High-performance report

With multiplying sources of electromagnetic radiation, equipment must be designed to operate in so-called ‘noisy’ environments as well as prevent disturbance in other devices.

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing, is therefore very important for manufacturers, and standards provide vital guidelines for these processes.

Further to this, consumers are increasingly concerned with a product’s energy efficiency, and today’s manufacturers must consider how a device performs in all of its operating modes – including ‘standby’ and ‘off’, as well as to satisfy design directives. This is another area in which standards use pays dividends.

Our report High Performance, looks ahead to future opportunities in terms of both technological advances and growing markets. BSI has been working to facilitate standards developments in emergent areas like the Internet of Things (IoT), digital manufacturing and electric vehicles (EVs).