The laboratory in numbers
The structure occupies an area of 800 square meters, has four semi-anechoic chambers (one of which is 5 meters dedicated to bulky products) and a specific area for the immunity tests of ovens, refrigerators, industrial robots. and relies on a new 45,000 volt (45 kVA) power supply system to perform harmonic current and flicker tests in three-phase mode up to 63 amperes.
In the center, the functionalities of the devices that incorporate the most common connection technologies are tested, from Bluetooth to 4G passing through Wi-Fi to 3G, obviously without neglecting the devices that carry Machine-to-Machine data traffic in the mobility sectors. of home automation and industry (according to Agcom, at the end of 2020, M2M Sims in Italy had exceeded 26 million units).
The “Notified Body” service also stands out among the declared pluses, to guarantee the completeness and accuracy of the certification documents issued, and the possibility of performing tests for the issuance of the Cb Scheme certificate of the International Electrotechnical Commission (Iec) for Electrical Equipment required for devices used in the medical field and those of in vitro diagnostics and laboratory equipment.
The “trust” factor
The Carugate center, the managers of Ul explain, is part of the global network of laboratories for electromagnetic and wireless compatibility tests based in China, Germany, Korea, United Kingdom and United States and how the other structures are organized to help manufacturers reduce the inefficiencies of the product development and roll out process by speeding up the time-to-market and reducing upstream the risks related to the reliability and performance of the product during its entire life cycle.
“If we compare the Italian scene with what is happening in the rest of the world – underlined Francesco Marenoni, Ul’s Sales Director, Consumer, Medical and Information Technology in Italy – we realize that some similar factors emerge, such as the demand for better connectivity and the drive towards faster digital innovation that must not neglect product compliance and safety, two pillars of the IoT to which a third must be added, that of consumer confidence “.