Fremont To Welcome UL's New EMC And Wireless Testing Facility
Largest site of its kind in North America to help Silicon Valley companies get innovative products and solutions to market faster
WHAT: On May 31, Fremont, Calif. will welcome the opening of
UL's new EMC and wireless testing and certification
laboratory in Fremont. The facility, the largest of
its kind in North America, will increase testing
capacity to address the growing demand in the
automotive, medical device, lighting, appliance,
information technology equipment and IoT device
sectors for EMC and wireless testing and
certification services and help companies in these
sectors bring their products to market faster.
UL, a leading global safety science company, will open
the 39,000 square-foot state-of-the-art EMC
(electromagnetic) and wireless testing and
certification laboratory and host a ribbon-cutting
ceremony at its campus in Fremont.
WHO: The following business and government leaders will be
part of the program:
-- Ghislain Devouge, global vice president and general
manager, consumer technology, UL
-- Wyatt Brannan, senior director and general manager,
North America, consumer technology, UL
-- Fremont Vice Mayor Raj Salwan
-- Andrae Wara-Macapinlac, senior district
representative, Office of State Senator Bob
Wieckowski, District 10
-- UL customer company leaders (invited)
More than 250 confirmed guests, including
technologists, developers and manufacturers, will be
in attendance
WHEN:
Friday, May 31
11 a.m.
Check-in; tours and lunch begin
Noon
Program
12:20
Press Q&A
12:25
Ribbon-cutting ceremony
12:30
Lunch and tours continue
12:30
Entertainment by Bay Area band, Hootenanny, begins
4:00
Event ends
WHERE: UL , Building 4, 47658 Kato Rd. Fremont, Calif.
Additional parking is available at the UL's main
entrance, 47173 Benicia St.
BACKGROUND:
Part of Silicon Valley's innovation ecosystem, UL's Fremont campus specializes in helping manufacturers prepare their product for testing, and understanding and meeting the necessary regulatory requirements for EMC and wireless, radio performance, radio frequency (RF) exposure and safety, including 5G. Employing more than 300 UL team members, the expanded facility offers significant testing capacity and capability, automated data collection, custom-designed test chambers and immediate access to technical experts across a multitude of disciplines. The addition of a 10-meter semi-anechoic chamber to the Fremont location provides convenience and capability for design engineers and product developers in the local area to work with UL as a partner throughout every step of the process of getting products to market, from sending prototypes, to witnessing testing and getting real-time reports, and addressing compliance issues before production.
Contacts
Steven Brewster
415.577.8851
steven.brewster@ul.com
Peyton Zylke
630.333.8627
peyton.zylke@ul.com
/PRNewswire -- May 30, 2019/
SOURCE UL
