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Latest Issue July/August out now

This latest issue (77) contains:

  • EMCUK 2008 Conference Programme & Exhibition News
  • HALT Testing 
  • Accurate Detection of Impulsive Electromagnetic Disturbance 
  • Getting what you want
  • Concerning IEC TS 61000-1-2 
  • Design Techniques for EMC - Part 6 - ESD, electromechanical devices, power factor correction, voltage fluctuations, supply dips and dropouts (4th & Final part) 
  • John Woodgate's Column
  • Plus the usual News, Product Gallery and Banana Skins.

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EMCUK 2008 Exhibition & Conference
The Racecourse, Newbury
14/15 October 2008

The Conference Programme, which includes Training Courses on both days, is now available. Click here for the programme & online booking. 

Register for updates and visitior tickets at www.emcuk.co.uk 
 


Banana Skins

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EMC Talk

If your copy of Issue 77 did not contain the first issue of EMC Talk, click here to download the pdf version.


HIRF Course - Oklahoma State University
30 September - 3 October 2008

Professor Nigel Carter is one of the presenters on this HIRF Course hosted by the School of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Oklahoma State University. To find out more visit http://hirf-course.okstate.edu


New Lists of Harmonised Standards

For the latest lists of harmonised standards published under the New Approach Directives visit: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/standardization/harmstds/whatsnew.html#new_approach

 


New Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC (replacing 98/37/EC)

The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 have now been published and are
available from:
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/pdf/uksi_20081597_en.pdf

2008 Yearbook & Directories  

 

If you are in the UK and would like a copy of the 2008 EMC Yearbook, Testing Directory or Filters Directory, just email pam [at] nutwood [dot] eu [com] with your full contact details and which directories you would like.  


New President for EMCIA

At the recent AGM held in London the EMCIA appointed Keith Armstrong of Cherry Clough Consultants as their New President. Keith will hold this position for a term of two years in line with the Association’s constitution. The appointment follows the standing down of Vic Clements at the end his of his term. Vic will now become Vice President and continue many important functions for the EMCIA.

Keith is well known internationally through publication of his many articles, demonstrations and training courses on EMC. Keith is a member of the IET and IEEE and chairs the IET Working Group on EMC & Functional Safety.

The EMCIA was formed on 20th March 2002 for the benefit of companies involved in Supplying, Designing, Testing and Manufacturing EMC products. Networking lunches are held 3 times a year. 

More information on EMCIA and its members, including Keith's full biography can be found on the EMCIA website www.emcia.org


EMCD Meeting 29 November 2007 - Report

Dave Imeson's report on the EMC Directive meeting that was held at Newbury on 29th November 2007 is now available and can be download here.


TÜV Portfolio

Visit the TÜV Portfolio page and read the interesting articles written by them for The EMC Journal.


New EMC Directive 2004/108/EC
Important

The new EMC Directive came into force on Friday 20 July 2007.
All new declarations of conformity must now be to 2004/108/EC and issued under 2004/108/EC procedures (extra documentation, information requirements, etc.). 89/336/EEC is repealed. No new/amended declarations under 89/336/EEC may be issued. There is a two-year transition period for existing declarations under 89/336/EEC.

The latest Harmonised Standards under 2004/108.EC have been published at: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/c_167/c_16720070720en00010016.pdf

To view the text of the directive go to: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/electr_equipment/emc/directiv/dir2004_108.htm

The European Commission Guide to the new EMC Directive is available to view and download at: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/electr_equipment/emc/guides/emcguide_may2007.pdf

For more information check out the BERR EMC Standards & Regulations web site: http://www.berr.gov.uk/dius/innovation/regulations/ecdirect/page12469.html

Within this new Guide there is reference to the "blue guide" which is a general guide to the new approach directives. This can be viewed and download at: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newapproach/legislation/guide/document/1999_1282_en.pdf


EMCIA

The EMCIA is a Trade Association which was formed in 2003 for the benefit of companies involved in Supplying, Designing, Testing and Manufacturing EMC Products. Networking lunches are held 3 times a year. The current President is Vic Clements, RFI Global Services and the Secretariat, Nutwood UK Ltd - Publishers of The EMC Journal. www.emcia.org


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