Not only does EMC testing ensure that products meet regulatory requirements, it reduces the risk of costly non-compliance, which could require product recalls, and cause significant time-to-market delays for new and upgraded products.
Third-party EMC tests and conformity assessments help to ensure that a product maintains its desirable features when exposed to adverse conditions (immunity test) and does not cause undue interference (emission test). This can help to strengthen a brand’s competitive position, as improved product performance and reliability reduces the chances of failures in use. As manufacturers are under pressure to maintain quality, minimising the costs and time associated with EMC testing is vital. The answer to this is to be properly prepared before products are sent to the test laboratory.
Read the full article in the August issue of DPA