FORCE Technology
Hoersholm, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
+45 43 25 14 00Venlighedsvej 4, Hoersholm, Capital Region of Denmark, 2970, Denmark
Additional locations (3)
About
FORCE Technology is a Danish self-owned, non-profit GTS institute (Approved Technological Service provider) headquartered at Park Alle 345 in Broendby, and is one of Scandinavia's largest technological service companies. Its EMC operation runs across three Nordic sites - Hoersholm and Aarhus in Denmark and Vaesteraas in Sweden - and is among the most heavily equipped in northern Europe. The flagship chamber measures 20.1 x 13.0 x 8.8 m with a 3 x 3 m port, a 5 m turntable rated to 10,000 kg distributed load and a floor rated to 10,000 kg/m2, allowing whole vehicles and large industrial installations to be driven in and measured at 1 m, 3 m or 10 m. The estate includes 10 m and 3 m anechoic chambers with hybrid absorbers, both semi-anechoic and full-anechoic configurations, 10 m and 3 m reverberation chambers reaching roughly 1,000 V/m, multiple shielded rooms and climatic chambers. Published capability covers radiated and conducted emissions from 9 kHz to 40 GHz, radiated immunity from 26 MHz to 40 GHz, ESD to plus or minus 30 kV, EFT/burst to plus or minus 4.8 kV, surge to plus or minus 10 kV, conducted immunity 9 kHz to 230 MHz at up to 30 V RMS or 260 mA, and power-frequency magnetic field to 1,000 A/m, with supplies to 400 VAC three-phase at 125 A / 60 kW, 690 V three-phase AC and 1,100 V DC. Accreditation is ISO/IEC 17025 through DANAK (testing registration no. 100), and FORCE is an IECEE CB Scheme national certification body and CB test laboratory as well as a notified body. For vehicles it is an appointed Designated Technical Service for UNECE R10 covering both electronic sub-assemblies and whole vehicles, and is designated by KBA and STA so it can produce documentation for the German e1 and Swedish e5 schemes. It also operates a genuinely mobile, military-grade MIL-STD-461 test facility that deploys instrumentation and specialists to a customer's own site for security-restricted or untransportable platforms, and runs the EMC Club, a members' network giving access to do-it-yourself pre-testing facilities with in-house specialist support at Hoersholm and Aarhus.
Accreditations
| Accreditation |
|---|
| ISO/IEC 17025 |
| ISO/IEC 17065 |
| IECEE CB Scheme |
| EMC Directive 2014/30/EU |
Testing Services
| Test Type | Applicable Standards |
|---|---|
| Radiated Emissions | CISPR 11, CISPR 22, CISPR 25, CISPR 32, EN 55032, 9 kHz - 40 GHz, 1 m / 3 m / 10 m measuring distances |
| Conducted Emissions | CISPR 11, CISPR 22, CISPR 25, CISPR 32, 9 kHz - 40 GHz |
| Radiated Immunity | EN/IEC 61000-4-3, 26 MHz - 40 GHz, Reverberation chamber to approx. 1000 V/m |
| Conducted Immunity | EN/IEC 61000-4-6, 9 kHz - 230 MHz, max 30 V RMS or 260 mA |
| Radiated Susceptibility | MIL-STD-461 RS103, MIL-STD-461 RS101, Reverberation chamber high field strength |
| Conducted Susceptibility | MIL-STD-461 CS114, MIL-STD-461 CS115, MIL-STD-461 CS116 |
| ESD | EN/IEC 61000-4-2, up to +/- 30 kV |
| EFT/Burst | EN/IEC 61000-4-4, up to +/- 4.8 kV |
| Surge Immunity | EN/IEC 61000-4-5, up to +/- 10 kV |
| Harmonics & Flicker | EN IEC 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3 |
| Voltage Dips/Interrupts | EN/IEC 61000-4-11, EN/IEC 61000-4-29 |
| Power Frequency Magnetic Field | EN/IEC 61000-4-8, 50/60 Hz up to 1000 A/m, EN/IEC 61000-4-9, EN/IEC 61000-4-10 |
| Military EMC | MIL-STD-461, Mobile military-grade on-site EMC test facility, Deployable instrumentation and specialist team |
| MIL-STD-461 | MIL-STD-461, On-site deployable testing at operational or production sites |
| Automotive Component EMC | UNECE Regulation 10, CISPR 25, Electronic Sub-Assemblies (ESA) type approval |
| Automotive Vehicle-Level EMC | UNECE Regulation 10 whole vehicle, Designated Technical Service (KBA e1, STA e5), 20.1 x 13.0 x 8.8 m chamber, 10,000 kg turntable |
| Medical Device EMC | EN/IEC 60601-1-2 |
| Radio Equipment Testing | ETSI EN 301 489-x, Wireless and IoT product testing, RF performance evaluation |
| Pre-Compliance Testing | EMC Club do-it-yourself pre-testing facilities, In-house specialist support at Hoersholm and Aarhus, Interference investigation and diagnostics |
| Environmental Testing | Climatic chambers, EN 60068-2 series, Extreme testing for harsh environments |
| Mechanical Testing | Vibration testing, Mechanical and environmental testing, EN 60068-2-6, EN 60068-2-27 |
| Product Safety | Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Electrical safety testing, IECEE CB Scheme safety standards |
Certifications / Marks
| Certification |
|---|
| CE |
| CB Certificate (IECEE NCB and CBTL) |
| Notified Body |
| UNECE R10 Designated Technical Service |
| e1 (Germany, KBA) |
| e5 (Sweden, STA) |
| EC VERIFIED (LAN cables) |
| CPR Notified Body (EN 50575) |
| ISO 9001 |
Industries Served
| Industry |
|---|
| Aerospace & Defense |
| Automotive |
| Consumer Electronics |
| Energy & Power |
| Household Appliances |
| Industrial Equipment |
| Information Technology |
| Medical Devices |
| Military |
| Multimedia |
| Radio & Wireless |
| Telecommunications |
Major Equipment
| Equipment |
|---|
| 20.1 x 13.0 x 8.8 m EMC chamber with 3 x 3 m port |
| 5 m turntable, 10,000 kg distributed load |
| Floor load capacity 10,000 kg/m2 |
| 10 m and 3 m anechoic chambers with hybrid absorbers (to 40 GHz) |
| Semi-anechoic (SAC) and full-anechoic (FAC) chambers |
| 10 m and 3 m reverberation chambers (approx. 1000 V/m) |
| Multiple shielded chambers |
| Mobile military-grade MIL-STD-461 test facility |
| EMI receivers 9 kHz - 40 GHz |
| ESD simulator (+/- 30 kV) |
| EFT/burst generator (+/- 4.8 kV) |
| Surge generator (+/- 10 kV) |
| Conducted immunity system 9 kHz - 230 MHz |
| Magnetic field coil (1000 A/m) |
| Supplies to 400 VAC 3-phase 125 A / 60 kW, 690 V 3-phase AC, 1100 V DC |
| Signal interfaces: Ethernet, VGA, DVI, USB, HDMI, CAN, RS232 |
| Climatic chambers |
| Technical audiology laboratory |
