http://www.ee.sgs.com/news.htm News SGS NEWS en © 2008 SGS. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:09:59 +0000 180 http://www.ee.sgs.com/news.htm http://www.ee.sgs.com/sgs_logo.gif SGS NEWS 144 44 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/reach-screening-methodology-for-ee-substances?viewId= The EU REACH candidate list of chemicals covers substances utilized in all industries. A new revision of the Joint Industry Guide (JIG – 101 Ed2.0A) identifies a screening methodology for the substances that may occur in Electrical & Electronic products. 30/10/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/why-mass-production-fails-emc-tests?viewId= EMC tests have become more of an issue recently due to the global increase in production of all types of electrical and electronic equipment. 30/10/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/exciting-as-flying-emc-testing-of-a-eurofighter-cockpit-simulator?viewId= Who doesn’t long for the feeling of limitless freedom? The SGS Centre for Quality Engineering (CQE) test engineers had the privilege of working on an unusual test subject – a cockpit simulator of the Eurofighter jet aircraft. 30/10/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/are-your-products-fit-for-the-european-market?viewId= After presenting in INTRO 09 several steps to ensure your electrical product’s success on the US market, we focus in this issue on how retailers and importers can ensure their products will succeed on the EU market. 30/10/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/are-you-prepared-for-rohs?viewId= RoHS 2, the set of revisions to the original RoHS Directive (2002/95/EC), will be adopted in the very near future. Do you know how RoHS 2 will impact your business? 30/10/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/sgs-hong-kong-accredited-as-telecommunications-certification-body-en?viewId= The Office of the Telecommunications Authority of the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has accredited SGS Hong Kong as a telecommunications certification body. 04/11/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/introducing-iecee-hazardous-substances-testing-service?viewId= Different regions and countries around the world have different Hazardous Substances (HS) requirements. HS market surveillance has already started in various countries and the results show a high number of noncompliant products are still being placed on the market. The need for reliable tools to verify and demonstrate the level of HS in E&E products was the basis for developing the IECEE Hazardous Substances Testing Services (HSTS). 30/10/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/product-certifications-a-look-at-the-process?viewId= Product certifications are complex endeavours, but when handled by experts they optimise processes and can considerably shorten times to market. 30/10/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/sgs-supports-aafa-as-elite-sponsor-hk?viewId= SGS proudly announces that we have become an Elite Sponsor of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA). As an AAFA Elite Sponsor, we made a notable annual investment to advance the association members' competitiveness, productivity and profitability in the global market. We endeavour to share with AAFA members our professional knowledge and leadership in the textile and footwear industry. 30/09/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/sgs-signs-worldwide-agreement-for-fssc-22000-certification-foodsafety?viewId= SGS, the world’s leading Food Safety Management Systems certification body, has signed a global licensing contract with the Foundation for Food Safety Certification. Under the agreement, SGS is immediately able to certify organizations against the new FSSC 22000 standard. SGS is now progressing IAF accreditation for the standard to complete the full recognition process. 26/08/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/sgs-offers-new-testing-system-for-precise-analysis-of-automatic-circuit-breaker-performance?viewId= Though the IEC/EN/UL standards cover safety and performance requirements for automatic circuit breakers, tested and approved breakers often fail under real operating conditions. 26/08/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/are-e-e-products-affected-by-reach?viewId= All electrical and electronic equipment contain chemical substances. As a result, the substances in E&E products come under the scope of the new European REACH regulation. 26/08/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/green-inspection-do-you-know-what-is-in-your-product?viewId= At the core of the green trend that currently dominates many industries lies the struggle to balance science and technology developments with the need to preserve human and environmental health. 26/08/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/sgs-solar-test-house-in-germany-nears-completion?viewId= The SGS Solar Test House project in Germany (Dresden) is nearing completion, with the first engineering tests planned for summer 2009. Offering fast and cost-effective PV module testing and certification services, the laboratory will be able to perform about a hundred full certifications per year. 26/08/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/fe-sgs-ukraine-achieves-iso-9001-2008-certification-ua?viewId= The Quality Management System (QMS) for the inspection services rendered by FE “SGS UKRAINE” conforms to international standard ISO 9001:2008 which details the requirements for QMS. 24/08/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/is-functional-safety-of-software-relevant-in-practice?viewId= In the future, it is expected that there will be an even higher tendency to use purely software-based solutions for safety-related functionality. 19/08/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/eu-rohs-market-surveillance-the-tiger-gets-his-teeth?viewId= Considering all the efforts the electrical and electronics industry put into improving their products and eliminating the restricted substances covered by EU RoHS, one might think that the world has become a better place since the enforcement of the EU RoHS Directive in July 2006. 19/08/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/how-to-bring-your-product-to-the-us-market?viewId= The US electrical and electronics market is one of the most difficult to break into, due to its particularities in norms and legislations. 19/08/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/sgs-conducts-emc-testing-for-moslers-620-horsepower-mt900-gtr-xx?viewId= Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing is a mandatory step to obtain type approval, even for racing cars. Dubbed “The Land Shark,” the Mosler MT900 GTR XX underwent EMC measurements at the SGS Center for Quality Engineering (CQE) in Munich, Germany. 19/08/09 http://www.ee.sgs.com/en/emc-directive-2004-108-ec-the-new-role-of-notified-bodies?viewId= As per Directive 2004/108/EC, Annex III, the involvement of Notified Bodies in drafting the Declaration of Conformity (DoC) is now voluntary for all EMC assessment cases. 19/08/09