News Archive - 2004
Earlier News is also available...
- YES wins IEE award for the Advancement of Railway System Safety
- The Consultancy and Research Team at YES have won their
fourth prestigious award in the last year, this time from the IEE for the
Advancement of Railway System Safety.
- YES announces specialist CPD courses this autumn
- YES is pleased to announce three specialist CPD courses running
this autumn at the University of York. They are
Electronic Design Techniques for EMC,
Electromagnetic Measurements and Environments and
RF and Microwave Circuit Design; places are still
available.
- YES scoops both best paper awards at IEEE EMC 2004
- YES is proud to return from the IEEE EMC 2004 event in Santa Clara with
both prestigious awards for Best Conference Paper and Best IEEE Transaction Paper for 2004.
- YES a registered provider for the Come & Get It scheme
- YES is pleased to be a registered provider with the Come and Get It Scheme,
meaning that CPD courses from one day seminars to a fully fledged Masters’ in EMC will be subsidised by 40% for bookings before
March 2005! There has never been a better time to register for one of our courses. More...
- Yorkshire EMC and Compliance Club Programme
- The programme for the next YECC meeting has been announced.
The meeting will take place on 28 September 2004 in Doncaster. The theme of this next meeting will be the
WEEE and RoHS Directives, with two guest speakers from both industry and academia.
A club newsletter
(
, 360 kB) for this meeting is available.
- IEEE EMC 2004 Visitors – Thank You
- YES would like to thank all those delegates of the recent IEEE
EMC conference who visited the YES booth in Santa Clara and who attended YES conference sessions.
- YES gains accreditation to new Medical EMC Standard
- YES is pleased to announce that its EMC test laboratories in Castleford
(West Yorkshire) and Donibristle (Fife) are now accredited to the revised EMC standard for electro-medical equipment.
- Free Guide to EN60601-1-2:2001
- YES offers a free guide to manufacturers in preparation for changes to Medical EMC Standard EN60601-1-2:2001.
All new electro-medical equipment will require to be tested to this standard and existing equipment re-tested
to ensure the validity of the CE mark. Register for your free guide on how to manage the changes.
- YES awarded ISO 9001:2000 accreditation
- YES has been accredited to the ISO 9001:2000 standard for
their activities in EMC consultancy & research, including production, development and associated repair of
test instrumentation.
- Compliance Ecosse Meeting in August
- The programme for the August meeting of Compliance Ecosse has been announced.
The meetings are open to all – members and non-members are welcome.
- Numerical Modelling of >1GHz Emissions Report available
- York EMC Services Ltd have recently completed a study for OFCOM
investigating the feasibility of modelling the emissions from devices above 1 GHz.
Further details and the report are available.
- YES at EMC 2004
- YES will be presenting papers and exhibiting at
EMC 2004 in Santa Clara, California.
- EMC York 2004 – Front runner at York Racecourse!
- The success of the recent EMC York 2004 event, which took place on the 1st and 2nd July 2004, is
definitely something to write home about. More...
- DoC Checking Service
- Read more about our new Declaration of Conformity “Health Check” Service.
- EMC York Exhibitors
- The list of exhibitors and sponsors confirmed at EMC York 2004 is growing.
- YES presents Railways Course in Spain
- In conjunction with the Polytechnic University of Catalunya (Barcelona), YES
is presenting a bespoke EMC in Railways course
(PDF, 235kB) for representatives from the Spanish Rail Industry
from the 6 – 9th July.
- Wireless Information Systems
- Places are still available on the Wireless Information Systems
short course run by the Department of Electronics at the University of York. Further details are available.
- Limited Offer: 7GHz Noise Sources
– High in Frequency, Low in Price
-
Our high frequency Comparison Noise Emitters (CNE VII) are going at our lowest ever prices ... while stocks last!
This extremely useful and portable device covers the frequency range 1.5 – 7 GHz and is used as a reference
source for radiated measurement systems. We are knocking down the price from £5000 to an incredible £3200
for a limited period only until 30 July 2004.
- New Product Launch – The Cable Coupling Clamp
-
The Cable Coupling Clamp (CCC 01) has been designed by York EMC Services Ltd to allow measurements to be made on
a range of cable types, for the purpose of assessing their coupling and shielding effectiveness properties. York EMC Services
also offer a range of shielding effectiveness services.
- DoC Health Check Service
- Does your Declaration of Conformity need a doctor?
As a result of ever-changing standards, York EMC Services Ltd is offering to provide a
“health check” service for your Declaration of Conformity (DoC) to ensure that
it is both accurate and up-to-date in terms of latest standards.
If in doubt about your DoC, why not send it to us? The first 20 DoCs received from Club
members will be checked free of charge! Don’t delay, send your DoC today.
- EMC York 2003 – Paper of the Month
- The May Paper of the Month
from the emc York 2003 conference is available for download.
- SMPS Report & Code of Practice available
- York EMC Services Ltd have recently completed a study for OFCOM
(which inherited the duties of the Radiocommunications Agency)
investigating the emissions from SMPSs and SELCs under varying load conditions. Further details,
the report and a Code of Practice for SMPS/SELC designers are available.
- Harmonised Standards
- Updated lists of harmonised standards for the EMC and LV Directives have recently
been published in the OJEC.
