We get it.
Getting your wireless product certified can be complicated and time consuming,
but it doesn't have to be.
At Laird Connectivity, our test engineers work with you before, during and after EMC testing. We help troubleshoot and advise every step of the way. With a dedicated focus on wireless testing, we bring expertise to your project through a deep understanding of the various certification standards required for market entry across the globe.
Because Laird manufactures RF solutions, our engineers understand the nuances of product development to ensure your products achieve compliance.
Laird Connectivity is ISO/IEC 17025 accredited and specializes in Intentional Radiation Testing required for certification of wireless or RF products. We perform testing for Certifications based on requirements for the US, Canada, European Union, Australia / New Zealand, and Japan.
For customers who require global certifications, we provide additional international testing services to complete the required testing and certification.
If you need assistance with compliance testing for non-wireless products, we also offer expertise in General Emissions Testing and Immunity/Susceptibility Testing to various EMC requirements worldwide.
Using 30 years of experience, Laird Connectivity can help provide troubleshooting and failure analysis if issues arise during the compliance phase of your project.
We are fully equipped to perform IEC 60601-1-2 Medical EMC Testing, AIM 7351731 Testing, and ANSI 63.27 Medical Co-Existance Testing for FDA 510K submissions.
Laird Connectivity has invested in the necessary facilities and equipment to proactively address the rapidly changing compliance requirements for wireless products. This means our test engineers can execute your product's test plan efficiently, accurately and holistically. Our Laboratory operates on multiple shifts allowing faster turnaround or expedited schedule. Our team of EMC engineers can provide regulation expertise, assist with test plan generation, and mitigate failures.
We specialize in on-site antenna patterning with a new Automated 3D Antenna Measurement System. This system quickly and efficiently collects spherical antenna pattern data, then generates antenna plots and performance summaries that provide detailed insight into the performance of a product’s antenna design.
Benches, test stations, and equipment are mobile, allowing the workspace to adapt to your product, rather than the product having to conform to the space. Flexible laboratory strategy can reduce test setup time, and provide greater consistency in test configurations. Equipped with both horizontal and vertical ground planes.
Capacities include:
Laird Connectivity will understand your application and the markets you plan to enter, and develop a cost-effective and time-sensitive plan to release your product to market.
In this update, we discuss the UKCA mark, the indicator of regulatory compliance in the UK. The UKCA mark is used analogous to how the CE mark is used in the EU. We address in this update what the UKCA mark is and when it is used.
Also, A new conformity assessment procedure entered into force February 25th, 2021 for Mexico that will impact all Radio/Telcom products. Certificates, including modular approvals issued under the previous type approval procedures, will only continue to be valid if they were issued to the actual importer. Modular approvals also require the certificate to also mention the host product, along with the associated HS code for the host product. Any certificate that does not meet these requirements after February 25th, 2021 cannot be imported and will require re-assessment under one of the new assessment process schemes.
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