With the widespread application of electromagnetic waves in diverse digital appliances, automobiles devices and wireless LANs technology, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing is becoming essential for those products. To cope with the growing need, UL will build a new EMC laboratory in the City of Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

The new EMC facility, with an area of 2,521 sqm, is expected to be the largest EMC laboratory in Japan. The lab will feature one 5m anechoic chamber, one semi-anechoic chamber and one shielded room, and two 10m anechoic chambers that accommodate large size products such as automobiles, industrial equipment and medical devices.

The newly added facility will enable UL to provide prompt and improved EMC measuring services to customers especially those in Kantou area, the biggest industrial area in Japan. Site construction for the facility will start July 2008 and operation will begin Spring 2009.

UL and the Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO) signed an agreement to promote the use of UL Standards for Safety in the ongoing development of national safety standards in Saudi Arabia via formalized consulting, communication and information exchange protocols.

The agreement was signed by both UL and SASO management during a ceremony held at UL’s headquarters located in Northbrook, Illinois, United States. This is the fifth such agreement announced by UL in support of its public safety mission and brand globalization initiatives. Earlier, UL announced a similar agreement with INTECO, the national standards body of Costa Rica in Central America, with IBNORCA, the national standards body of Bolivia in South America, with SII, the national standards body of Israel, and with TTBS, the national standards body of Trinidad and Tobago.

	Mr. Alan Wang, Reliability Laboratory of Huawei Technologies (right), receives a plaque from Eric Leung, General Manager, Consumer Sector, UL Greater China

Huawei Technologies Company Limited, a leading manufacturer and exporter of telecommunications and information technology products in China, is recently awarded with the “Supervised Manufacturer’s Testing (SMT)” status by UL. The award means Huawei’s laboratory in Shenzhen is able to conduct CB-related testing and acquire CB reports after passing such test results are verified by UL.

The Huawei laboratory is the first SMT laboratory in Greater China accredited by UL in accordance with the IEC 60950 standard. This will enable Huawei to speed up testing and certification hence getting certified products to world markets faster.