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UL Photovoltaic Modules Certification, Testing in Japan

Mike Novello — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:24:40 +0000

Underwriters Laboratories Expands Its Global Photovoltaic Footprint To Japan

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global leader in safety testing and certification, announced on September 9th the opening of a testing and certification facility for photovoltaic (PV) equipment in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. In addition to offering performance and safety testing services for PV equipment in Japan, the facility will provide technical support to Japanese PV equipment manufacturers as they develop their businesses and enter overseas markets.

The global demand for sustainable energy generating sources, such as PV systems, has increased. The governments of the U.S. and Japan, as well as market-leading Germany, continue to take proactive steps to develop the PV market and accelerate PV equipment production. In Japan the government’s road-map for reaching greenhouse gas reduction targets includes a national policy to expand the reach of PV power generation to 10 million households by 2020, which constitutes a 21-fold increase compared with 2005.

PV systems, which consist of PV modules and panels, junction boxes, inverters and power converters, are permanently installed on roofs or ground-supported frames and thus are prone to degradation due to wind, rain, hail, as well as age. Accordingly, improving the safety and verifying performance of PV systems is critical for them to receive widespread adoption.

UL has been engaged in formulating PV equipment safety specifications and standards since the 1980s, and has contributed to the safe operation of PV equipment by providing safety testing and certification services for PV equipment manufacturers worldwide. “We continue to expand our service capabilities to meet the recent increase in global demand for PV product evaluation services,” said Jeff Smidt, Vice President and General Manager for UL’s Global Energy business. Just within the last couple of years, UL has opened PV testing facilities similar to the new Ise City facility, in San Jose, California, U.S.; Suzhou, China; and Zeppelinheim, Neu-Isenburg, Germany. “With further plans to open a testing facility in India, UL is implementing a concrete, large-scale investment plan in North America, Asia, and Europe, which are the world’s largest PV markets,” Smidt added.

The new PV testing facility in Ise City has 14 cutting-edge testing chambers on a 2,000 square-meter (approx. 21,000 square-feet) site. It is fully equipped with solar simulators emitting artificial sunlight, impact testers (which test the durability of a device against physical impact) and hail testers. Moreover, to meet strict testing requirements, the facility is staffed by engineers and technicians with expert knowledge of PV testing work. (source ul.com)

UL is the trusted resource across the globe for product safety certification and compliance solutions. Benefiting a range of customers – from manufacturers and consumers to regulatory bodies and code officials – they have tested products for public safety for more than a century.

Bluelight Technology Equipment Now Available at Test Equipment Connection

Mike Novello — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:32:04 +0000

Lake Mary, FL USA – Bluelight Technology Equipment Now Available at Test Equipment Connection Corp.

Test Equipment Connection announced today that it has entered into a Distribution Agreement to sell new Bluelight telecom test equipment including portable handheld 1GbE and 10GbE BlueScope testers.

“The BL6000A is highly portable for anytime, anywhere testing, which reduces the cost and inconvenience of owning and carrying more than one test instrument,” said President and COO Mike Novello. “This multi-protocol tester in one platform performs Ethernet/SONET/SDH/OTN/PDH/Fiber-Channel testing and follows the previous BlueScope models, proven to be simple to use while helping reduce unnecessary training time for field technicians.”

About Bluelight Technology, Inc.

Bluelight Technology, Inc. is engaged in the business of providing handheld test and measurement (T&M) solutions for the telecommunications industry and commercial and governmental enterprises, including wired and wireless telecom operators, Metro Ethernet service providers, Internet service providers, network equipment manufacturers, telecommunications infrastructure companies, cable service providers, medium to large size enterprise customers, military and government agencies. Bluelight is a US company incorporated in California with headquarters located in the heart of Silicon Valley, also the site of the company’s software and hardware research and development. Founded in October of 2006 with the vision of offering the T&M industry compact, cost-effective, and productivity enhancing devices that help reduce the cost of network testing and service turn-up time, Bluelight currently offers various configurations of 1 and/or 10 Gigabit Ethernet handheld testers collectively named BlueScope. The product models offered under BlueScope are: BL200A (single port 1GigE), BL400A (dual port 1GigE), BL1000A (single port 10GigE), BL1400A (single port 10GigE and dual port 1GigE), and BL2000A (dual port 10GigE).

About Test Equipment Connection Corporation

Test Equipment Connection Corp., Test Equipment Connection Pte. Ltd., and TE Connection Asia Limited are industry-leading suppliers of new, refurbished and second-hand electronic test and measurement (T&M) equipment. The companies sell, buy, lease, rent, trade, repair and calibrate over 315 manufacturers including Anritsu, Rohde & Schwarz, Agilent, Tektronix, Advantest, LeCroy, Chroma and Fluke, with thousands of products available. The companies are a single source supplier with in-house calibration laboratories assuring that customers receive only the highest quality T&M equipment and support. Test Equipment Connection Corporation has over 250,000 customers, a 45,000 square foot warehouse and repair facility in the US, and 17 years of profitability and financial strength.

Visit www.testequipmentconnection.com or email sales@testequipmentconnection.com for more information

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Test Equipment Connection Corporation

30 Skyline Drive

Lake Mary, FL 32746 USA

Telephone (800) 615-8378 x 141 | 407-804-1299

Test Equipment Connection Pte. Ltd.

