

The reverse is also true if our product during operation emits or radiates high levels of electromagnetic energy that can cause interference with other customer devices. This scenario paints a good example of why it is important, and required, to meet various product standards to sell a product globally. The last thing any original equipment manufacturer (OEM) wants to hear is that their product caused damage to a customer’s facility, or even worse, someone got hurt. What are the risks? What are the product reputation impacts if something goes wrong with the robot in this customer’s application? Related Resourcesįigure 1 - Scenario Depiction of Possible EMC Product Interference from MRI Machines In this scenario, let’s consider what would happen if this product was not designed to be robust enough to mitigate possible electromagnetic energy interference being radiated from the MRI machines.
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CE, FCC, RCM, IC, etc.).Ĭonsider a scenario (see Figure 1) where our autonomous cleaning robot is cleaning in a hospital hallway moving past a room full of MRI machines that are in operation.

The robots are sold globally in multiple countries, so to sell a product around the world today means EMC compliance testing must be done for multiple countries or regions to meet multiple regulatory standards (e.g. It contains 7 motors, over 50 sensors, multiple PCBAs, and wire harnesses. Our robot is designed to clean around 40,000 square feet on a single battery charge. At Diversey, we develop fully autonomous cleaning robots for spaces such as schools, airports, hospitals, warehouses, and other areas.
