BICON Laboratories B.V.
Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands
+31 492 390 911Waterdijk 3a, Helmond, North Brabant, 5705 CW, Netherlands
About
BICON Laboratories was founded in early 1995 by two electrical engineers, Frank Engelen and Frank de Kleuver, and works from Waterdijk in Helmond, in the North Brabant technology belt east of Eindhoven. It was formerly part of the ACAL group. Its accreditation and designation set is one of the most complete held by an independent European laboratory: ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation from the Dutch Accreditation Council under registration L353, approval from the RDW Approval Authority Certification Unit under RDW-99050036 for Dutch vehicle type approval work, FCC registration 191177, and designation as a Conformity Assessment Body by the Netherlands Radiocommunications Agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs under NL0006. The facility runs to more than 12,000 square feet of measurement space and the chamber inventory is unusually varied for a laboratory of this size: an open area test site, a reverberation chamber, and multiple semi-anechoic and fully anechoic chambers of different sizes, the largest of which accommodates a passenger car or small truck. Conducted and radiated measurement reaches 40 GHz, and immunity testing also extends to 40 GHz at field strengths up to 200 V/m - a combination of upper frequency and field strength that very few commercial laboratories can offer together. The site is organised into named areas: a Radiation Lab, a High Voltage Corner for low voltage directive work, an Acoustics lab, a Conducted Lab and a dedicated Debug Facility. Beyond compliance testing it offers CE certification, EMC management, consultancy, troubleshooting, electromagnetic visualisation, research projects, training and production conformity testing, and covers automotive e and E-marking to UN Regulation 10 revision 07 along with maritime, aerospace and military requirements. Industries served are industrial control, information technology, LED lighting, laboratory and medical equipment, automotive, maritime, aerospace and military. Specialisations are vehicle-scale chamber testing, 40 GHz immunity at up to 200 V/m, reverberation chamber work, EM visualisation and EMC troubleshooting.
Accreditations
| Accreditation |
|---|
| ISO/IEC 17025 |
| FCC Listed |
| EMC Directive 2014/30/EU |
| Radio Equipment Directive (RED) 2014/53/EU |
Testing Services
| Test Type | Applicable Standards |
|---|---|
| Radiated Emissions | CISPR 11, EN 55011, CISPR 14-1, EN 55014-1, CISPR 15, EN 55015, CISPR 32, EN 55032, CISPR 25, CISPR 12, FCC Part 15B, FCC Part 15C, ANSI C63.4, EN 61000-6-3, EN 61000-6-4, UN-ECE R10.07, MIL-STD-461G RE102, EN 60945 |
| Conducted Emissions | CISPR 11, EN 55011, CISPR 14-1, EN 55014-1, CISPR 15, EN 55015, CISPR 32, EN 55032, CISPR 25, FCC Part 15B, ANSI C63.4, EN 61000-6-3, EN 61000-6-4, MIL-STD-461G CE102, EN 60945 |
| Radiated Immunity | IEC 61000-4-3, EN 61000-4-3, EN 55035, EN 55014-2, EN 61547, EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2, ISO 11452-2, ISO 11452-11, UN-ECE R10.07, MIL-STD-461G RS103, EN 60945 |
| Conducted Immunity | IEC 61000-4-6, EN 61000-4-6, EN 55035, EN 55014-2, EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2, ISO 11452-4, MIL-STD-461G CS114 |
| Radiated Susceptibility | MIL-STD-461G RS101, MIL-STD-461G RS103, ISO 11452-2, ISO 11452-11 |
| Conducted Susceptibility | MIL-STD-461G CS101, MIL-STD-461G CS114, MIL-STD-461G CS116, ISO 7637-2, ISO 7637-3, ISO 11452-4 |
| ESD | IEC 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-2, ISO 10605 |
| EFT/Burst | IEC 61000-4-4, EN 61000-4-4 |
| Surge Immunity | IEC 61000-4-5, EN 61000-4-5 |
| Harmonics & Flicker | IEC 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-2, IEC 61000-3-3, EN 61000-3-3, IEC 61000-3-11, IEC 61000-3-12 |
| Voltage Dips/Interrupts | IEC 61000-4-11, EN 61000-4-11, IEC 61000-4-29, IEC 61000-4-34 |
| Power Frequency Magnetic Field | IEC 61000-4-8, EN 61000-4-8, MIL-STD-461G RS101 |
| Bulk Current Injection (BCI) | ISO 11452-4, MIL-STD-461G CS114 |
| Pre-Compliance Testing | CISPR 32, CISPR 25, IEC 61000-4-3, UN-ECE R10.07, MIL-STD-461G |
| Radio Equipment Testing | ETSI EN 301 489-1, ETSI EN 301 489-3, ETSI EN 301 489-17, ETSI EN 300 328, ETSI EN 300 220, FCC Part 15.247 |
| Automotive Component EMC | UN-ECE R10.07, CISPR 25, ISO 11452-2, ISO 11452-4, ISO 11452-11, ISO 7637-2, ISO 7637-3, ISO 10605 |
| Automotive Vehicle-Level EMC | UN-ECE R10.07, CISPR 12, ISO 11451-2, ISO 11451-4 |
| Automotive OEM Specifications | UN-ECE R10.07, CISPR 25, ISO 11452 series |
| Military EMC | MIL-STD-461F, MIL-STD-461G |
| MIL-STD-461 | MIL-STD-461F, MIL-STD-461G |
| Medical Device EMC | EN 60601-1-2, IEC 60601-1-2, EN 61326-1 |
| Product Safety | EN 62368-1, EN 60335-1, EN 61010-1, EN 60598-1, EN 60204-1, Directive 2014/35/EU |
Certifications / Marks
| Certification |
|---|
| CE |
| UN-ECE E-mark (e/E-marking) |
| FCC |
| UKCA |
| RvA L353 |
| RDW-99050036 |
| FCC registration 191177 |
| Netherlands Radiocommunications Agency CAB NL0006 |
Industries Served
| Industry |
|---|
| Industrial Equipment |
| Information Technology |
| Lighting Products |
| Medical Devices |
| Automotive |
| Aerospace & Defense |
| Military |
| Consumer Electronics |
| Telecommunications |
Major Equipment
| Equipment |
|---|
| Over 12,000 sq ft of measurement space |
| Open area test site (OATS) |
| Reverberation chamber |
| Multiple semi-anechoic and fully anechoic chambers of various sizes |
| Largest chamber accommodates a passenger car or small truck |
| Conducted and radiated measurement to 40 GHz |
| Immunity testing to 40 GHz at field strengths up to 200 V/m |
| Radiation Lab |
| Conducted Lab |
| Acoustics lab |
| High Voltage Corner (low voltage directive testing) |
| Dedicated Debug Facility |
| EM visualisation equipment |
| EMI receiver |
| Spectrum analyser |
| LISN |
| CDN |
| BCI injection probes |
| ESD simulator |
| EFT/burst generator |
| Surge generator |
| Harmonics and flicker analyser |
| Automotive transient generator (ISO 7637) |
| High-power RF amplifiers and immunity antennas |
