Re: [PSES] Machinery requirements for Japan market

2015-02-23 Thread John Allen
Bit like the "voluntary" nature of VCCI EMC certification, then!:DSent from my FonepadChris <0133def26cf0-dmarc-requ...@ieee.org> wrote:Pete,Very true 'voluntary' definition.Big name Japanese customers will not buy your product without these labels/certifications.I always recommend the certific

[PSES] Machinery requirements for Japan market

2015-02-23 Thread Chris
Pete, Very true 'voluntary' definition. Big name Japanese customers will not buy your product without these labels/certifications. I always recommend the certification route to our management and spend the extra funds to get VCCI report,  regards Christopher From: Pete Perkins <0061f3f32

Re: [PSES] Machinery requirements for Japan market

2015-02-23 Thread Nyffenegger, Dave
Thanks for the info Mike. The A and B lists appear to include primarily components and household or small office appliances. I didn't see any large scale office or commercial equipment. Do you know if there simply are not requirements for those or could they be under the scope of different

Re: [PSES] Machinery requirements for Japan market

2015-02-23 Thread Pete Perkins
Mike, Dave et al, Just a reminder, 'voluntary' has a different definition in Japan. We tried to play the 'voluntary' card when I worked at the big electronics company but our Japanese distributor remended us that they had volunteered to meet the requirement so it wasn't volunta

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2015-02-23 Thread Grasso, Charles
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Re: [PSES] Machinery requirements for Japan market

2015-02-23 Thread Mike Violette
Hi Dave, >From what I understand, the “Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law” >under the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry has lists of "Specified >Electrical Appliances and Materials (Category A and B)" which determine the >electrical safety requirements for certain products. http

[PSES] Machinery requirements for Japan market

2015-02-23 Thread Nyffenegger, Dave
Hi Folks, Can anyone tell me if there are any national requirements for certifications of light machinery used commercially in the office environment in Japan or point me to where I can learn about that? i.e. Safety and/or EMC etc. thanks David P. Nyffenegger, PMP, SM-IEEE Product Development