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TRL COMPLIANCE LTD

EMC Military Testing from TRL Compliance


TRL Compliance Military facilities offer modern purpose designed test chambers and equipment. All laboratories are secure and have electronically controlled access therefore ensuring confidentiality for all our customers.

Investment in facilities and staff training is continuous, allowing TRL to offer a first class service that is efficient and cost-effective.

TRL Compliance through TRAC global can offer a single point of contact for all necessary tests that need to be conducted to gain compliance.

EMC Military Testing from TRL Compliance EMC Military Testing from TRL Compliance EMC Military Testing from TRL Compliance


TRL Compliance Limited has been recognised by the Ministry of Defence for EMC excellence by the award of a five year enabling contract; this is also in addition to the UKAS accreditation for Defence Standard 59-41/59-411, Defence Standard 61-5, Military Standard 461D, Military Standard 461E Military Standard 1275B, Military Standard 704 and RTCA/DO160D/E1.

  • System and Component Anechoic Chambers

  • EMC – Military Vehicle Semi Anechoic EMC Chamber

  • EMC: Reverberation Chamber

  • Radiated Emissions

  • Radiated Susceptibility

  • Electromagnetic Pulse/Transients

  • Lightning Testing

  • Design & Development Testing

TRL Compliance will help you successfully comply with MoD standards and ensure that your product meet its needs for quality, reliability and efficiency in respect to meeting compliance goals. TRL Compliance team of engineers have extensive knowledge of the tests and procedures for determining your product requirement needs.
 

The common Military/Defence Standards that regulates products and you may be required to pass testing for are:

  • DEF STAN59-41/59-411 – EMC Requirements and Specifications documentation

  • MIL-STD-461E – Requirements for the control of electromagnetic interference
    characteristics of subsystems and equipment.

  • MIL- STD-810 – Environmental Engineering considerations and tests.

See below for more standards addressed by TRL Compliance
 

BENEFITS OF TESTING AT TRL COMPLIANCE

Quality Assured Services
 

EMC Military Testing from TRL Compliance

TRL Compliance is a national accredited body recognised by government to assess, against internationally agreed standards, and provide certification, testing and inspection services.

Accreditation by UKAS demonstrates the competence, impartiality and performance of our capability.

TRL Compliance is approved to BS EN ISO 9001:2000 by the British Standards Institute (BSI).

One Stop Service

TRL Compliance provides combined services covering all aspects of EMC, ATEX, Machinery, Radio, Environment and Safety testing. We can co-ordinate testing in all the areas mentioned.

TRL Compliance has the expertise in the fields of CE marking and Military and Aerospace approvals to be able to advise you on how the requirements interface with one another.

Flexibility

Our engineers have the expertise and experience to assist with budgetary and project scheduling. You can trust our skilled engineers to provide you with a more efficient way to address regulatory requirements. Extended 24 hour days can be organised to help meet strict deadlines.

Confidentiality

In the highly specialist areas of Military and Aerospace EMC, our secure test facilities are LIST X security cleared and approved under Section 5 of the Firearms Act.

Our engineers are Security Cleared and customer focused. We take pride in assuring the confidentiality of your business.

TRL Compliance can help you win the MoD contract

EMC Military Testing from TRL Compliance

Many companies tendering for contracts have an insufficient understanding of the bid process. As a consequence, suppliers seeking to win contracts, often fail due to low score achievement with regards compliance and testing. There are numerous standards and specifications that must be taken into account if your tender is to achieve a high score.
 
TRL Compliance can easily identify which range of standard tests exist which must be passed by equipment if it is to fulfil the requirements placed upon it. We will work with you to improve your chance of winning the tender and provide relevant documentation to help identify the cost effective route to compliance, and demonstrate test standards and limits.

Technical file Documentation

TRL Compliance provides accurate test procedures, plans and test reports that ensure your tests are correctly performed and documented.

Our Test reports are recognized worldwide, our test reports clearly define the results through the use of text, photos, diagrams and data. Test Reports under normal circumstances are aimed to be issued within 2-3 days of completion of testing.

