Elite Blog

An Interview with Elite’s EMC Lab Manager and “CISPR-D” US Technical Advisor, Craig Fanning.

Elite is proud to announce the addition of our new CTIA-compliant antenna test chamber at the core of our Midwest Wireless Test Center.

Elite is proud to announce that it has received ISO 17025 accreditation for Photometric Testing from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation

This spring, Elite hosted a group of high school students from the state of Oregon for a tour of Elite’s Downers Grove laboratory.

For over 40 years, a small company in the western suburbs of Chicago called Linear Kinetics Inc (LKI) provided area manufacturers with custom-built factory

Elite is expanding in a significant way to bring enhanced wireless testing services to manufacturers who are integrating wireless connectivity with their products.

Antenna performance for a wireless transmitter is critical for optimizing range, throughput, and power consumption.

Rick King and Mark Longinotti are two key members of Elite’s regulatory compliance team.

At Elite, every product tested for vibration or mechanical shock has to be properly secured, or “fixtured,” to a vibration or shock machine.

Here at Elite, we’re seeing many of our clients take steps to enable wireless connectivity in their products.

Title: EMC Test Engineer Year Started at Elite: 2018 Area(s) of expertise: Solid State Physics

Elite’s Machining, Automation, and Controls team has been experimenting with 3D printing as an alternative to machined aluminum fixtures.

The recent addition of Elite’s new North Annex has paved the way for expanded Electrical Connector Testing for manufacturers of connectors, cables, etc.

Elite congratulates Robert Bugielski on completing his advanced studies earning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree

The IEEE James C. Klouda Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of James C. Klouda

Earlier this year, we relocated and expanded our Environmental Stress Testing, Photometric Testing, and Fixture Fabrication services at our new North Annex.

Here's a snapshot of the new member of Elite's Engineering Sales department, Michael Cosentino

Most standards and regulations rely on testing and measurement to demonstrate compliance with their requirements.

At Elite, we’re often asked this reliability question and the answer, of course, is “yes… but it depends”.

In an effort to provide lighting manufacturers a way to validate every aspect of their product in one location

Here's a little bit about the front desk maven in the new North Annex, Carrie Watson

The compliance deadline for the European Union’s Radio Equipment Directive (RE-D) 2014/53/EU is June 13th 2017.

Elite Electronic Engineering is now a Notified Body for the European Union Radio Equipment Directive.

One of the most exciting additions at Elite’s new North Annex is a completely new service – Photometric Testing.

The CE Mark is a label placed on manufactured goods declaring its compliance with essential health and safety requirements for European citizens.

(EMC) addresses two concerns; first, the ability of a device to limit its radio frequency emissions

Elite is growing its Thermal Shock testing capability by adding dual and multi-zone chambers to its lineup of environmental resources.

Elite’s new North Annex houses a complete machining and fabrication shop to deliver high-quality, customized fixtures and automation solutions with shorter lead time

Title: Technical Sales Engineer Year Started at Elite: 2017 Education: B.S. Electrical Engineering, Northern Illinois University