Automotive Engineering

Team Shieldex attends EMV Stuttgart 2023

Team Shieldex attends EMV Stuttgart 2023!

Team Shieldex attends EMV Stuttgart 2023!  Shawn DeCook Chief Operations Officer of V Technical Textiles, Inc. will join Robert Erichsen, owner of Statex Produktions- und Vertriebs GmbH and "Team Shieldex" at EMV Stuttgart 2023, March 28-March 30.  EMV Stuttgart is Europe's Premier exhibition for electromagnetic compatibility.  Statex GmbH and V Technical Textiles, Inc. have an excellent business relationship.  Statex manufactures Shieldex® metalized textiles and various products manufactured using them. VTT markets the metalized textiles and manufactures numerous EMC testing products,...
RF Shielded Enclosures

Pre-Compliance EMC Testing-Find out Early!

Pre-Compliance EMC Testing-Find out Early!  I always like to find out what I'm in for as soon as possible!  I always love "practicing" for a test that is coming my way.  They help me to sharpen my skills in the areas where I am underprepared.  Final EMC Compliance tests must be passed prior to marketing electronic devices.  Pre-Compliance EMC Testing is a very practical way to prepare for the Final EMC Compliance test.  Testing a product early and often during...
Shielding RF/EMI

RF Interference-Controlled by Shielding!

RF Interference-Controlled by Shielding!  RF Interference (RFI) and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) can wreak havoc with the function of electronic devices.  In our wireless world, the amount of RF radiation present in our environment is always increasing.  Add the man-made RF radiation to the natural forms of RFI and EMI such as snow, rain and electrical storms, solar flares, and the auroras and there's a whole lot of radiation going on around here!  Three things cause an interference problem, a "noise...
RF Shielded Enclosures-Test with Confidence!

Product Development-use Pre-Compliance Testing!

Product Development-use Pre-Compliance Testing!  Product development in the electronics industry is very difficult!  EMC Standards must be met depending on product type and its function.  When the product is complete, it needs to pass the Final EMC Compliance Testing at a registered facility in order to be marketed.  This exam is all-inclusive, touching on the entire device.  It's best practice to perform Pre-Compliance testing on the device during development.  This stepwise practice eliminates the need for back tracking to find...
RF Shielded Enclosures

RF Shielded Curtain or Enclosure?

This may seem like a difficult question, in some cases the correct answer is BOTH!  One of the beautiful things about an RF Shielded Curtain is that it can multitask!  An RF Shielded curtain can isolate an area from RF radiation.  This comes in handy in repairing or testing an electronic device's performance "in situ" when the "Device Under Testing" (DUT) won't fit into a RF Shielded Enclosure or can't get to one. An RF Shielded Curtain is made out of...
RF Shielded Enclosures

Your RF Shielded Enclosure-Custom-Made!

Your RF Shielded Enclosure-Custom-Made!  Almost every electronic device under production is unique!  They all have one thing in common-they must pass EMC Final Compliance Testing prior to marketing them!  The EMC Compliance Testing is based on different classes of accepted standards.  The standards vary for each class of device.  EMC Testing takes place in RF Shielded enclosures with low ambient levels of RF present.  During EMC testing, devices are evaluated for the amount of RF radiation that they can perform...
RFI

Who uses Conductive Metalized Textiles-Everyone!

Who uses Conductive Metalized Textiles-Everyone!  Until I came to work at V Technical Textiles, Inc., I didn't know anything about them.  Today, I am amazed at the number of ways metalized textiles are involved in our lives.  One of the first uses of them made it possible for me to listen to an FM radio in my car!  I recall FM radios seemed particularly sensitive to RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) and were not easy to listen to.  This due to...
EMC Final Compliance Testing-be Prepared!

EMC Final Compliance Testing-be Prepared!

EMC Final Compliance Testing-be Prepared!  The Boy Scout Motto is "Be Prepared".  That phrase is my cornerstone approach to everything!  Applying it first in grade school and continuing from that time forward, that phrase readies me for day-to-day life and my profession.  Likewise, my V Technical Textiles, Inc. experience confirms it works for every testing experience when applied wisely.  Electrical devices and components must pass EMC Final Compliance Testing prior to marketing them.  EMC Compliance Testing determines whether a device...
RF Interference-Control

EMC-Achieve it with Proper Shielding!

EMC-Achieve it with Proper Shielding!  Electromagnetic Compatibility means that the electronic devices in a shared Electromagnetic Environment are able to perform together, without interfering with each other.  The two main concerns are Emissions and Susceptibility.  Emissions of RF radiation occur when any electronic device is operating.  If the emissions are within the limits of applicable EMC standards, the device is compliant with the standard for emissions.  If the RF emissions of the device are above the standard, the device is...
RF Shielded Curtain or Enclosure?

RF Shielded Enclosures-Perfect Testing Environments!

RF Shielded Enclosures-Perfect Testing Environments!  You've heard me say that EMC is all about the environment.  EMC means   all of the electronic devices in a shared electromagnetic environment are able work together smoothly.  RF Shielded Enclosures are used in testing electronic devices to assure that the devices can work in a standard environment together while not making that environment toxic for other devices.  EMC Testing requires a controlled low ambient electromagnetic environment.  The only electromagnetic radiation present should be that...