Test Plan

TRL Compliance Limited can write or advise on a Test Plan to ensure the end customer will be happy with the content of the testing carried out prior to test.

Consultancy

TRL Compliance can provide direct technical support to assist in developing your product to meet regulatory specifications. Early consultation with TRL Compliance will ensure you have accurate cost and timing estimates. At this stage we can help you plan the most cost-effective and timely test programme for your product. Planning for conformance testing will not only help you reduce the overall cost and testing time.

We can easily identify which range of tests exists that must be passed by your equipment if it is to fulfil the requirements placed upon it.

Test Standards

TRL Compliance has the ability to test equipment over a wide range of emissions and immunity requirements to commercial, industrial and military standards. We can easily identify which range of tests exists that must be passed by your equipment if it is to fulfil the requirements placed upon it.

  • Military EMC                     - DEF-STD 59-41/59-411, DEF-STD 61-5, MIL-STD
                                             704E,MIL-STD 1275B, MIL-STD 461E, RTCA  
                                             DO160D/E1, Lightning Testing, Eurofighter

  • Environmental                   - MIL-STD -810

  • European Standards          - 2004/104/EC, 2006/95/EC, 1999/92/EC, LVD 73/23/EC

  • FCC                                 - R&TTE, TCB, VCCI

  • Aviation                            - DO-160 (RTCA), D6-16050 (Boeing)

  • Automotive                        - VCA, E marking

  • Safety                               - Machinery Safety Directive (MSD), LVD 73/23/EC

The following other services can be offered:

RADAZ trials, ship trials, Mutual interference trails, CISPR, TEMPEST to NSTISSAM and NATO AMSG, site surveys and interference investigation.

EMC – Military Vehicle Semi Anechoic EMC Chamber for Military EMC testing from TRL Compliance

Test Facilities

EMC Testing

  • Large semi anechoic chamber 18mx14mx6m which can accommodate 70 ton axle weight vehicles.

  • Smaller chambers for Land Rover Sized vehicles.

  • Stirred Mode Chamber for high field RF

  • Screened rooms for conducted, transient and surge testing.

  • Automated indoor and outdoor Open Area Test Sites

  • High power RF Amplifiers

  • Mobile Site Test Teams

Safety Testing

  • Temperature controlled chambers

  • Dust ingress cabinets

  • Water ingress protection rigs and wet areas

  • ATEX explosion area

  • Mobile Site Teams
     

Radio/Wireless Testing

  • Modulation Analysers

  • Communications Analysers

  • Emission measurements to
    40 GHz

  • Temperature controlled chambers

  • Infrastructure simulators

  • Semi anechoic chambers

  • Open Area Test Site
     

You have access to:

  • Secure test facilities that are security cleared and approved under Section 5 of the
    Firearms Act

  • A LIST X establishment for testing secure crypto platforms.

  • Secure large compound for safe storage of vehicles.

  • SC cleared engineers.

  • Customers’ office and recreation space.

  • Additional support equipment such as fibre optic CAN bus link.

Through TRAC group TRL Compliance can provide access to environmental testing services and Finite Element Analysis. Our skilled engineers will assist you in designing a real-world environmental simulation test strategy, such as the following:
 

Environmental Testing Services

  • Vibration and Shock

  • HALT

  • Hydrodynamic Testing

  • Driving Sand and Dust

  • Ingress Protection

  • Mechanical testing

  • Fluid Contamination

  • Solar Heating

  • Salt corrosion

  • Temperature, Altitude and Humidity

  • Bespoke Climatic Testing

  • Bespoke Dynamic Testing

TRL Compliance your partner in global regulatory approvals and compliance.
 

Contact them now to discussion your requirements.
 

TRL Compliance Ltd
100 Frobisher Business Park
Leigh Sinton Road
Malvern
Worcestershire
WR14 1BX

Tel:    +44 (0)1684 571 700
Fax:   +44 (0)1684 571701

Website: www.trac-trl.com
Email:     Alistair.Bitcon@trac-trl.com
Contact:  Alistair Bitcon (Military EMC Manager)

 

 


 

 

 

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