October 2014 Archives - In Compliance Magazine

Surface Voltage and Field Strength – Part 1: Insulators

Associate Professor Neils Jonassen authored a bi-monthly static column that appeared in Compliance Engineering Magazine. The series explored charging, ionization, explosions, and other ESD related topics. The E... Read More...

(More) On Field-To-Wire Coupling Versus Conducted Injection Techniques

Investigating a Significant Discrepancy in Modern Bulk Cable Injection Test Methods In the 1990s, bulk cable injection (BCI) techniques were still relatively new and controversial. BCI in support of ... Read More...

A New European Union Directive Approach for Radio Equipment

“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” - George Bernard Shaw The current European Union (EU) Directive for Radio and Telecommunications Termi... Read More...

EMC Design in the IC Environment with Respect to ESD and Burst

Today's integrated circuits (IC) are very sensitive to disturbances. Fast pulses which were not perceived by slower ICs in the past may now lead to serious disturbances or even total failure. The characteristic... Read More...

Medical Devices in a Wireless World

What you need to know about medical device manufacturing, wireless technologies and compliance.

Off In Space: A Visit to NASA Glenn and Plum Brook Test Facilities

The next couple of installments of Reality Engineering will carry a spacey theme, in recognition of the ongoing efforts of rocket scientists and engineers in our community. Testing and verification of space-borne systems are critically important, you don’t get “do-overs” in space shots (we found that out in an earlier post “The Ringing Rocket"). Here we visit some NASA facilities that proved out Apollo-era designs and are being maintained for the next phase of space engineering.

Designing Effective Product Safety Labels: How to Convey Risk Severity Levels

Designing product safety labels that help to prevent injuries and save lives is a multi-faceted task. This month, we’ll focus on another key element: communicating risk using signal words.