Auto and rail transportation represent long established industries that are continually expanding and evolving. Issues of product reliability are pre-eminent which has resulted in the enactment of a host of new regulations. Both domestic U.S.A. and international regulatory agencies are rapidly adding and expanding such testing to their regulatory requirements.
Retlif Testing Laboratories is a globally renowned Strategic Compliance Organization (SCO) which is deeply involved in product compliance and reliability testing in all areas of transportation. This includes automotive testing for cars, trucks, buses, etc.
As the original Strategic Compliance Organization, Retlif has been providing independent testing, consulting and program management services, for over twenty years. The organization offers the full complement necessary to make the route to compliance smooth and cost-effective, including the industry-trained staff, capabilities, approvals and commitment to address an infinite variety of transportation testing needs.
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES
As the awareness of EMC within the automotive industry has grown, Retlif’s capabilities and involvement to meet those requirements has also expanded. Fully equipped to address the EMC standards of each of the Big Three, Retlif also provides services to all SAE and applicable International Community EN automotive standards. Retlif’s Environmental Simulation test laboratory has also kept pace with today’s changing requirements and provides a complete range of environmental simulation testing services to fulfill the requirements of even the most demanding compliance programs.
| AUTOMOTIVE SAE J551 SAE J1113 SAE J1455 SAE J1752 SAE J1812 FORD, GM, CHRYSLER CAN/CSA-C108.4 - M92 |
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE ISO 7637 - 1, 2, 3 ISO 11451 ISO 11452 CD 13766 ISO/WD 14892 ISO 10605 CISPR 12 CISPR 25 DIRECTIVE 95/54/EC |
QUALITY ASSURANCE
The fastest and most efficient route to quality assurance is through interfacing and communication. The Retlif team is structured and designed to be the interface and add meaning by eliminating the maze and deleting redundancies. Retlif EMC training seminars are available to educate all our customers. Our quality assurance program represents a comprehensive commitment to accuracy and dedication that is grounded in extensive engineering expertise and market savvy. At Retlif our quality assurance is continuous; it begins at the quotation process and continues throughout the life of a project, to the delivery of the final test report. Our results-oriented, real world programs such as Administrative Procedures, Engineering Reviews, Data Reviews, Exit Reviews and specialized report generation procedures all lead to a final product expressed as meaningful, defendable and eminently repeatable test data. Retlif quality assurance is renowned the world over.
PUBLICATIONS
Finalization of a good testing program requires not only the ability to articulate what testing was performed and how it was accomplished, but also the ability to report it clearly, concisely and completely. Each Retlif testing facility maintains a dedicated Publications Department for precisely this purpose. Based on both military and industry guidelines, Retlif’s test reports, test procedures and test plans consistently receive the highest marks for their clarity and attention to detail. Documentation is our final product and we create it with precisely the same care and dedication that fine manufacturers put into the products they produce.