Approval Specialists Forum and Blog

2010 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Security 2010 Exhibition & Conference, cementing its place as Australia’s largest and longest running security event.

Austest & Approval Specialists will be at Stand J23 (outside the free seminar theatre), so please visit the Sydney exhibition centre at Darling Harbour and drop in to say hello.

This year, the Security 2010 Exhibition will showcase the most advanced SCEC-approved products, the latest in security technology, IT security, services and systems from over 140 leading security industry manufacturers from Australia and beyond. The Exhibition’s free Seminar Program will feature a series of case study led sessions, delivering informative sessions on new technologies, innovative solutions and real results from the best in the industry.

REGISTER NOW FOR YOUR FREE TICKETS TO THE SECURITY 2010 EXHIBITION , Click Here

Austest Sydneys’ Electrical safety Lab has taken delivery of a 6KVA 1-300V AC (420 VDC), 1-999.9Hz AC Power Source to assist multi-country CB standards testing and also to support local manufacturers in simulating 60Hz and other supply variations on their equipment.

Enquiries to austest@austest.com.au

CeBIT (Sydney Exhibition Centre, 24^th-26^th May, 2010) is Australasia’s leading Business Technology Event and we’re excited to be exhibiting again this year for the 5th time.

For international compliance issues, our Stand G40, Hall 3 (near the rear Café) will have Ms Chun Kim, director of Approval Specialists Inc, who can provide detailed responses to questions on Asia-Pacific and Latin-South American Approvals and in particular, exporters interested in China and South Korea.  

We have a limited number of free passes available, email Austest@austest.com.au.

Koz and Katie at ABITE2010

With Free Entry to the Expo and all business seminars, The Australian Business and IT Expo (ABITE) brings together a dynamic combination of business and technology representatives.  Technology, established and new, presents Business Owners and Managers with enormous challenges in sorting through many issues including relevance, priority and cost.  Meet face to face to source ideas, information and expertise in a range of categories:

* Business Software                        * Internet & Network Security              

* Advertising                                   * Franchising & Business Opportunities             

* Workforce Planning                       * Internet Providers & Web Technology                                   

* E-Commerce                                * Communication Methods  

* Marketing                                     * Government Services

* Finance                                        * Networking Groups 

Visit us at Stand 89.  ABITE Sydney will be held at the Sydney Exhibition Centre in the Darling Harbour precinct of Sydney CBD.  For further details, Visit www.abite.com.au

Following expansion of our services in Australia and New Zealand, positions are available in both our Sydney and Auckland laboratories. 

Both Austest Laboratories Sydney and Harvest Laboratories Auckland have positions available for safety engineers or testing officers.  Experience in Australian and IEC safety standards preferred, Immediate Start.  

Austest Sydney is employing an additional engineer experienced in Medical Safety to AS/NZS / IEC 60601-1.     

Enquiries to info@approvalspecialists.com

Austest Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide can now perform RoHS testing of electrical components and printed circuit boards for manufacturers and exporters seeking compliance with CE marking requirements under the RoHS Directive.

The RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Directive, took effect within European Union member states on the 1st of July 2006 and restricts the use of six hazardous materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment.  The 6 substances are Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg) Cadmium (Cd), Hexavalent chromium (Cr⁶⁺) Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE).

 Austest provides a non destructive test in conformance to IEC 62321 of your product for these substances and provides a test report suitable as evidence of compliance with the above directive, in most cases for less than $1000, with multiple products attracting a hefty discount.  Contact our Sydney office for more details.   http://www.austest.com.au/contact_us.php

Harvest Laboratories has added to their scope of Telecommunications standards accepted under New Zealand’s Chorus Telepermit Permit process by adding the following standards:

Testing is performed in our Auckland lab using the specification C279:2008 Specification for Connection to Chorus Copper Cable  

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Austest Melbourne has expanded it’s telecommunications service offerings with the addition of the following New Zealand Telecom Accredited Standards testing:

These additions provide Austest clients with a choice of locations for testing, Sydney, Melbourne or our sister company,  Harvest Laboratories in Auckland.

Following from the recent successful transition of Austest Melbourne’s ISO 17025 accreditation from NATA to A2LA, Austest Sydney has achieved A2LA (the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation) accreditation for a wide range of safety, EMC, telecommunications, and safety energy standards.  

A2LA is a signatory to several multilateral mutual recognition arrangements including the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC), and the InterAmerican Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC).  A2LA and NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities) are both signatories to the ILAC and APLAC MRA’s, and thus, the acceptance of testing and calibration results from each organization are mutually recognized by each party. These agreements facilitate the acceptance of test reports between A2LA-accredited laboratories and 46 economies around the globe, including Australian and New Zealand safety regulators and the ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority).

“In order to continue the rapid growth of our testing business and to provide our customers with accredited reports accepted throughout the world, A2LA was an obvious accreditation partner for us and have demonstrated a high degree of professionalism, coupled with a willingness and flexibility of approach that has been truly refreshing and supportive”, said Martin Garwood, Managing Director of Austest Laboratories.

As of June 30, 2009, A2LA had accredited a total of 2,051 organizations in a wide range of fields, including testing and calibration laboratories, product certification bodies, inspection bodies, medical laboratories, reference material producers, and proficiency testing providers.  Austest Sydney is now pleased to be added to the list of A2LA accreditations as an Electrical Testing Laboratory.