SITAEL S.p.A. - EMC Laboratory
About
SITAEL, Italy's largest privately held space company, opened its EMC laboratory in 2021 at its Mola di Bari site in Apulia, and it is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2018 under accreditation number 02190, with the company's UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 quality system extended to cover EMC testing in 2023. The laboratory is built around a semi-anechoic chamber sized for substantial hardware: a cylindrical test envelope 4 metres in diameter and 4 metres high, a 4 metre turntable rated to 4,000 kg, a 3 by 3 metre access door with a level platform so equipment can be rolled straight in, and measurement at both 3 and 5 metre distances across 30 MHz to 18 GHz, with remote turntable control and CCTV monitoring of the article under test. That specification reflects the parent company's own work on satellite platforms and propulsion: alongside the commercial CISPR 32 and CISPR 11 emission standards and the EN 61000-4 immunity series, the laboratory tests to ECSS-E-ST-20-07C, the European Cooperation for Space Standardization requirement for spacecraft electromagnetic compatibility, and to EN 50121-3-1 for railway rolling stock. Testing covers radiated and conducted emissions and immunity to electrostatic discharge, radiated fields, electrical fast transients, surge impulses and magnetic fields, on equipment powered from DC or single and three-phase AC supplies. The laboratory positions itself for development-stage work as much as final compliance, offering pre-compliance measurement, in-development characterisation and hands-on debugging support. Specialisations are satellite and space hardware qualification, railway rolling stock and signalling, industrial and automotive electronics, and wireless equipment.
Accreditations
| Accreditation |
|---|
| ISO/IEC 17025 |
| EMC Directive 2014/30/EU |
Testing Services
| Test Type | Applicable Standards |
|---|---|
| Radiated Emissions | CISPR 32, EN 55032, CISPR 11, EN 55011, EN 61000-6-3, EN 61000-6-4, EN 50121-3-1, ECSS-E-ST-20-07C |
| Conducted Emissions | CISPR 32, EN 55032, CISPR 11, EN 55011, EN 61000-6-3, EN 61000-6-4, ECSS-E-ST-20-07C |
| Radiated Immunity | IEC 61000-4-3, EN 61000-4-3, EN 55035, EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2, EN 50121-3-1, ECSS-E-ST-20-07C |
| Conducted Immunity | IEC 61000-4-6, EN 61000-4-6, EN 55035, EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2, ECSS-E-ST-20-07C |
| Radiated Susceptibility | ECSS-E-ST-20-07C, IEC 61000-4-3 |
| Conducted Susceptibility | ECSS-E-ST-20-07C, IEC 61000-4-6 |
| ESD | IEC 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-2 |
| EFT/Burst | IEC 61000-4-4, EN 61000-4-4 |
| Surge Immunity | IEC 61000-4-5, EN 61000-4-5 |
| Voltage Dips/Interrupts | IEC 61000-4-11, EN 61000-4-11, IEC 61000-4-29 |
| Power Frequency Magnetic Field | IEC 61000-4-8, EN 61000-4-8, ECSS-E-ST-20-07C |
| Pre-Compliance Testing | CISPR 32, CISPR 11, IEC 61000-4-3, ECSS-E-ST-20-07C, EN 50121-3-1 |
| Railway EMC | EN 50121-3-1, EN 50121-3-2 |
Certifications / Marks
| Certification |
|---|
| CE |
Industries Served
| Industry |
|---|
| Aerospace & Defense |
| Railway |
| Industrial Equipment |
| Automotive |
| Radio & Wireless |
| Telecommunications |
Major Equipment
| Equipment |
|---|
| Semi-anechoic chamber, 4 m diameter x 4 m high test envelope |
| Measurement distances of 3 m and 5 m |
| Frequency coverage 30 MHz - 18 GHz |
| Remotely controlled 4 m turntable rated to 4,000 kg |
| 3 x 3 m access door with level platform |
| CCTV test-article monitoring |
| EMI receiver |
| Spectrum analyser |
| LISN |
| CDN |
| ESD simulator |
| EFT/burst generator |
| Surge generator |
| Magnetic field coils |
| RF power amplifiers and immunity antennas |
| DC and single/three-phase AC supply benches |
