To demonstrate our commitment to quality and technical competence, Compliance Engineering pursued and obtained accreditation from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), which is one of the world’s most highly respected accreditation organisations.
A2LA is a signatory to several bilateral and multilateral mutual recognition arrangements (MRA’s) including the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC), and the InterAmerican Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC). These agreements facilitate the acceptance of test reports between A2LA-accredited laboratories and 46 economies around the globe. In addition, A2LA has recognition from over 30 federal, state and local government agencies, companies and associations.
A2LA and NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities) are both signatories to the ILAC MRA and acceptance testing and calibration results from each organisation are mutually recognised.
Compliance Engineerings Certificate Number: 2829.01
http://www.a2la.org/scopepdf/2829-01.pdf
Compliance Engineering are accredited to perform the following tests on automotive sub-components, information technology equipment (ITE), medical electrical equipment, electric motors, various electronic and electrical components/systems:
| Emissions (Radiated and Conducted) |
CISPR 25 (2008); CISPR 25
EN 55025: 2008; EN 55025
AS/NZS CISPR 25: 2004; AS/NZS CISPR 25
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| Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Immunity |
EN 61000-4-2 (2009); EN 61000-4-2;
IEC 61000-4-2 (2008); IEC 6100-4-2;
AS/NZS 61000.4.2: 2002; AS/NZS 61000.4.2
ISO 10605 (2008); ISO 10605
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| Radiated RF Immunity |
EN 61000-4-3 (2008), EN 61000-4-3;
AS/NZS 61000.4.3: 2006; AS/NZS 61000.4.3
IEC 61000-4-3 (2008), IEC 61000-4-3
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| Electric Fast Transient Burst Immunity |
EN 61000-4-4 (2005), EN 61000-4-4;
AS/NZS 61000.4.4: 2006; AS/NZS 61000.4.4
IEC 61000-4-4 (2004), IEC 61000-4-4
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| Surge Immunity |
EN 61000-4-5 (2006) (excluding clause 6.2),
EN 61000-4-5; (excluding clause 6.2)
IEC 61000-4-5 (2005) (excluding clause 6.2),
IEC 61000-4-5 (excluding clause 6.2)
AS/NZS 61000.4.5: 2006 (excluding clause 6.2)
AS/NZS 61000.4.5 (excluding clause 6.2)
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| Conducted RF Immunity |
EN 61000-4-6 (2007), EN 61000-4-6;
IEC 61000-4-6 (2008), IEC 61000-4-6
AS/NZS 61000.4.6: 2006; AS/NZS 61000.4.6
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| Magnetic Field Immunity |
EN 61000-4-8 (1994), EN 61000-4-8;
IEC 61000-4-8 (2001), IEC 61000-4-8
AS/NZS 61000.4.8: 2002; AS/NZS 61000.4.8
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| Voltage Dip and Interrupts immunity |
EN 61000-4-11 (2004), EN 61000-4-11;
IEC 61000-4-11 (2004), IEC 61000-4-11
AS/NZS 61000.4.11: 2004; AS/NZS 61000.4.11
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| RF Immunity - ALSE |
ISO 11452-2 (2004); ISO 11452-2 |
| RF Immunity - TEM Cell |
ISO 11452-3 (2001); ISO 11452-3 |
| RF immunity Bulk - Current Injection |
ISO 11452-4 (2005); ISO 11452-4 |
| RF Immunity - Stripline |
ISO 11452-5 (2002), ISO 11452-5 |
| Transient Immunity - Supply Lines |
ISO 7637-2 (2004), ISO 7637-2 |
| Transient Immunity - Non Supply Lines |
ISO 7637-3 (2007) (CCC only)
ISO 7637-3 (CCC only)
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About A2LA
The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) is a nonprofit, non-governmental, public service, membership society. A2LA provides comprehensive services in laboratory accreditation and laboratory-related training. Services are available to any type of organization, be it private or government. Laboratory accreditation is based on internationally accepted criteria for competence (ISO/IEC 17025:2005). A2LA also offers programs for accreditation of inspection bodies, proficiency testing providers, reference material producers and product certification bodies.
Visit the A2LA website: http://www.a2la.org/
A2LA's vision is to be the premier provider of accreditations accepted everywhere and by everyone.
A2LA seeks to establish cooperative arrangements with laboratory accreditation systems in other countries and in the United States. These arrangements facilitate the acceptance of test and calibration data between A2LA-accredited laboratories and other countries/economies. A2LA will testify to the competence of each accreditation system with whom it has an MRA and attest to the fact that they follow the recognized norm for operating such systems, ISO 17011, and use ISO/IEC 17025 as the basis for the accreditation of laboratories. A2LA's current cooperative arrangements include the following:
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)
The Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) with the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) was signed on November 2, 2000 and entered into force on January 31, 2001. The original Arrangement was signed by 36 laboratory accreditation bodies from 28 economies worldwide. The primary aim of the arrangement is promote the acceptance of technical test and calibration data for exported goods. A2LA was one of three U.S. signatory bodies. The up-to-date contact information for A2LA's partner accreditation bodies that are now signatories to the ILAC MRA is listed at the Arrangement link on the following web site:
http://www.ilac.org.
The ILAC mutual recognition arrangement:
http://www.ilac.org/documents/Bro_english/ILAC_Mutual_recognition_arr_may09.PDF
Signatories to ILAC (As at May 2009):
http://www.ilac.org/documents/Bro_english/ILAC_Mut_Rec_Signatories.pdf
Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC)
The Mutual Recognition Arrangement with the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC), which includes both testing and calibration, was signed on November 19, 1997 and establishes cooperation among many accreditation bodies throughout the Asia-Pacific Region. The contact information for A2LA's partner accreditation bodies that are now signatories to the APLAC MRA is located at
http://www.aplac.org/aplac_mra.html.
Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC)
The Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation is an association of accreditation bodies and other organizations interested in conformity assessment in the Americas. The Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) with the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) was signed on October 24, 2002. The first three signatories are A2LA, INMETRO of Brazil and SCC of Canada. By signing the arrangement, A2LA, SCC and INMETRO agree to formally recognize and promote the equivalency of each other's laboratory accreditations. Since these three bodies already recognize each other under the ILAC (International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation) Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), this first signing was largely symbolic but forms the foundation for expanding recognition in the Americas. To obtain more information on the current IAAC MLA signatories, please visit the IAAC web site at:
http://www.iaac.org.mx/