On 30th, May, 2023, the State Market Regulatory Administration of China announces the situation of national spot check on product quality in 2022, which publishes the 118 kinds of product quality and safety spot check conducted by the Market Regulatory Administration in 2022. I. Overall Situation In the whole year, 18397 enterprises producing and operating 19440 batches of products were tested an...
What is BS EN 50636-2-100 – Requirements for garden blowers, vacuums, and blower vacuums about? BS EN 50636-2 is a European standard that discusses the safety of households and similar electrical appliances. BS EN 50636-2-100 is a part of a multi-series standard that provides requirements for hand-held mains-operated garden blowers, vacuums, and blower vacuums. SMT A102_AL BS EN 50636-2-100...
Introduction Powering electronic gadgets, from smartphones to electric cars, through wireless charging systems is a rapidly growing industry. The effectiveness and compatibility of these systems may be compromised, however, by electromagnetic interference (EMI), which is introduced by the use of wireless charging technologies. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) may cause power outages, inefficient...
If you have products certified to 60950-1, you may have questions about what happens after the withdrawal date. On December 20, 2020, 60950-1 will be officially withdrawn, ending a legacy of this standard that spanned over 30 years covering information technology products. In addition, the 60065 audio video standard will also be withdrawn. Prior to the introduction of IEC 60950 (or its brief prede...
Recently, the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) updated its regulations concerning energy efficiency applications and the regulations will be officially implemented on 30th June, 2023. It is specified that the energy efficiency application can only be applied through the accounts of the manufacturer or importer and should not be transferred from the manufacturer or importe...
Introduction The corrosion resistance and longevity of different materials and products may be accurately evaluated with the use of salt spray test chambers. In the past, these chambers had to be operated and monitored by hand, which might be inefficient and lead to mistakes. With the advent of automation and robots, however, salt spray test chambers have experienced radical changes. Recent develo...
Navigating the regulatory landscape of global markets requires understanding each country’s or region’s rules and regulations that dictate what requirements may apply to specific products and how product compliance must be demonstrated. The table below gives some further details about the main changes over the previous edition. SMT 635K The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is th...
On 23th, March, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the latest Energy Star Embedded Luminaire V1.0 Specification, intended to replace the existing Energy Star Luminaire V2.2 version for embedded luminaires and embedded retrofit kits. This means that the EPA continues to Energy Star-certify this type of product by establishing new regulations, with higher light efficiency ...
The Rohs Testing Machine is the testing instrument for the EU RoHS testing standard. Simply put, it is an instrument for testing six harmful substances including lead Pb, cadmium Cd, mercury Hg, hexavalent chromium Cr6+, polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDE, and polybrominated biphenyls PBB. The principle of RoHS testing machine: The ROHS detector is an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, and its anal...