EMC Technologies Pty Ltd – First Competent Body
Accredited for TCF Assessment of Arc Welding Equipment

April 1999

Following a scheduled NATA audit and assessment, EMC Technologies Pty Ltd has become the first Competent Body in Australia accredited by NATA for the assessment of TCF against the new mandated EMC Standard for Arc Welding Equipment – AS/NZS3652:(int)1998.

The EMC Framework now requires the C-Tick labelling of arc welding equipment based on compliance with AS/NZS3562 which was recently mandated by the ACA.

AS/NZS3562 (INT) 1998 is the Australian adopted standard derived from EN50199. The conducted and radiated emission limits are based on measurements to EN55011 (AS/NZS2064). The measurements performed in a shielded enclosure and at the Open Area Test Site, must be performed under operating conditions with a conventional load (unity power factor) connected. Immunity requirements do not apply in Australia however immunity is mandatory for CE marking purposes in Europe. EMC Technologies is able to provide NATA accredited testing to both emission and immunity standards for arc welding equipment for C-Tick or CE marking purposes.

In most cases, EMC compliance of arc welding equipment will be determined by testing. In some cases, where a test report already exists against another EMC standard or when the equipment is too large to test at a laboratory, the TCF assessment route will be possible. EMC Technologies is the only organisation in Australia accredited by NATA to assess arc welding equipment for C-Tick compliance purposes under EMC standard AS/NZS3562 (INT)1998.

The European Union designation as a Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) in conjunction with the existing NATA accreditations for emission and immunity standards allows manufacturers a true one-stop-service for EMC approval of arc welding equipment for local and global markets.

For more details please contact:
Melbourne: Chris Zombolas Phone: +61 3 9365 1000 Fax: +61 3 9338 9260	Sydney: Les Dickenson Phone: +61 2 9624 2777 Fax: +61 2 >9838 4050	Auckland (NZ): Andrew Cutler Phone: +64 9 360 0862 Fax: +64 9 360 0861
5252 10862	Only a NATA test is risk free and accepted world wide. Check with NATA on the specific accreditation status of labs claiming NATA registration.

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EMC Technologies - Victoria (Head Office)

176 Harrick Road Keilor Park Victoria 3042 Australia
Ph: +61 3 9365 1000 Fax: +61 3 9331 7455

EMC Technologies - New Zealand

47 MacKelvie Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland New Zealand Ph: + 64 93600 862 Fax: + 64 93600 861

EMC Technologies - New South Wales

Unit 3, 87 Station Road, Seven Hills NSW 2147 Australia Ph: + 612 9624 2777 Fax: + 612 9838 4050

EMC Technologies - Queensland

Unit 1 / 15 Success Street, Acacia Ridge 4110 Qld Australia Ph: + 617 3875 2455 Fax: + 617 3875 2466

EMC Technologies Pty Ltd – First Competent Body Accredited for TCF Assessment of Arc Welding Equipment

April 1999

EMC Technologies Pty Ltd – First Competent Body
Accredited for TCF Assessment of Arc Welding Equipment