Elite Blog

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

One of the capabilities we will be expanding at our new North Annex is our Materials and Fatigue Testing services.

Within the past 12 months Elite has added 12 new employees to our staff. We’re also expanding into 15,000 sq ft of new lab space.

Coming up on March 16, Elite will be hosting a free technical meeting focused on portable electronic devices used on board commercial aircraft.

Title: EMC Engineer Year Started at Elite: 2017 Education: Bachelor's in EE from IIT

An updated version of the Radio Equipment Official Journal has just been published.

Title: EMC Test Engineer Year Started at Elite: 2017 Areas of Expertise/Interest: Audio Education: UIC BSEE '16, COD AAS '14

Construction crews are busy preparing 15,000sq.ft. of new laboratory space at our recently acquired North Annex test facility.

Dr. Todd Hubing of LearnEMC has established a world-class EMC training facility in the historic town of Stoughton, Wisconsin - just 20 minutes south of Madison

With the deadline for compliance with the Radio Equipment Directive (RED) coming on June 13th, 2017

Manufacturers of wireless transmitters and receivers must comply with Radio Equipment Directive (RED) by June 13th, 2017.

The European Union has released a draft implementing act for labelling on radio equipment having service restrictions and for equipment requiring authorization

The long-awaited RED version of EN 300 328 has now been published in the Official Journal for the Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU.

An average passenger car today relies on between 50 to 75 embedded electronic modules to monitor and control nearly all aspects of vehicle operations.

We’re proud to announce the recent acquisition of nine Rohde and Schwarz ESW EMI receivers for our Downers Grove laboratory operations.

As the remaining days count off in December, we look back on a very exciting but challenging 2016.

The IEEE James C. Klouda Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of James C. Klouda and his professional career in the field of electromagnetic compatibility.

As part of our commitment to wireless device testing, Elite has recently acquired a Rohde & Schwarz CMW500 communications tester.

I recently interviewed Steve Laya, Elite’s Sales and Marketing Manager, to discuss the new Antenna Testing & Consulting services offered by Elite.

The following links connect to the current Official Journals for R&TTE, RED, EMCD, and LVD

Elite recently attended the IoT Summit Chicago, a technical and business conference sponsored by the Illinois Technology Association.

Title: EMC Test Engineer Year Started at Elite: 2016 Areas of Expertise/Interest: Still learning, but EMC testing