Our Industrial products are designed for harsh environments. Thus, selection of the ‘right’ components for the application is paramount. However, products suitable for one industry might not necessarily be suitable for another.
As an example, industrial computers used in rail control rooms must meet CISPR 22 Class B emissions limits. Domestic IT equipment also have to meet this requirement, but rarely do. However, the non-compliance of equipment controlling rail networks may have dire consequences. In addition, increased immunity testing is carried out including subjecting the equipment to large magnetic fields.
Rail industry approvals vary depending on the proposed solution location, application and end customer. Typical tests we have carried out at our test EMC pre-compliance facility include BS EN 50121-4:2006 railway applications – electromagnetic compatibility, Part 4: Emission and immunity of the signalling and telecommunications apparatus.
Our typical customers in the rail industry would be ‘Link-up subscribers’ who have signed up with Achilles who are a procurement database, working with the Rail Industry Association.
The Rail Industry Association has a business focus for the UK-based railway supply industry. Typical rail applications will fall into one of the following categories:
Rolling Stock: Applications covering heavy and light rail, mass transit and freight.
Infrastructure: Applications covering aspects of rail tracks and signalling.
Specialists: Applications covering all aspects of railways.
Though rail approvals have to be obtained by rail approved bodies, Amplicon can help and work with system integrators in order to carry out pre-compliance tests on products to be used in applications using our EMC facility. |
