About Element Hull Medical and IoT Consumer Testing Laboratory
Element Hull is our European Medical and IoT Consumer Testing Center of Technical Excellence, located in Hull and serving a wide range of industries, including industrial, household, and laboratory equipment. In addition to its core testing capabilities, Element Hull offers advisory services such as test plans, compliance strategies, and training, as well as Global Market Access (GMA) support to help manufacturers launch products worldwide. Many manufacturers partner with Element Hull to meet complex international compliance requirements.
The laboratory is ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited by UKAS to numerous international standards, covering areas such as electrical safety, EMC, and cybersecurity. It is also accredited under the IECEE CB scheme for both Safety and EMC testing
Compliance and capabilities at Element Hull
Medical Technologies we test:
- Home healthcare equipment
- Clinical devices
- I/V devices
- Infusion Pumps
- High frequency surgical equipment
- Sterilisation equipment
- Endoscopes
- Implantable devices
- Many other medical device types. Including; useability, software and risk management evaluations
Consumer, Household, IT/Audio/Video, Industrial, Measurement, Office & Smart Technologies we test:
- IT equipment
- Communications equipment
- Smart Home devices
- Household devices
- Vending equipment
- Smart energy readers
- A/V equipment
- Audio mixing desks
- Measurement equipment
- All other electrical equipment
EMC/EMI testing:
- Radiated Susceptibility ~ 20 V/m, Frequency Range 80 MHz to 6 GHz
- Radiated Susceptibility ~ 60601-1-2: Intentional Transmitters ~ 28 V/m
- Radiated Emissions ~ 9 kHz to 40 GHz
- Two 3 meter Semi-Anechoic Chambers:
- o 2.0 (w) m x 2.1 (h) m Door, 1 metric ton Capacity Turn Table
- o 2.1 (w) m x 2.4 (h) m Door, 1 metric ton Capacity Turn Table
- Extended Ground Plane Test Beds
- AC & Telecom Port Surge, Electrical Fast Transients, and Bust Testing
- Electrostatic Discharge to 15 kV
- Commercial Product Testing - FCC, EMC Directive, CISPR, 61000-X-X
- Commercial Product Testing - VCCI-V3
- Medical Directive Testing - 60601-1-2
- Other customer standards as requested
Electrical Safety testing:
- IEC 60335-1 - Household and Similar Electrical Appliances
- IEC 60335-2-2 - Vacuum cleaners and water- suction cleaning appliances
- IEC 60335-2-23 - Skin or Hair Care Appliances
- IEC 60335-2-29 - Battery chargers
- IEC 60335-2-67 - Floor treatment machines for commercial use
- IEC 60335-2-68 - Spray extraction machines, for commercial use
- IEC 60335-2-69 - Wet and dry vacuum cleaners, including power brush, for commercial use
- IEC 60335-2-72 - Automatic machines for floor treatment for commercial use
- IEC 60335-2-75 - commercial dispensing appliances and vending machines
- IEC 60335-2-79 - High pressure cleaners and steam cleaners
- IEC 60335-2-80 - Fans
- IEC 60335-2-82 - Service and Amusement Machines
- IEC 60335-2-113 - cosmetic and beauty care appliances incorporating lasers and intense light sources
- IEC 60335-2-120 - the generation of directly inhalable aerosols
- IEC 62368-1 - Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment
- IEC 61010-1 - Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory use
- IEC 61010-2-010 - Laboratory equipment for the heating of material
- IEC 61010-2-030 - Testing and measuring circuits
- IEC 61010-2-040 - sterilizers and washer-disinfectors used to treat medical materials
- IEC 61010-2-081 - Automatic and semi- automatic laboratory equipment for analysis
- IEC 61010-2-101 - In vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical equipment
- IEC 60601-1 - Medical equipment
- IEC 60601-1-6 - Usability
- IEC 60601-1-8 - Alarm systems in medical electrical equipment
- IEC 60601-1-11 - Home Healthcare Equipment
- IEC 60601-1-12 - Emergency Medical Equipment
- IEC 60601-2-24 - Safety of Infusion Pumps
- IEC 60601-2-40 - electromyogrpahs and evoked response equipment
- IEC 60601-2-57 - non-laser light source equipment for therapeutic, diagnostic, monitoring and cosmetic use
- IEC 60601-2-83 - home light therapy equipment
- IEC 62304 - Medical device software
Environmental testing:
- Temperature/Humidity Testing
- 6 standing chambers
- 1 walk-in chambers 2.1m wide x 2.550 m high x 2.275 m deep
- Temperature ranges -65 to 200˚C
- Humidity control between 10 to 98 %rh
Electro Dynamic testing
- 3 shakers from 1245 N to 55,600 N force
- Maximum displacement of 25.4 mm
- Maximum load support 750 kg (displacement limited to 10.1 mm)
- Frequency range of 5 to 5000 Hz
Smart Technologies Testing
- Cyber security testing to CEN 18031, ETSI EN 303 645
- Matter
- ZigBee
- Smart Energy
Advisory Services:
- EMC, Radio and Safety test plans (including medical)
- CE DoC review
- Technical file review
- Compliance strategies for the global market place
- FCC SDoC review
- Gap analysis
- Training
- Compliance advice
Global Market Access (GMA):
- Testing and certification of radio devices for 190+ countries. Including FCC, ISED, MIC certification
- Testing and certification of medical devices for the global marketplace
- EMC and Safety testing/certification of devices for the global marketplace
- In country representatives where required
- Translation services
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