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Microtek Laboratories Signs UL Preferred Partner Agreement
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Mar. 20 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Enhanced services for PCB manufacturers will help them get to market quickly
and economically
Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in product safety testing and
certification, announced today that Microtek Laboratories, a provider of engineering
and testing services, has signed a Preferred Partner Agreement with UL. The signing
of the Agreement with Microtek expands UL's services for printed circuit boards
(PCBs) and provides PCB manufacturers with comprehensive conformance testing and
certification services.
"The Preferred Partner Program will enable PCB manufacturers to work seamlessly
between UL and Microtek to receive a complete suite of services required to get to
market quickly and economically," said Truda Chow, PCB business development manager,
UL High-Tech Industry. "By partnering with Microtek, UL can offer solutions for China
market access and performance evaluations."
The Preferred Partner Program covers testing under UL standards for PCBs,
including UL 94, the test for flammability of plastic materials for parts in devices
and appliances; UL 796, the test for printed wiring boards; and UL 796F, the test for
flexible materials interconnect constructions.
Through the Preferred Partner Program, PCB manufacturers working with UL can also
take advantage of extra service offerings offered by Microtek, which is the first
foreign laboratory accredited by CQC in China. The services include testing and
certification to CQC-V084 for the China market, performance and reliability testing
to various IPC standards and environmental simulation, among others.
UL has more than 50 years of experience in the field of PCBs conformity
assessment. To accommodate the quickly changing board and materials technologies,
UL's experienced engineers proactively participate in R&D, standard development and
knowledge sharing at public conferences.
About Underwriters Laboratories
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is an independent product safety certification
organization that has been testing products and writing Standards for Safety for over
a century. UL evaluates more than 19,000 types of products, components, materials and
systems annually with 20 billion UL Marks appearing on 66,000 manufacturers' products
each year. UL's worldwide family of companies and network of service providers
includes 68 laboratory, testing and certification facilities serving customers in 102
About Microtek Labs
Microtek Laboratories is registered to ISO 9001:2000, a DSCC Recognized
organization, an IPC Certified Training Facilities and acts as a UL Preferred,
Certificated Engineering and Administrative Agency for categories: ZPMV2, ZPXK2,
QMTS2, QMJU2, QMFZ2 and OCDT2. Microtek has test laboratories in Anaheim, California
and Changzhou, China. To learn about all of Microtek's capabilities and service
SOURCE: Underwriters Laboratories
CONTACT: Millicent Mak,
Manager of Global High-Tech Industry,
+852-2276-9539,
Millicent.Mak@hk.ul.com;
or Danika Kmetz of GolinHarris,
+1-312-729-4354,
dkmetz@golinharris.com,
for UL
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