- Value for money EMC testing
- York EMC Services Ltd prides itself on offering high quality, fully accredited EMC testing
to meet the needs of our discerning and valued clients. To introduce others to the benefits of
our services we are pleased to announce that we will match any written quotation from any other
accredited test laboratory in the UK on a like-for-like basis until 30 June 2004. Testing can
be carried out at either our Yorkshire or
Scottish facilities, whichever is most convenient.
Contact
Nick Wainwright by e-mail or phone +44 (0) 1977 731173 for further details.
- Standards Spotlight
- In the first of a new series, we focus our attention on a particular harmonised standard.
This month, the spotlight is on EN61326, “Electrical
equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use”.
- R&TTE Directive Standards
- Updated lists of harmonised standards for the R&TTE Directive have recently
been published in the OJEC.
- Machinery Directive Standards
- Updated lists of harmonised standards for the Machinery Directive have recently
been published in the OJEC.
- Short Courses
- Places are still available for our popular
Fundamentals of EMC short course
and the unique EMC in Railways short course,
both next held at The University of York on the 24th - 28th May.
- EMC York 2004 – Programme
- The programme for EMC York 2004
has been announced. Two days and two streams of papers on EMC design, simulation & measurements; measurement
techniques, safety, updates on standards & directives, an introduction to EMC for those new to the field, and
two workshops on EMC for the railway industry.
- EMC York 2003 – Paper of the Month
- The April Paper of the Month
from the emc York 2003 conference is available for download.
- Railway EMC
- We've added a new section to the site so you can easily find out about our expertise in this area.
- Meeting Details for the Yorkshire EMC & Compliance Club
- The details for this month's club meeting in Pontefract
have been announced.
- EMC York 2003 – Paper of the Month
- Slightly later than normal, the March Paper of the Month
from the emc York 2003 conference is available for download. This month, “Notes on Product Recall” by Dai Davis.
- Yorkshire EMC & Compliance Club - change of date!
- The date for the next club meeting
to take place in Pontefract has been changed from the 4 May to the 20 April. You can contact us
for more information.
- Updated workshop dates
- The dates for two of our workshops have been changed
– the LVD Workshop has moved from 15-16 June to 8-9 June;
and the TCF Workshop has moved from 17 June to 15 June. You can contact the CPD unit for further details.
- EMC York 2004
- Sponsorship
opportunities (89 kB PDF) are now available for EMC York 2004.
More details on the conference are available.
- EMC York 2004
- Thank you to all those who submitted abstracts to EMC York 2004. This year has proved very
positive in terms of the number and diversity of abstracts we have received. The review process
is underway and speakers will be notified at the beginning of March on the provisional
acceptance of synopses – Good Luck!
More details on the conference are available.
- Compliance Club Newsletter
- The first newsletter (169 kB PDF) for the
newly renamed Yorkshire EMC and Compliance Club has just been released.
- EMC Management - a new short course
- We are pleased to announce a new short course - EMC Management - Identification of requirements for EMC strategies,
provided in partnership with the Department of Electronics' Continuing Professional Development Unit.
- Compliance Ecosse Meeting in March
- The programme for the March meeting of Compliance Ecosse has been announced.
The meetings are open to all – members and non-members welcome.
- EMC York 2003 – Paper of the Month
- The February Paper of the Month from the emc York 2003 conference is
available for download.
- FOR-EMC – Workshop Photos
- A small photo gallery from last month’s FOR-EMC Workshop is
available for your pleasure.
- AGRRI
Seminar Question & Answer Session
- A transcription of the AGRRI Seminar Question & Answer Session
has been prepared for your reference.
- Yorkshire EMC and Compliance Club
- The programme for the February meeting of the Yorkshire EMC & Compliance Club has been announced.
The meetings are open to all – members and non-members welcome.
- Yorkshire EMC and Compliance Club
- The Yorkshire emc Club now has a new name, which was announced at the
10th Anniversary meeting just before Christmas.
Read the report or
find out about this year's programme.
- EMC York 2004 - Registration and stand booking forms on-line
- Forms are now available for delegates to register for the
EMC York 2004 conference and exhibitors to book stands at the
exhibition. The EMC York 2004 page has more information.
- EMV 2004 Düsseldorf
- York EMC Services Ltd are exhibiting at EMV 2004 in Düsseldorf and
presenting a workshop on Developments in EMC Measurement Technology. Visit us there!
- EMC York 2003 - Paper of the Month
- January’s paper of the month, An investigation into the EMC emissions from SMPSs
and similar SELCs operating at various loading
conditions is now available for download.
- FOR-EMC Workshop at York EMC Services Ltd
- Professor Brian Cantor, Vice Chancellor of The University of York is to welcome members of the European FOR-EMC project
to the Department of Electronics/York EMC Services Ltd for a two-day workshop on EMC.
- GTEM Good Practice Guide
- York EMC Services Ltd, together with NPL
have produced a Good Practice Guide for using GTEM cells for EMC measurements under
a DTI-sponsored programme.
- Investor in People
- York EMC Services Ltd has been recognised as an “Investors in People” organisation
after achieving the standard in December 2003.
Last Updated: 2005-Jan-09
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