TÜV Articles

HALT Testing (22.07.2008)

  1. Products need to be designed and produced in a way that ensures they will operate reliably once delivered. This, in turn, calls for a method of assuring product reliability prior to delivery.

Compliance Testing – Trends and Developments (22.07.2008)

  1. David Wilson, TÜV Product Service Ltd Director of Aerospace and Defence reveals how the defence industry needs to develop to save costs, reduce time and improve reliability in the fast-moving technological arena.

Managing and planning: MOTS and COTS EMC for the MoD (06.12.2007)

  1. Defence contractors intending to supply military off-the-shelf or commercial off-the-shelfelectrical or electronic equipment for use on military platforms, or to integrate them intosystems

Gap Analysis between Defence and Commercial Standards (06.12.2007)

  1. The push towards the use of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment in military environments could lead to systems that are more vulnerable if incorrectly assessed for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).

UK Defence Standard 59-411 on Electromagnetic Compatibility (05.12.2007)

  1. Ministry of Defence, Def Stan 59-411 Issue 1 on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) was published in January 2007 and supersedes Def Stan 59-41 and other EMC-related Def Stans.

CCTV installations – are they up to current standards? (05.12.2007)

  1. The Home Office Scientific Development Branch (HOSDB) has published guidance for organisations wishing to install or upgrade CCTV systems.

Owners and operators of buildings and installations – The new EMC Directive is here and it affects you (05.12.2007)

  1. Details of the new requirements for fixed installations, the responsibilities of the ‘EMC Responsible Person’ (for all new or modified fixed installations) and explains what this means in practice.

CCC Compulsory Certification in China (04.12.2007)

  1. The implementation of the CCC (China Compulsory Certification) scheme in 2003 followed the request of World Trade Organisation for harmonisation of legal requirements for certification regulations for domestic and imported products

The New EMC Directive - Good News for System Integrators? (04.12.2007)

  1. There will no longer be a mandatory requirement for the involvement of a competent third party under the new EMC Directive 2004/108/EC when appropriate harmonised standards are not applied in full.

Just how safe are Lithium-ion Batteries? (04.12.2007)

  1. In recent months consumers and consumer electronics manufacturers have shown increasing concern regarding Lithium-ion batteries. Currently consumers and manufacturers enjoy the benefits of Lithium-ion batteries, lightweight and higher capacity.

COTS Issues Relating to Systems Integration (27.11.2007)

  1. It is some time since the EMC Journal discussed the risks of integrating COTS equipment into host systems based on the erroneous assumption that CE + CE = CE.

Indirect Lightning Test Systems (27.11.2007)

  1. Modern aircraft rely heavily on electronics to control nearly every function on board, from the in-flight movie to the more fundamental operations of flight controls and engine management systems.

An alternative approach to Product Safety Testing (27.11.2007)

  1. Safety Testing has traditionally been undertaken at an independent third-party test house in order to achieve the various certification marks such as CB, NRTL, GS or CE marking.

Designing for Life for the World in which we live (22.11.2007)

  1. Manufacturers generally view electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing and environmental testing as separate functions if, in fact, they consider environmental testing at all.