Elite's ISO 17025 NVLAP Assessment

This week at Elite marks another ISO 17025 quality system assessment. The assessment is being performed by NVLAP assessor Dan Hoolihan and will focus on Elite’s testing services for MIL-461E, FCC emissions, and European Union emissions and immunity. This QA evaluation with NVLAP occurs every two years and generally takes a qualified assessor 2 to 3 days to complete. The audit agenda is outlined below.

Tuesday – 02 February 2010

0830 – Opening Meeting

            - Introductions, review of DRAFT Agenda and other issues

0900 – Tour of Lab

1000 – Review of Scope of Accreditation

1030 – Initial Review and Discussion of the Quality Management System

1200 – Noon – Lunch Break

1230 – Review Volumetric Normalized Site Attenuation

1430 – Review radiated emission testing (ANSI C63.4 (2003) with FCC Method 47 CFR Part 15, CISPR 22, CISPR 14, CISPR 11)

1530 – Review conducted emission testing – (Part 15, CISPR 22, CISPR 11)

1630 – Suspend Audit for the day

Wednesday – 03 February 2010

0830 – Resume Audit – Status meeting.

0900 – Review Commercial Immunity Tests (IEC61000-4-x) and MIL-STD 461/462 test methods for immunity

1200 – Noon – Lunch Break

1230 – Review New Tests on Scope Expansion

1630 – Suspend Assessment for the day

Thursday – 04 February 2010

0830 – Resume audit – status meeting

0900 – Review any remaining tests

1000 – Complete paperwork for closing meeting

1100 – Closing Meeting

1200 – Complete Assessment

By next week we will be able to share our audit resutls... Stay tuned.

Oktoberfest Meeting a Technological and Society Networking Triumph

       To the oompa-pa-pa of Polka music, four major technical professional societies assembled in the Whole Vehicle test chamber at Elite Electronic Engineering Inc. The meeting featured a lively and interesting technical presentation as well as a professional networking opportunity that brought together over 150 individuals.

       The evening’s highlight was the keynote technical presentation delivered by Emad Isaac, Chief Technology Officer for The Morey Corporation. Mr. Isaac's presentation, “Current Commercial Telematics Technology" explained the concepts and innovation behind real-time monitoring of commercial trucks and busses through advanced electronics, GPS systems, and cellular communications.

       Telematics technology is rapidly expanding from familiar “On-Star” applications on passenger cars to uses on commercial vehicles and construction equipment as well as for maritime and rail purposes. For commercial applications, GPS technology is being applied to improve logistics planning, fleet operations, and reporting by tracking the exact position of vehicles and assets.

       Telematics asset tracking provides for more fuel-efficient routing and streamlined maintenance. Vehicle systems can be monitored for key parameters like fuel usage, battery voltage, engine hours, and fault codes for the purpose of improving fleet efficiency and uptime. By knowing the operations and maintenance status, fleet managers can direct their vehicles to nearby service stations at a time coordinated with the drivers required rest period.

       Certain applications of telematics also provide an alert to fleet managers when a vehicle enters or leaves a pre-designated region. This is especially useful for homeland security implications with hazardous truck cargo or in the event that a truck or bus is ever hijacked or stolen.

       In addition to the lively technical presentation, meeting attendees enjoyed a fun and sociable Oktoberfest atmosphere. The event brought together members from the Chicago area chapters of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the EMC Society of IEEE, as well as the Fox Valley chapter of IEEE, the Fox Valley Electric Auto Association (FVEAA). In total over 150 engineers, technicians, consultants, salespeople, and students attended to make meaningful connections within a competitive industry and job market.

       Authentic German bratwurst, sauerkraut, barley & hops based beverages kicked off the festive and casual evening while polka music provided the ambience. A supped-up red electric convertible kept the night rolling as the FVEAA members in attendance elaborated on the benefits of converting gas-guzzlers into environmentally and wallet friendly electric vehicles.

      This October 2009 joint meeting between the IEEE and the SAE was the third such event coordinated between these groups within the past six years. Like this most recent event, each of the previous has been well attended and very effective at bringing area technical professionals together. Even in today’s internet-centric world where on-line social networking seems to be the way we communicate, events such as this demonstrate the real value and benefits of remaining active in local professional societies. Plans are already being discussed for the next joint meeting event.

Check out www.elitetest.com/ for more exciting upcoming events and news.

Elite Recieves Full Recognition from Chrysler for CS-11809 Specifications

Elite Electronic Engineering has been a Chrysler recognized 3rd party EMC laboratory for approximately 10 years. In May 2009, Chrysler released the new CS-11809 specification. CS-11809 is the latest EMC and Electrical test specification for vehicle model years 2013 and beyond. Although this specification is for MY2013 vehicles, Chrysler has asked all suppliers which are currently submitting test plans for DV and PV testing to use CS-11809 as the reference standard. Elite Electronic Engineering has just received full recognition from Chrysler as a 3rd party laboratory for all tests of this new standard. Elite also has the new test plan template for this standard which can be provided to suppliers and implemented here.

We Have Social Media Lift-Off

Mission accomplished! Elite has launched a number of new places where you can find the friendly expertise and customized service you've come to expect from Elite Electronic Engineering, Inc. 

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To make professional network connections with Elite, head to our LinkedIn page:

http://www.linkedin.com/companies/604383

This blog also aims to offer a venue for the latest in-depth news from Elite as well as entries from our experts.  We have been a leader in the EMC and Environmental test industry for more than 50 years and with the help of these new features, we hope to bring those decades of experience and knowledge to you that much faster.

Elite Electronic Engineering Inc enters the Age of Social Media

With the ever increasing popularity and accessibility of social media, it is a wonder that Elite has only just begun to break into this exciting new arena. This novel terrain will hopefully now allow us to connect even more personally to our customers as well as to serve them on an instanteous basis. This new blog is being created in the hopes that you customers will find us and utilize all the resources our company has to offer from top of the line electro-magnetic compatibility (EMC) testing facilities and environmental stress testing to the chance to converse with experts in the electrical engineering industry. It is our wish here to provide the utmost in customized attention, answers and services to those of you out there who need us...and perhaps don't even know it yet.