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A presentation for

A presentation for. Energy Star Ceiling Fan Industry Meeting. World Trade Center, Dallas, Texas. June 24, 2002. ITS Global Network. Largest product and commodities testing organization in the world More than 2 million annual inspections, certifications, and tests performed worldwide

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  1. A presentation for Energy Star Ceiling Fan Industry Meeting World Trade Center, Dallas, Texas June 24, 2002

  2. ITS Global Network • Largest product and commodities testing organization in the world • More than 2 million annual inspections, certifications, and tests performed worldwide • 254 laboratories around the world • 504 offices in 99 countries • More than 10,400 employees worldwide • Publicly offered on the London Stock Exchange

  3. Over 100 Years of History • Founded by Thomas Edison in 1896 to verify light bulbs his company was manufacturing • Expanded into performance testing of a broad spectrum of manufactured goods • First product certification program was developed with Certified Ballast Manufacturers (CBM) in 1941

  4. NRTL Accreditation - What It Is • NRTL accreditation is the benchmark for excellence for product safety certification laboratories in the United States. • Laboratories are accredited by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 5 years, and then audited by OSHA for continued accreditation. • An NRTL must be qualified both to test products and to certify products. • Certification includes periodic factory audits to assure that manufacturers continue to produce products in accordance with the factory audit manual.

  5. Services Available at ITS Cortland Include:Time to Market - One Stop Shopping - All Services in One Location • Noise - our Acoustical department offers a fully qualified 470 cu. meter reverberation room and hemi anechoic chamber • Airflow - per Energy Star specification, AMCA, HVI • Electrical Safety - testing conducted in accordance with UL 507 • R & D - failure analysis, life cycle, product comparison, durability

  6. Energy Star Testing of Lighting Products • NVLAP Accredited Photometric Testing Laboratory • Regularly perform all lamp and ballast tests as required by Energy Star, including fixtures, traffic signals, & Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) • For Energy Star Testing of Lighting Products: • All lamp and ballast combinations must be tested • Typical turnaround 3-4 weeks Life Testing at our Cortland, NY Facility Contact Todd Straka, Sr. Account Manager, for pricing: 607-758-6280 or tstraka@etlsemko.com

  7. Cortland, NY Facility • 160,000 square-foot facility on 45 acres in Upstate New York • 250 engineers, technicians, managers, and administrative staff • Facility runs 24 hours/day, 7 days/week • Several one-of-a-kind test facilities • Test facility design and construction specialists

  8. Cortland Ceiling Fan Test Facility

  9. Ensuring Prompt and Accurate Testing and Reporting • Submit new products complete with correct model number and manual • Use shipping label that was provided or reference quote number on box • Runtime: all samples should be new, unused product. Additional runtime, other than what is already established can effect results • Failed units, must submit new sample for re-test light kits must be attached

  10. Thank you!

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