I know what you mean. I recommend only test labs I've personally visited or have worked with in the past. You also won't likely go wrong by recommending the large "chains", but there are exceptions, I'm sure. Probably the best bet is to ask around...maybe asking for specifics here, or in one of the LinkedIn groups. Also, each lab may offer expertise in certain areas, but not all. For example, not all are able to test intentional radiators. Some may be better at dealing with various country's submittal processes, some don't do MIL-STD, etc.
The test labs that regularly attend the IEEE EMC symposia are probably worth considering. Here are a few I can recommend. Elite Engineering in Chicago, CKC (various locations), Northwest EMC, EMC Integrity in Colorado. I just had this same conversation with a colleague in the Bay Area recently. He recommended Elliott, TUV, And UL. In the Portland area, I was pretty impressed with a fairly new lab, ElectroMagnetic Investigations, in Hillsboro. I believe MET Labs (various locations) are also well thought of. I'm sure there are others I've not aware of, however. I suspect others will chime in with recommendations. Kenneth Wyatt Wyatt Technical Services LLC Woodland Park, CO [email protected] www.emc-seminars.com (Sent from my iPad) > On Aug 29, 2014, at 3:20 AM, Doug Powell <[email protected]> wrote: > > All, > > In recent weeks I have been searching for EMC and Calibration labs in areas > of the country where I am not so familiar with who is who. My clients often > want something nearby. Generally they already know which safety agency they > want. > > I have used the directories published by ITEM and InCompliance and others. > But it occurs to me that I am "recommending" labs without any point of > reference. Unless they are part of a national organization, I feel I really > don't know these folks well enough to make a reference. Also, I full well > know that many of these directories do not have complete listings, each one > seems to have some omissions of important labs. > > I would be interested to hear from others on this forum who have had a > similar experiences, about which directories they got the best results and > how you dealt with these concerns in general. > > > > Thanks, - doug > > Douglas Powell > http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougp01 > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to > <[email protected]> > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html > > Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at > http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used > formats), large files, etc. > > Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ > Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to > unsubscribe) > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Scott Douglas <[email protected]> > Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Jim Bacher <[email protected]> > David Heald <[email protected]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
