufacturer could test product themselves without involvement of third
party testing under the certain conditions: products should not be
subject to any other Directive which require involvement of Notified
Body. Successful verification of compliance to the applicable directives
must be complete.
Cost of testing equipment and qualified labor cost to operate it could
be much higher than testing at the third party, if you do not have many
products and if you do not intend to offer testing service to the
outside customers. Cost of test equipment including special room could
easy start from few hundred thousand dollars. Certified laboratory is
not necessary for testing to European EMC directive, but laboratory's
third party accreditation, especially based on ISO Guide 25 might be
helpful in a case test results are challenged.
There are many other qualified EMC test houses in Colorado and elsewhere
in U.S., and my suggestion will be to start with third party EMC testing
and learn more specifics on what kind/size/cost of EMC test equipment
and resources will be needed for your products.
Mirko Matejic
The Foxboro Company, Foxboro, Massachusetts
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From: joan.legerski.windsor.industr...@ix.netcom.com
To: emc-p...@ieee.org; interested.part...@ix.netcom.com
Subject: EMC testing laboratories in the Denver Colorado area
List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org
Date: Thursday, July 18, 1996 10:01AM
Message:
If anyone has any information about locations of EMC testing
laboratories in the Denver, Colorado area I would appreciate it.
Also please provide any information about manufacturers doing
European EMC immunity testing themselves. How expensive is the
equipment? Do we need to construct special rooms? Is it possible to
do testing without the manufacturers having a certfied laboratory? Is
it also possible to do testing without a third party certifiying the
restults?
Your cooperation is appreciated.
Joan Legerski
