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EMC Testing Requires Robust Traceability in EMI Measurements
As a leading 3rd party EMC Test Lab, MET Labs maintains a strict ISO/IEC 17025-2005 Quality System. This system includes a set of requirements addressing the subject of traceability of measurement results. Traceability means that the result of a measurement can be related to a national or international measurement standard, and that this relationship is... Read More
FAA and EASA Accept RTCA/DO-160 Test Reports from Accredited and Non-Accredited Labs
Despite some reports to the contrary, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will accept RTCA/DO-160 commercial aircraft equipment test reports from accredited and non-accredited labs. Accreditation is a 3rd party assessment of a laboratory’s quality systems, processes, and documentation. Accreditation assures a minimum level of competence, but it does... Read More