New Salt Mist / Corrosion standard IEC 60068-2-52
IEC 60068-2-52:2017 has superseded IEC 60038-2-52:1996 as of 17 November 2017, with the new standard harmonised with ISO 9227 “Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres — Salt spray tests” as far as possible. While there have been some additions and changes to the language used in defining the introduction, scope and references, the major changes are … Continued
ASA Opens China Office
Australian Safety Approval has opened an office in China (PRC) to assist local manufacturers in obtaining product safety approval certificates for Australia and New Zealand. Manni Zeng has experience as a product safety test engineer and as an ASA assessor. She can be contacted thru the contact page of our website or directly via: … Continued
Temperature rise limits for ovens, NSW Fair Trading
Australian standard AS/NZS 60335.2.6:2014 supersedes AS/NZS 60335.2.6:2008 on 28 November 2017. Under the NSW Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2004 (the Act) all declared articles must comply with the current version of the class specification for the electrical article. This means that declared electrical ovens sold must comply with AS/NZS 60335.2.6:2014. The new standard introduces significantly … Continued
Austest Laboratories antenna pattern measurements
Austest Laboratories, a leader in the provision of testing and certification for Defence and Aerospace products and components, is pleased to announce antenna pattern measurement services for mobile and fixed communications equipment. Austest Laboratories uses its semi anechoic chamber and customised software to automatically rotate, measure and log, linear and circular antenna polarisations or various … Continued
IEC 62368-1 New Audio/video Electrical Safety Standard
Austest Labs has added the following electrical standard to our accreditation: IEC 62368-1 Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment – Part 1: Safety requirements This is a relatively new safety standard for Information Technology Equipment and Audio/Video Equipment and is intended to replace IEC 60950-1 and IEC 60065. The standard is technology-neutral and performance-based, rather … Continued
IEC 61727 Photovoltaic (PV) systems Characteristics of the utility interface
Austest Labs has added the following electrical standard to our accreditation: IEC 61727 Photovoltaic (PV) systems – Characteristics of the utility interface This standard applies to utility-interconnected photovoltaic (PV) power systems operating in parallel with the utility and utilizing static (solid-state) non-islanding inverters for the conversion of DC to AC. IEC 61727 testing includes Flicker, DC injection, Harmonics … Continued
Austest commissions new thermal shock chamber
Austest Laboratories has added a fully programmable 1m x 1m x 1m temperature and humidity chamber capable of ramp rates of 7 degrees per minute, down to -70DegC and up to 180DegC. This chamber is suitable for a number of environmental stress applications including thermal shock. Austest has more than 10 temperature + humidity environmental … Continued
Austest Labs selected by Boeing Defence Australia for Project Currawong
Austest Laboratories has been selected to test the strength and durability of equipment designed for Project Currawong for Boeing Defence Australia. The testing programme involves a series of extensive environmental and EMI/EMC tests performed on the new Battlespace Communications System (BCS) developed by Boeing Defence Australia for Australian Defence Force (ADF) as part of LAND … Continued
See us at Pacific 2017, 3-5 October in Sydney
PACIFIC 2017 runs from Tuesday 3 October until Thursday 5 October 2017 at the new International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney and is the premier International Commercial and Defence Maritime Exposition in Australia. As the only comprehensive international exhibition of its kind in the Asia Pacific region, PACIFIC2017 will again provide the ideal showcase for naval defence … Continued
Revised ASA Website now live
Australian Safety Approval have updated their website to provide more information of Safety Approval requirements for Australia, including a comprehensive FAQ section that is constantly updated. ASA has also lowered their safety certificate application fees, with new applications only $590+gst, which currently take between 2 and 5 days to process. The site has also been … Continued