Korea’s New Test Standards for 2016
December 10, 2015Korea’s New Test Standards for 2016 Effective January 1, 2016: KN32 / KN35 to replace KN22 / KN24 Beginning on January 1, 2016, Korea standards KN32 and KN35 will be replacing the KN22 and KN24 test standards. What this means...
How to Obtain FCC Authorization
November 20, 2015The FCC Authorization Process Manufacturers looking to sell most electronic products such as smartphones, vehicle remote controls, RFID sensors, low-powered transmitters, computers, networking and other telecom equipment here in the United States must ensure that their equipment won’t interfere with...
The Benefits of Pre-Compliance EMC Testing
November 20, 2015One of the biggest product development challenges today is ensuring electromagnetic interference is optimally controlled. With proper electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing and design, you can ensure the correct operation of various devices in the same electromagnetic environment. EMC is achieved...
NTS Awarded Certification Body Testing Laboratory (CBTL) Status
August 24, 2015NTS now offers worldwide market access for our commercial, consumer and industrial clients.
Domestic Approvals Update – Industry Canada & FCC
June 23, 2015Industry Canada: After December 31, 2016, Industry Canada will no longer accept non-accredited test facility sites. Test data from non-accredited test labs will not be accepted starting January 1, 2017. Federal Communications Commission: The FCC rules for laboratory testing of...
Why do I need EMC Compliance?
June 12, 2015There are a variety of reasons why your electrical/electronic products may be required to go through the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) compliance process. Regulatory Requirements Most industrialized nations have established agencies or other regulatory bodies responsible for defining and enforcing EMC...
NTS Silicon Valley Upgrades Wireless Testing Capabilities
August 26, 2014Earlier this summer, NTS Silicon Valley upgraded its wireless testing capabilities through the acquisition of a new state of the art test system integrating all relevant test suites into a single place. “It was a sizeable investment,” said Gaylon Morris,...
International Approvals News
May 21, 2014By Caio Collet-Silva, International Approvals Manager, NTS Silicon Valley Delays for Brazil ANATEL and INMETRO Approvals Due to Brazil hosting the FIFA World Cup 2014, the standard projected completion time for current Brazil ANATEL and INMETRO approval projects will inevitably...
Silicon Valley adds IPX3 Spraying Water and IPX4 Splashing Water as part of IEC 60529 and ETSI 300 019-2-2
April 18, 2014In an important extension of its GR-63 CORE service offering, NTS Silicon Valley is now online with all GR-63 testing capabilities. As part of that roll-out, a large salt fog chamber is online to test to ASTM B117-11, GR-487-CORE, GR-950-CORE,...
NTS Silicon Valley Now ‘One-Stop Shop’ For Telecom Network Equipment Testing
January 28, 2014The recent addition of fire and mixed flow gas testing at our Silicon Valley lab has established a full turnkey solution for our Telecom customer base selling into domestic and international telecommunication carriers (i.e. NEBS). These additions round out the full...