History

• Retlif acquires Radiation Sciences, Inc. (RSI) of Harleysville, Pennsylvania, adding 15,000 square foot testing facility. Acquisition enables Retlif to offer in-house TEMPEST testing and expanded CE testing and homeland security.
• Upgrading of laboratory facilities and addition of new technical staff, Ronkonkoma, NY facility.

• Addition of a 64 cubic foot sand and dust chamber
• Addition of a EMC Partner Lightning Simulation System capable of all DO-160 test requirements including Level 5.

• Retlif's President, Walter A. Poggi, receives the ACIL Fellow Award for outstanding service to the independent testing community
• Richard Reitz elected Chairman of ACIL EMC Committee

• Retlif celebrates 25th anniversary with year-long observation. Special events include golf outing, special luncheons and recognition program

• Retlif develops the Engineering Services Division

• Addition of a Unholtz Dicky T1000 Vibration Machine and Russell Walk-In Temperature Humidity Chamber             
• Addition of two R&S Computer Controlled EMI measurement systems
• Retlif's Corporate Laboratory Manager, Richard Reitz, elected to the NACLA Board of Directors                                                          

• 2,000 sq foot expansion of Environmental Simulation Laboratory

• Retlif's President, Walter A. Poggi, elected Chairman of the American Council of Independent Laboratories.

• Retlif's President, Walter A. Poggi, receives the IEEE Region 1 Award for Developing Industry Initiatives in EMC Support International Acceptance of US Products.

• Opening Washington Regulatory Office

• Acquisition of 785 Marconi Avenue, a 4,000 square-foot building dedicated to environmental simulation testing.

• Opening of new Retlif New Hampshire location, over 4,000 square feet of testing space.

• Retlif's President, Walter A. Poggi, receives ACIL's Truesdail Award for Outstanding Service to ACIL

• Expansion of Retlif service offerings at both facilities.
• MIL-STD-461D introduction, January 1993.

• New accreditations expand scope of Retlif services, including marine fire detection.
  
• Retlif receives U.S Coast guard confirmation as approved testing facility.
  
• Strategic European alliances ensure acceptance of Retlif data in European market.
  
• Retlif receives approval and certificate attesting to EC testing capabilities in accord with quality control provisions of ISO 9000.
  
• Introduction of European community's EMC Directive, January 1992.

• Environmental services offering expanded in both new York and New Hampshire facilities.

• Extensive environmental simulation testing services are added, due to customer requests, including temperature, humidity, vibration shock and acoustic noise services.
• Ronkonkoma headquarters adds 4,000 sq. ft. of dedicated testing space.

• Technical staff expands at both Retlif facilities.
• Military EMC testing offered at Retlif New Hampshire.

• Canadian DOC approves Retlif to provide test data for Canadian product compliance.
• Retlif New Hampshire moves to new Manchester facility with 4,000 sq. ft. of dedicated testing space.
• Retlif services continue to expand within international telecommunications, EMP and ESD testing.

• Retlif service offerings expand to include FCC Part 68 telecommunications testing, electromagnetic pulse (EMP testing, and electrostatic discharge (ESD) testing.

• Ronkonkoma test facility doubles in size to 8,000 sq. ft. to accommodate continuing business expansion.
• Retlif's New Hampshire branch is born. Dedicated test facility in Manchester is over 3,000 sq. ft.
• MIL-STD-461C in effect, August 1986.

• Recognizing the need for international acceptance of test data, Retlif petitions National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop first EMC laboratory accreditation program. Resulting program developed under NVLAP Department of NIST is cornerstone of numerous international trade agreements.
• Retlif New York facility completed.
• NVLAP develops EMC laboratory accreditation program.

• Ground broken on Retlif's 4,000 sq. ft. dedicated, state-of-the-art test facility, Ronkonkoma, N.Y.

• Long Island's first computer based EMC measurement system established by Retlif, at Flowerfield facility.

• Pioneering efforts in EMC continue.
• Retlif becomes first EMC lab in American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL), bringing twelve other EMC labs with it.
• Walter Poggi, Retlif President, begins ACIL services with first of multiple posts (Chairman, EMC Subcommittee, Eastern Division; Chairman, Government Relations Committee, etc.)

• Retlif gears up to meet the surge in EMI testing. Staff expansion brings additional engineering and expertise. Retlif opens dedicated field test site.
  
• Defense industry expansion creates need for military EMC testing.
  Introduction of MIL-STD-461B, April 1980.
  

• Retlif doubles technical staff and space.

• Retlif Testing Laboratories is founded and established by Walter and Marilyn Poggi in St. James, New York. The new company chiefly provides EMC compliance testing to FCC parts 15 and 18. Retlif expands testing capabilities.
  
• Broad FCC microprocessor regulations encompassing virtually all computing devices are enacted.