Underwriters Laboratories Signs an Agreement with RFI for the Delivery of EMC Services to UL Customers

RFI is a UKAS accredited laboratory (ISO/IEC 17025) that focuses on specialist testing, approvals and product development services across the wireless, cellular and smartcard technologies. RFI services include EMC testing using state-of-the-art facilities and test equipment in compliance with national and international standards such as the European EMC (2004/108/EC), the FCC regulations for the North American market and other worldwide product approval requirements. Through the new partnership, UL will extend the scope of its testing capacities specifically to better serve the U.K. market within the information technology, consumer electronics and telecommunications industries.

The cooperation with RFI is a response to customer needs for flexible service approaches that directly support speed and on-time delivery to put products in the global marketplace. By means of the new agreement with RFI, UL will be able to provide a faster turnaround time to customers by using RFI facilities for EMC testing, which include 8 screened chambers, 3 anechoic chambers, 2 open area test sites, 6 bench immunity test sites and an advanced electronic test file system.

The signature of the RFI contract is aligned with the recent launch of the global market access certification package of Underwriters Laboratories for information technology equipment and consumer electronics, valid in Europe and Latin America until 30th June 2007. By applying to this unique solution, for each new UL Mark or change in an existing UL certified product the manufacturer requests, UL will issue free of charge, 11 regional safety certifications including marks for Europe, China, Japan, Russia, Latin America and others, allowing manufacturers of high-technology products reach the global market by undertaking only one certification process.