6 Battery Road

#31-00 Standard Chartered Bank Building

Singapore 049909

Telephone: 65-6320-8596

TE Connection Asia, Ltd.

Unit 13, 16 / FL Fotan Industrial Centre

26-28 Au Pui Wan Street

Fotan Shatin N.T. Hong Kong

Telephone: 852-2690-1360

Download the PDF of this Press Release HERE

Frederick Engineering, Inc. and Test Equipment Connection Corporation Enter into USA Reseller Agreement

Mike Novello — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:12:17 +0000

Lake Mary, FL USA – Frederick Engineering, Inc. and Test Equipment Connection Corporation Enter into USA Reseller Agreement

Test Equipment Connection Corp. announced today that is has entered into a Reseller Agreement to market and sell new Frederick Engineering network management, security, and analysis solutions. Frederick Engineering has a wide range of cost-effective network management, security, and analysis products for fiber, 10/100/Gigabit, VoIP, wireless, and wide area networks.

ParaScope mPA ADSLx Triple Play

“Frederick Engineering delivers high performance service verification products that are a great value for tight budgets,” said President and COO Mike Novello. “The ParaScope GigE, ParaScope mPA, and ParaScope ADSL2+ez are full featured field tools designed for electrical and optical testing, triple play services, ADSL1/2/2+, VDSL2, 10/100 circuits, ADSL2+ and IPTV installation testing.”

About Frederick Engineering, Inc.

Frederick Engineering (FE) is the leading provider of products and solutions which are used globally for installing, troubleshooting, managing, and securing networks. Founded in 1983, FE provides ideal solutions featuring the world-renowned ParaScope product line. Products include PC-based, remotely-operated, and handheld test instruments that are routinely used for analyzing and resolving network and fiber problems

About Test Equipment Connection Corporation

Test Equipment Connection Corp., Test Equipment Connection Pte. Ltd., and TE Connection Asia Limited are industry-leading suppliers of new, refurbished and second-hand electronic test and measurement (“T&M”) equipment. The companies sell, buy, lease, rent, trade, repair and calibrate over 315 manufacturers including Anritsu, Rohde & Schwarz, Agilent, Tektronix, Advantest, LeCroy, Chroma and Fluke, with thousands of products available. The companies are a single source supplier with in-house calibration laboratories assuring that customers receive only the highest quality T&M equipment and support. Test Equipment Connection Corporation has over 250,000 customers, a 45,000 square foot warehouse and repair facility in the US, and 16 years of profitability and financial strength. Visit www.testequipmentconnection.com or email sales@testequipmentconnection.com for more information.

Download this Frederick-Engineering-Press-Release.pdf

Test Equipment Connection Corporation
30 Skyline Drive
Lake Mary, FL 32746 USA (800) 615-8378 x 141

Test Equipment Connection Pte. Ltd.
6 Battery Road
#31-00 Standard Chartered Bank Building
Singapore 049909
Telephone: 65-6320-8596

TE Connection Asia, Ltd.
Unit 13, 16 / FL Fotan Industrial Centre
26-28 Au Pui Wan Street
Fotan Shatin N.T. Hong Kong
Telephone: 852-2690-1360

US Navy is Updating their Vintage CASS Testing System

Mike Novello — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:01:31 +0000

CASS Test System

The Navy recently awarded an $83 million contract for e-CASS development, production and testing. The AN/USM-636(V) Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) is the US Navy’s standard automatic test equipment family. It provides intermediate, depot and factory level support, both ashore and afloat, for testing all Navy electronics, from aircraft to ships and submarines.

CASS has been around since 1990, and it’s time for an upgrade. The Navy is planning to replace the existing 5 CASS mainframe systems with the next-generation electronic CASS (e-CASS) system. US Naval aviation currently uses 713 CASS stations for testing of aircraft electronics. CASS is also used at the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and in 9 foreign countries.

The new e-CASS system will replace the following 5 CASS mainframe systems:

Hybrid – The CASS Hybrid station provides the core test capability for general purpose electronics, computers, instruments, and flight controls.

Radio Frequency (RF) – The CASS RF station provides Hybrid station test capability plus electronic countermeasure, electronic counter-countermeasures, and electronic warfare support measures; and fire control, navigation, tracking, and surveillance radar, and radar altimeter support capability.

High Power – The CASS High Power station provides RF station capability plus the capability to test high power radar systems, such as the APG-65 and APG-73.

Communications/Navigation/Interrogation (CNI) – The CASS CNI station provides RF station capability plus communication, navigation, interrogation, and spread spectrum system support capability.

Electro-Optic (EO) – The CASS EO station provides Hybrid station test capability plus support capability for forward looking infrared, lasers/ designators, laser range finders, and visual systems.

In addition to these systems, the Navy uses a mobile CASS variety called the Reconfigurable Transportable CASS (RTCASS), supplied by Boeing. RTCASS provides a man-portable CASS configuration using COTS hardware and software to meet USMC V-22 and H-1 support requirements as well as to replace mainframe CASS stations at USMC fixed wing aircraft (EA-6B, F/A-18 and AV-8B) support sites.

Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Northrop Grumman supplies CASS electro-optic subsystem and DRS Technologies provides CASS high-power subsystems. (source www.defenseindustrydaily.com)