TRaC Global choose Rainford EMC Systems
Rainford EMC Systems has been selected as the anechoic and shielded chamber provider for TRaC's all new, purpose built, North West compliance laboratory.
It will soon be the largest test and certification laboratory in the North West of England, representing an investment in excess of £1M.
The new facility will initially house;
- Two 3m metre (test distance) CISPR/FCC compliant EMC emissions/immunity chambers (ALSE);
- 5x10 metre CISPR/FCC/AZ/NZS compliant radio test chamber;
- 8x5 metre EN61000-4-3 EMC immunity chamber;
- 5x3 metre shielded EMC chamber;
- Micro anechoic EMC chamber.
- Environmental laboratory,
- Ingress protection (IP) laboratory;
- Two large ATEX laboratories;
- ATEX explosion laboratory,
- Three radio laboratories,
- Conference and hospitality facilities.
Construction has begun on the largest state of the art testing facilities in the North West.
Work on installing the EMC anechoic test chambers is well underway with the first chamber nearing completion.
These chambers will be used to perform radiated emissions and radiated immunity testing of electrical/electronic equipment to various International specifications including FCC CFR47 and various EN and CISPR documents.
The chambers are also designed for EMC testing in accordance with military and avionics specifications including MIL STD 461, and RTCA DO-160
Upon completions, the 3m chambers will be NSA calibrated (RF emissions) using volumetric methods laid down in relevant CISPR publications. In addition to receiving a 16 point EN61000-4-3 calibration (RF immunity), ensuring field uniformity over 1.5m2.
The new EMC anechoic chambers, include
- absorber lined shielded enclosure
- a two tonne automated turntable
- semi-pneumatic double doors (2x 1mx2.1m) gaining easy fork truck access for larger equipment under test
- a GRP table and fully pneumatic and automated antenna tower.
To the rear of the EMC chambers will be large self contained monitoring rooms, offering a comfortable and confidential environment for customers to observe their testing via hardened EMC cameras.
The Chambers will utilise the "Smartshield" construction developed by Rainford EMC systems, with each panel pre-formed into tray's using zinc coated mild steel. The panels are bolted together at 100mm centres with a double barrel type mesh gasket between each of the panel joints, ensuring suitable shielding effectiveness between 10kHz - 30GHz. Raised floors will allow easy routing of EUT cables between the 2m diameter turntable and the control monitoring room, via numerous penetration panels ranging from 300mm2 to 600mm x 140mm.
Chamber two will also include a two tonne floor and turntable, fully automated pneumatic double doors and loading ramp, in addition to an exhaust extraction vent to accommodate EUT's with combustion engine's, or those that create harmful air pollutant's such as corona discharge ozone generators.
Garry Perren (European Sales & Marketing Manager – Rainford EMC Systems) stated that “ We are delighted that a test organisation of such expertise and global significance has decided to work with us. TRaC Global is certainly an organisation that is improving and expanding and we are very pleased to be assisting them with this very important project”.
Rainford EMC Systems
www.rainfordemc.com
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