11Apr
04Apr
Pre-Compliance Testing- a Real Benefit!
Pre-Compliance Testing-a Real Benefit! Preparation is the way to go when it comes to testing in general. This is particularly true in the case of electronic products. Starting with the prototype, it is smart to build Electromagnetic Compliance (EMC) into any new product. It is best practice to incorporate basic EMC into the design of the product and run Pre-Compliance EMC testing starting early in development. Waiting until your product is completely built to start testing it is a folly. ...
29Mar
Best Practice-EMC Testing During Development!
Best Practice-EMC Testing During Development. It's true, the best way to develop an EMC compliant product is to build compliance into it from day one! The EMC standards are specific and defined by regional, international, national, agencies. They are defined by the type of product and the location(s) where the product will be used. For each industry, there are different standards that apply to the amount of EMI/RFI a device can emit. ALL electrical devices produce electromagnetic fields that interfere...
22Mar
RF Shielding Curtains-many uses!
RF Shielding Curtains-many uses! RF Shielding Curtains made with Conductive Metalized Textiles, block the passage or RFI/EMI. This characteristic makes them useful in many ways! One of the major uses of RF Shielding Curtains is in warehouses, where they make keeping accurate inventory records easy. Areas of the warehouse can be "sectioned off" from other areas, eliminating "RF Crosstalk" between adjacent areas during scanning. In a similar fashion, curtained separation of hospital telemetry...
14Mar
Conductive Textiles are used Everywhere!
Conductive Textiles are used Everywhere! The medical field has many uses for conductive textiles. Conductive metalized textiles act as sensors, measuring vital functions such as brain waves, and temperature. Hospital beds become smart, sensing a patient leaving the bed. Pressure sensing buttons summon nurses to the patient's room when necessary. These even detect wetness of the bedding! Metalized textiles are useful in physical therapy as electrodes applying current to stimulate muscles or nerves as...
07Mar
Relax in Protective Comfort-Silverell!
Relax in Protective Comfort-Silverell! Winter is a cold season, and it's nice to relax in comfortable Silverell® Wellness Garments. Garments made of Silverell® are comfortable due to the thermal conductivity of Silver, the most conductive element! What makes these garments comfortable is the conductivity of the silver in the yarn taking your natural body heat and balancing it evenly thought the garment, eliminating "hot spots" and "cold spots", creating one comfortable temperature. The resulting comfort from the...
21Feb
Pre-Compliance EMC Testing-Find out Early!
Pre-Compliance EMC Testing-Find out Early! I always like to find out what I'm in for as soon as possible! I always love "practicing" for a test that is coming my way. They help me to sharpen my skills in the areas where I am underprepared. Final EMC Compliance tests must be passed prior to marketing electronic devices. Pre-Compliance EMC Testing is a very practical way to prepare for the Final EMC Compliance test. Testing a product early...
15Feb
RF Interference-Controlled by Shielding!
RF Interference-Controlled by Shielding! RF Interference (RFI) and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) can wreak havoc with the function of electronic devices. In our wireless world, the amount of RF radiation present in our environment is always increasing. Add the man-made RF radiation to the natural forms of RFI and EMI such as snow, rain and electrical storms, solar flares, and the auroras and there's a whole lot of radiation going on around here! Three things cause an interference problem, a "noise...
08Feb
RF Shielded Curtain or Enclosure?
This may seem like a difficult question, in some cases the correct answer is BOTH! One of the beautiful things about an RF Shielded Curtain is that it can multitask! An RF Shielded curtain can isolate an area from RF radiation. This comes in handy in repairing or testing an electronic device's performance "in situ" when the "Device Under Testing" (DUT) won't fit into a RF Shielded Enclosure or can't get to one. An RF Shielded Curtain is...
31Jan
