Electromagnetic testing agreement signed

UL aims to streamline the product compliance process for its customers by combining RFI's EMC testing facilities with UL's product safety testing and certification services

RFI Global Services UK (RFI) has agreed to provide testing and other services relating to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC services) to UL UK. The objective of this partnership is to streamline the product compliance process of UL customers by combining RFI's EMC testing facilities with UL's product safety testing and certification services.
RFI is a UKAS-accredited laboratory (ISO/IEC 17025) that focuses on specialist testing, approvals and product development services across the wireless, cellular and smartcard technologies.

RFI services include EMC testing using facilities and test equipment in compliance with national and international standards such as the European EMC (2004/108/EC), the FCC regulations for the North American market and other worldwide product approval requirements.

Through the new partnership, UL will extend the scope of its testing capacities to better serve the UK market within the information technology, consumer electronics and telecommunications industries.

The co-operation with RFI is a response to customer needs for flexible service approaches that directly support speed and on-time delivery to put products in the global marketplace.

By means of the new agreement with RFI, UL will be able to provide a faster turnaround time to customers by using RFI facilities for EMC testing, which include eight screened chambers, three anechoic chambers, two open area test sites, six bench immunity test sites and an advanced electronic test file system.