Automotive EMC Testing

Pre-Compliance EMC Testing-Worth the Time!

The Remarkable Evolution of EMC!

The Remarkable Evolution of EMC!  Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC is a critical field that has evolved significantly from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  In its infancy, EMC was primarily concerned with ensuring that radio communication and early electrical devices could operate without interference.  Today, EMC plays a pivotal role in the design and the regulation of electronic systems, their emissions, and their susceptibility to emissions, that define our modern world.  In the early 20th century, the...
RF Shielded Enclosures for Optimum EMC!

RF Shielded Enclosures have many Applications!

RF Shielded Enclosures have many Applications!  In our increasingly interconnected world, the need to manage environmental electromagnetic interference grows daily.   RF Shielded Enclosures, also known as Faraday Cages, play pivotal role in achieving this objective across several industries.  These unique structures are specifically designed to block Radio Frequency (RF) and electromagnetic radiation, serving many purposes.  Today, we will delve into the key applications of RF Shielded Enclosures and the industries that depend on them.  RF...
Pre-Compliance EMC Testing-Essential!

Smart Development includes Pre-Compliance Testing!

Smart Development includes Pre-Compliance Testing!  During product development, it is smart to consider EMC Pre-Compliance Testing.  Every electronic device must pass Final EMC Compliance Testing prior to going to market.  Failure of this test means "back to the drawing board" for your product for "tweaking" prior to making it to the market.  The quicker the Testing is successfully completed, the faster it can be marketed!  Another great reason for testing early and often during development is that Pre-Compliance testing makes...
Pre-Compliance EMC Testing-many Benefits!

VTT Helps during “Testing Times”!

VTT Helps during "Testing Times"!  We all go through "Testing Times" in our lives.  In the electronic business, we think of product development as a very important "testing time".  New electronic devices must undergo and pass Final Compliance Testing prior to marketing.  VTT believes that the most important testing is Pre-Compliance EMC Testing.  Performing EMC testing early and often during development allows you the luxury of building EMC into your device during a step-by-step development process.  Correcting EMC issues during...
RF Shielded Enclosures-Great Testing!

Pre-Compliance EMC Testing-Worth the Time!

Pre-Compliance EMC Testing-Worth the Time!  Developing a new product?  Build EMC into your device by testing it regularly during the development process.  Pre-Compliance EMC Testing during development helps you locate and correct EMC issues at home in your facility. This spares you the time and expense of testing at a registered compliance lab.  An RF Shielded EMC Enclosure provides the low ambient RF level necessary to test your product for emissions, susceptibility, and immunity.  The equipment required...
Nothing is "simple"-anymore-needs Change!

Nothing is “simple” anymore-needs Change!

Nothing is "simple" anymore-needs Change!  When I first came to VTT, our manufacturing product line was fairly simple.  RF Shielded Enclosures, RF Shielding Curtains, RF Shielding Garments were about it!  Today, we find that our customers are always finding new and different needs for our conductive textile products.  An RF Shielded enclosure has become a "suite" of rooms with more isolation than ever.  Requests for Foyers, removable walls, are routine requests rather than unusual.  RF Shielding Curtains...
Megastructures-RF Shielded Enclosures for Giants!

RF Shielded EMC Testing Enclosures-Size Matters!

RF Shielded EMC Testing Enclosures-Size Matters!  Electronic devices come in all sizes.  All of the devices require EMC Compliance Testing in order to be marketed.  This testing determines whether the device can work effectively in a shared electromagnetic environment.  All devices emit RFI radiation and electromagnetic fields.  These emissions can adversely affect the function of the other devices.  The problem boils down to two terms, emissions or susceptibility.  The RF emissions of an electronic device must meet certain applicable standards. ...
Conductive Textiles help make Travelling Safe!

Conductive Textiles help make Travelling Safe!

Conductive Textiles help make Travelling Safe!  Planes, trains, and automobiles depend on conductive textiles in many ways.  They keep the driver or pilot aware of the engagement of safety restraints by the passengers before beginning the trip.  If you drive automobiles, you are well aware that there are sensors present in the steering wheel that determine if the driver is in proper position and paying attention to his surroundings.  If the car wanders in its lane, sensors notice this and...
Pre-Compliance EMC Testing-Benefits Abound!

EMC Compliance Testing-what’s the Point?

EMC Compliance Testing-what's the Point?  Every electronic device must pass EMC Compliance Testing to make it to the market!  The reason for this requirement is to lessen the amount of RFI/ EMI in our environment.  More importantly, it is to lessen the RFI and EMI in our environment that adversely affects the function of other devices present in the shared electromagnetic environment.  All electronic devices emit RFI/EMI.  In general, electromagnetic interference doesn't cause a decrease in function of the devices...
RF Shielded Enclosures- Choose your Series!

RF Shielded Enclosures-Testing at Home!

RF Shielded Enclosures-testing at Home!  Preparing for Final Compliance EMC Testing is difficult.  One of the best ways to prepare for this test is to prepare your product during development.  Testing your product in your home environment during development builds EMC into your device from the start and is the best way to proceed.  Pre-Compliance EMC Testing can be done easily at your development site.  It actually saves time in development, by intercepting EMC issues along the way rather than...