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The Harleysville, Pennsylvania facility has been fully assessed by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), a voluntary laboratory accreditation program administered by the US Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This multi-day, on-site assessment covered all areas of laboratory operations, both administrative and technical, in accordance with ISO/IEC Standard 17025:2005. A laboratory's fulfillment of the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 means the laboratory meets both the technical competence requirements and management system requirements that are necessary for it to consistently deliver technically valid test results and calibrations. The management system requirements in ISO/IEC 17025:2005 (Section 4) are written in language relevant to laboratory operations and meet the principles of ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems — Requirements and are aligned with its pertinent requirements.

This assessment has resulted in the Harleysville facility being granted NVLAP accreditation, NVLAP Lab Code: 200815-0. The scope of this accreditation includes, but is not limited to:

1) All test methods of MIL-Std-461 A, B, C, D, E and F
2) All EMC test methods of RTCA/DO-160 A, B, C, D, E and F
3) All relevant IEC, CISPR and EN test methods in order to support Retlif’s designation as a Conformity Assessment Body (the US equivalent of a European Notified Body) under the EMC and R&TTE Directives
4) ANSI C63.4 to support manufacturers self declaration of conformity under FCC Part 15
5) SAE J1113, Automotive EMC standards
6) AS/NZS, CNS, BSMI and BSMI standards to support manufacturers exports to APEC trading partners

This accreditation is a culmination of the efforts of many to introduce and fully implement the Retlif way in the Harleysville facility and is a testament to Retlif’s continued commitment to provide our customers with technically valid data and reports, accepted around the world.