WELCOME TO FORTH EMC SERVICES LTD
WE HELP CUSTOMERS PASS EMC TESTING QUICKLY, EFFICIENTLY AND ECONOMICALLY.
FORTH EMC SERVICES LTD ARE FROM AN ELECTRONICS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT BACKGROUND WITH EXTENSIVE PCB DESIGN EXPERIENCE ACROSS A RANGE OF INDUSTRIES.
Affordable EMC Compliance Starts Here ...
EMC Test Overview
CE marking requires products to be tested against a high level Product Standard.
Some common examples include:
IEC/EN 61000-6-1 Residential, commercial & light industrial etc
IEC/EN 61000-6-2 Industrial generic
EN 55014 Household appliances etc
EN 55020 Broadcast receivers etc
EN 55024 Information technology equipment
EN 55015 Electrical lighting and similar equipment
These high level standards typically call a similar set of common test standards but with varying test parameters such as voltages, frequencies and pass fail limits.
We can perform testing at many of these limits including some not listed
– contact us to discuss your specific requirements.
Radiated Emissions
Fully Anechoic Chamber with MIL-STD Shielding
Anechoic chamber is fully lined with RF absorbing Ferrite Tiles and complimented with matched hybrid absorber.
At over 7m long externally the required internal measurement distance of 3m from EUT to antenna is easily achieved whilst maintaining regulation clearances from the absorber.
Independent 3rd Party calibration data is available for customer inspection.
Radiated Immunity
Performed in the Anechoic Chamber
IEC 61000-4-3
EMC Chamber fully compliant for Radiated Immunity Testing
Conducted Emissions
CISPR22/EN 55022
Measures RF Emissions via cables from the EUT
Conducted RF Immunity
EN61000-4-6
Submits EUT to conducted RF disturbances via coupling onto EUT cables
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
EN61000-4-2
ESD testing is performed using an ESD test gun in the Dedicated Ground plane area with regulation height test bench and standard horizontal and vertical coupling planes.
Air-discharge: 200 V to 16.5 kV (in 100 V steps)
Contact-discharge: 200 V to 9 kV (in 100 V steps)
Burst/Fast Transient
EN61000-4-4
Couples High voltages bursts onto data and power lines. Typical standards are 2.0KV limits however we can test up to 4.8KV
Surge
EN61000-4-5
Simulates induced fields from lightening strikes.
Voltage Dips & Interruptions
EN61000-4-11
Simulates supply voltage dips and interruptions for durations and levels specified in the standards
We strive to offer a flexible, friendly service. If your product is failing EMC we will offer our experience. If your prototype suffers an operating failure on the day our extensive range of debug and repair tools (both electrionic and mechanical) are at your disposal to get you quickly back up and running. Our aim has been to create a lab suitable for engineers to make On-the spot changes thus minimising time to compliance.
Lab Overview
Debug & Rework Area
We know how precious your lab test time is and the frustrations of having prototype equipment failures cutting short EMC testing. Hence we have a well equipped debug and re-work area with all the tools and equipment you'd expect to find in an electronics development lab - oscilloscopes, bench power supplies, soldering gear, microscope/magnifiers and hand tools.
EMC Trouble Shooting
To help make maximum use of your test time our lab is kitted out with various RF debug tools for customer use such as spectrum analyser and sniffer probes to track down problems. Being a Wurth supported Lab we also have fully stocked racks of Wurth EMC components such as cable ferrites, EMC shielding gaskets etc that can be tried on the spot should your product be experiencing problems.
What our Customers had to Say
“Forth EMC Services facilities allowed us to quickly debug EMC issues and reduced our overall qualification costs and time to market”
Kevin Paterson - Radial Electronics
“Knowledgeable, friendly staff helped us quickly get to the root cause and solve our EMC issues”
Chongsu Lee - Pacla Medical
“Great value and flexible service - took almost 2 weeks off our project timeline”
David Tarbert - Hardware Engineer
Contact Us
Address:
Unit 20 Royal Elizabeth Yard, Kirkliston, EH29 9EN
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