Element Plano

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Element's Plano laboratory is a premier 50,000-square-foot, ISO/IEC 17025-accredited product compliance facility located in Plano, Texas, in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Originally opened in 2014 as Northwest EMC's sixth facility — drawn by the region's rapidly growing high-tech economy — the lab is now one of the most capable and versatile compliance testing facilities in North America, serving aerospace, defense, telecommunications, commercial electronics, medical, automotive, and wireless device manufacturers. The facility houses seven EMI chambers, including a 10-meter semi-anechoic chamber with a 65-foot length and a 12' × 12' vehicle-sized door, two 3-meter semi-anechoic chambers, four military/aerospace semi-anechoic chambers, and a reverberation chamber covering 100 MHz to 18 GHz. EMC capabilities include radiated emissions from 30 Hz to 40 GHz, radiated susceptibility up to 200 V/m across 10 kHz to 40 GHz, HIRF testing from 100 MHz to 18 GHz at levels exceeding 350 V/m peak, indirect lightning testing up to Level 5 of DO-160 (including single stroke, multiple stroke, and multiple burst for Airbus and Boeing requirements), electrical power characteristics testing, AC and telecom port surge, EFT, ring-wave, conducted emissions and immunity, acoustic noise emissions, antenna characterization, shielding effectiveness, transfer impedance, and ESD up to 30 kV. As a Verizon-certified NEBS Independent Test Lab, the Plano facility provides complete GR-1089 and GR-63 telecom infrastructure evaluations. The lab also operates as a TCB/CCB for FCC and ISED wireless certifications, with radio testing and approval services extending to the EU, South Korea, Australia, and Taiwan. Product safety testing supports CE certifications, CB reports, and listings with UL, TÜV, and CSA. Beyond EMC and wireless, Plano offers extensive dynamics and environmental simulation including seismic testing, vibration and shock, altitude simulation up to 40,000 feet, temperature and humidity cycling, sand and dust, explosive atmosphere testing, and acceleration testing — making it a true one-stop shop for global product qualification.

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