About Element Skelmersdale Laboratory
The Element Skelmersdale site is the home of Element’s European certification department, along with a fully equipped and accredited test laboratory for EMC and radio compatibility testing, as well as testing of products for use in explosive atmospheres. Skelmersdale is home to experts in the fields of radio equipment compatibility, electro-magnetic compatibility, products for use in explosive atmospheres, and the general safety of electrical and electronic products. The team specialises in testing and certifying general industrial, commercial, and domestic products.
Compliance and capabilities at Element Skelmersdale
Approvals, accreditations and documents
Skelmersdale FCC Recognition UK2020
Skelmersdale IECEE NCB Certificate
Skelmersdale IECEE SPTL Certificate TL668
Skelmersdale ISED Recognition 3930B
Skelmersdale ISO 17025 A2LA Certificate No 7493.04
Skelmersdale ISO 17025 A2LA Scope of Accreditation No 7493.04
Skelmersdale ISO 17025 UKAS Certificate No 0026
Skelmersdale ISO 17025 UKAS Schedule of Accreditation No 0026
Skelmersdale ISO 17065 UKAS Certificate No 0178
Skelmersdale ISO 17065 UKAS Schedule of Accreditation No 0178
Skelmersdale ISO 9001 LRQA Certificate
Skelmersdale JOSCAR Certificate
Components and materials we test at this location
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Industrial equipment we test:
- Sensors
- Alarms
- Traffic control camera systems
- Lighting
- Luminaire
- Control station
- Control panel
- Motor
- Terminal box
- HMI
- Gas detector
- Instrumentation
- Flow meter
- Process seal
- Valve
- Valve actuator
- Cable gland, Stopping plug, thread adaptor, cable entry device
- Battery cells
- Plug and socket, connectors
- Industrial computer
- Temperature sensor
- Trace heating
- Cable cleat
Consumer, IT & Industrial Devices We Test:
- IT equipment
- Communications equipment
- Smart Home devices
- Household devices
- Vending equipment
- Smart energy readers
- A/V equipment
- Measurement equipment
- All other electrical equipment
Standards tested to at this location
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EMC/EMI testing:
- Full EMC testing of products against European legislation (EMC Directive 2014/30/EU) and UK legislation (Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations SI 2016 No.1091)
- Partial testing for verification of design
- Radiated Susceptibility ~ 20 V/m, Frequency Range 80MHz to 6 GHz
- Radiated Emissions ~ 30 Hz to 110 GHz
- Two 3 meter Semi-Anechoic Chambers:
2.0 (w) m x 2.1 (h) m Door, 2 metric tone Capacity Turn Table
2.1 (w) m x 2.4 (h) m Door, 1 metric tone Capacity Turn Table - AC & Telecom Port Surge, Electrical Fast Transients, Ring-Wave, and Bust Testing
- Shielding Effectiveness, Transfer Impedance
- Electrostatic Discharge to 15 kV
Explosive atmospheres (ATEX, IECEx, Hazloc, UKEX) testing:
Protection Concepts:
- Intrinsically safe / intrinsic safety – Ex i, Ex ia, Ex ib, Ex ic – IEC 60079-11
- Flameproof / explosionproof – Ex d, Ex da, Ex db, Ex dc – IEC 60079-1
- Increased safety – Ex e, Ex be, Ex ec – IEC 60079-7
- Purged and pressurised – Ex p, Ex pxb, Ex pyb, Ex pzc – IEC 60079-2
- Encapsulated – Ex m, Ex ma, Ex mb, Ex mc – IEC 60079-18
- Dust protection by enclosure – Ex ta, Ex tb, Ex tc (formally Ex tD) – IEC 60079-31
- Optical radiation – Ex op is, Ex op pr, Ex op sh – IEC 60079-28
- Oil filled – Ex o, Ex ob, Ex oc – IEC 60079-6
- Powder filled – Ex q, Ex qb, Ex qc – IEC 60079-5
- Type n, non-sparking, non-incendive, restricted breathing, Ex n, Ex nA, Ex nC, Ex nR – IEC 60079-15
- Non-electrical – Ex h – ISO IEC 80079-36 and ISO IEC 80079-37
- Trace heating – Ex 60079-30-1 –IEC/IEEE 60079-30-1
Radio & Wireless testing:
- RFID 125 kHz, 13,56 MHz
- WiFi 2,4 GHz / 5 GHz /6 GHz
- Bluetooth, BLE, Zigbee
- Short Range Device 433 MHz, 868 MHz, 915 MHz
- Ultra-Wide Band
- Module integration testing
- Cellular integration testing
- Antenna Radiation Pattern
- Radiated Emissions ~ 30 Hz to 110 GHz
- 3-meter Semi-Anechoic Chambers:
2.0 (w) m x 2.1 (h) m Door, 1 metric Pound Capacity Turn Table - Blocking chamber
- Antenna characterisation
- AC Power Line
- Antenna Characterisation
- Cellular Module integration
- Temperature chamber –40 C to + 60 C
Ingress Protection testing:
- IP1, IP2, IP3, IP4, IP4K, IP5, IP6, IP7, IP8, IP9
- IP1X, IP2X, IP3X, IP4X, IP5X, IP6X
Environmental testing:
- Temperature/Humidity Testing
- 2 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
Certification services:
- EU EMC Directive
- UK EMC Directive
- EU Radio Equipment Directive
- UK Radio Equipment Directive
- (US) FCC Certification
- (Canada) ISED Certification
- (Japan) MIC-R and MIC-T Certification
- ATEX testing and certification
- IECEx testing and certification
- UKEX testing and certification
- USA and Canada hazardous location certification (using the Element NRTL Mark)
- Partial testing
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