electromagnetic compatibility

Global Industry Analysts (GIA) Inc. has released a comprehensive report on the global EMI and RF shielding materials and technologies markets. The report states the forecast of this market will reach $7.9 billion by 2020.

MarketsandMarkets has released a market research report that states the global electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) shielding market is expected to grow to $3.79 million in 2016 from $2.35 million in 2009. The market segment with the highest growth potential is conductive coatings and paint with an estimated CAGR of 8% from 2011 to 2016.

When a manufacturer is thinking of the European Union (EU) as the next market for its electronic equipment, EMC compliance is one of the must-haves on the list of approvals. Unless a company has dedicated quality personnel to ensure testing and certification is done to the letter, the approval process can be quite complicated for engineers – from identifying the correct standards and models for testing to writing the declaration of conformity and preparing the product for testing. This article will explain what engineers need to do to demonstrate compliance.