Indoor OATS and Multi-Function EMC Test Chamber Commissioned at EMC Technologies Keilor Park

8th November, 2010
EMC Technologies has announced the commissioning of their new multi-function EMC test chamber at their Keilor Park laboratories. The new anechoic/semi-anechoic chamber with outside dimensions 22m x 13.4m x 9.8m (LxWxH) was supplied and installed by Frankonia GmbH and is the only one of its type in Australia/New Zealand. The chamber has undergone final commission and verification testing to a range of emission and immunity standards including CISPR standards requiring a 10 metre Open Area Test Site (OATS). Reports for tests performed within the chamber will be NATA endorsed in accordance with EMC Technologies wide scope of accreditation. . The EMC chamber has been designed for testing to 40 GHz and fully complies with a broad range of international emission and immunity standards including:

Emission standards

Immunity Standards

Unique features of this indoor OATS:
       - full compliance with CISPR standards for a 2m x 2m x 2m test volume to 18 GHz
       - the only NATA accredited facility within Australia for CISPR testing in the range 1 GHz to 6 GHz.
       - full compliance with CISPR 22. While this standard allows 3m tests for small Class B products,it does not
          permit 3m tests for any Class A product or for larger Class B products.
       - full compliance with CISPR 11 which does not permit 3m OATS tests for any class of product.
       - 2 tonne, 3 metre diameter variable speed turntable allows compliant testing of large systems and racks
       - 3 phase supply to test sample
       - international recognition imminent: FCC, Industry Canada, VCCI (Japan), BSMI (Taiwan) and others

The chamber has a 4m x 4m pneumatically operated door for vehicle access plus the usual standard access door. It was designed and built so that a 6.5 m 10 tonne turntable with integral 4WD dynamometer can be retrofitted. This will provide full immunity testing capability to the Australian automotive industry so that they will no longer need to send whole vehicles and engineering teams to overseas test facilities.

The new chamber represents an investment of around $1.8 million dollars greatly enhances EMCT’s test capabilities and also replaces the Lerderderg Gorge OATS. The no-ambient RF environment combined with the savings achieved by the elimination of the travel time to the outdoor OATS will result in considerable gains in operational efficiencies including greatly reduced test time, reduced travel time to and from the OATS, reduced test sample setup times, reduced down time due to inclement weather and greater convenience for customers who attend the testing.

For further information

Visit: www.emctech.com.au
Contact: Chris Zombolas or Les Dickenson
Phone: +61 3 9365 1000
Emails: chris@emctech.com.au or les@emctech.com.au

Please find a copy of our Newsletter #1 2011 here

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EMC Technologies-Melbourne Has Moved!

EMC Technologies' commitment to being a world leader in the field of compliance testing and approvals is underscored by the $4.5 million investment in new building and test facilities which will service the needs of Australian industry well into the future. The new building in Melbourne is a purpose built state of the art test facility of 3500 square metres, conveniently located at nearby Keilor Park adjacent to the Calder freeway and Western Ring Road. Lead time for testing will be essentially eliminated by the greatly expanded range of test chambers, equipment and facilities, as well as increased testing scope.

The new facilities include:

The new facilities were designed with the client in mind and an emphasis on security. Total product and client confidentiality is provided by means of programmable magnetic cards that restrict access to dedicated test labs and rooms. The defence security rated Strong Room is also available to commercial clients. Clients attending testing may be designated exclusive access to one of three secure client rooms (offices) where they can work in private while testing is proceeding in the laboratories. The client rooms have phone, internet access and general office facilities.

EMC Technologies is the leading Australian/New Zealand test house and a world leader in the field of product compliance. No other test has the wide scope of international recognition providing a "single test for global markets".


Head Office:

176 Harrick Road
Keilor Park, Victoria Australia 3042