Austest Melbourne adds combined vibration and temperature capabilities
Austest Laboratories is pleased to announce the further expansion of its environmental test capabilities with the commissioning of a combined electrodynamic shaker with temperature chamber at its Thomastown Vic laboratory. The 10kN, 50mm displacement shaker can support payloads up to 150kg and in combination with the temperature chamber, can conduct steady-state or cyclic temperature vibration … Continued
Ingress Protection (IP) Basics of Dust and Water standard AS 60529
It should be self-evident that enclosures and items designed to be used outside or in harsh environmental conditions, should be designed to prevent water and dust ingress, but how do you know a product or enclosure really meets the ratings asserted by the manufacturer and what do all the IP numbers mean ? Austest Laboratories … Continued
EMC CISPR22 and CISPR13 to be replaced with CISPR32
Years ago, manufacturers made AV equipment, while others made Information technology equipment, with crossovers between the two categories rare. Fast forward and the line between Audio Visual devices and computers is extremely blurred, with AV integrating Wifi, Bluetooth, ethernet and other technologies. CISPR32 “Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia equipment – Emission requirements” is a response to … Continued
See us at AUSPAC 2017, Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park 7 – 10 March
AUSPAC 2017 is Australasia’s all encompassing exhibition for food, beverage and pharmaceutical processing and packaging industry event with more than 350 exhibitors. The immense show floor is packed with machinery in action, interactive displays, networking hubs and educational opportunities. You will experience 15,000+ sqm of machinery, products and solutions for 40+ vertical markets. Everything your … Continued
Radio Equipment Directive for European CE Mark (RED)
Manufacturers placing new or currently RTTED-compliant products on the market from 13 Jun 2017 onwards must ensure that products comply with the new RED requirements. The European Union adopted a new set of rules for placing radio equipment on the European market, known as the Radio Equipment Directive (RED) (2014/53/EU which was published on 22 … Continued
See us at AVALON 2017, Avalon Airport, Geelong 28 Feb till 3 March 2017
Avalon 2017 is a global business event, attracting senior civil aviation, air transport, aerospace and defence industry, military and government decision-makers from around the world. Austest Laboratories is proud to be part of the exhibition and can be found on the NSW Government stand 2G6 located in Hall 2. The Australian International Airshow and Aerospace … Continued
Austest expands MIL Standard 461E/F and CE106 and CS106 to accredited scope
This accreditation update extends our MIL-STD-461E/F at our Castle Hill facilities to meet our clients testing needs. CE106 accreditation to 40 GHz allows us to test radio modules located within Defence equipment including HF, VHF/UHF, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. CS106 accreditation now provides a full test service for ship and submarine systems. In addition, our … Continued
Biofiba illegal use of Austest trademarked logo
It has come to our attention that Biofiba Australia Pty Ltd has placed the Austest Laboratories “Australian Tested, Australian Standards” trademarked logo on their website without permission. Austest Laboratories has not provided any testing services to Biofiba. Biofiba have been instructed to remove our logo from their website immediately and cease any links between the … Continued
Austest adds IEC 62116 to accredited scope
Austest Sydney is now accredited for inverter testing to IEC 62116: “Testing procedure of Islanding Prevention Methods for Utility-Interactive Photovoltaic Inverters”. This standard is increasingly requested by power distributors such as the Western Australian State Government owned, Western Power. Austest’s scope covers both single and 3 phase inverters and compliments our existing accreditation to AS 4777 … Continued
Austest closing times Dec 2016
Austest Laboratories will close Friday afternoon the 23rd of December and open Tues the 3rd of January. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy and safe New Year.