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MIL-STD AND RTCA DESIGN FOR TESTING EMI CLASS

RTCA & Military EMI/EMC Design & Standards Seminar
Hilton Hotel, Northbrook, IL
Class has been Cancelled for the following dates:
July 21, 22, 25 & 26, 2005
Check back here or call us for rescheduled dates.

D.L.S. Electronic Systems, Inc., in conjunction with Elya Joffe, will be offering for the first time ever, a Mil Std and RTCA design seminar for products that meet both Mil 461E and RTCA DO160E requirements. This new seminar will be taught by Elya Joffe, world renowned IEEE EMC Society Distinguished Lecturer and Jack Prawica, a certified NARTE engineer and D.L.S. lab manager with 13 years experience in EMI/EMC testing. Learn about Military and RTCA standards, testing, and design, including an introduction to the requirements, demonstrations of testing, videos, in-depth discussion of the design considerations needed to meet the standards and a visit to one of the world's largest EMI/EMC testing laboratories.

You have been asking for this class for some time. We have now made it happen!

The seminar will cover:
Mil Std 461 and RTCA DO-160 Standards
An overview of Mil 464 EMC will be discussed
The basics of EMI/EMC
Details on the tests and how they are performed
Product design to meet the EMI test requirements

Class Goal:
To inform you of what requirements you need to meet and how you will go about meeting them.
When you leave this seminar, you should be ready to lead a design team with a high degree of confidence that your products will meet the EMI/EMC requirements of Mil Std 461 & 464 and RTCA DO-160.
A certificate of PDH (Professional Development Hours) will be issued to all participants.

Who should attend?
The seminar is intended for equipment and systems design, development and project personnel active in the formulation and application of the EMC requirements from the module equipment to the platform level. This would include those involved in the procurement, specification and installation process.
We know this class will help you design a more cost effective product.

Included with the seminar/workshop:

A combination of PowerPoint slides, video, computer programs and live presentations to help you learn in multiple ways.
Worksheet and step-by-step examples of how to design a product to meet the various Military and RTCA requirements.
Large workbook of the slides used in class.
A CD containing supplemental material, including a copy of Mil Std 461 and 462. (Note: RTCA standards are copyrighted and cannot be included.)
Specific sample problems and calculations.
Instructors and a coordinator with a combined experience of 70+ years in Electrical and EMC Design and Testing.
A free product review, where we will apply the ideas of the class one-on-one to your own product. If you don't have a product, we can talk about ideas for future products. Confidentiality agreements are available for your convenience.
Lunch each day.

Example:
Taking a test requirement and seeing how design concepts come into play.

CE102 is a power line EMI requirement, for control of emissions on the power leads. To meet CE102, one must design a filter and it must be incorporated into the product such that its effect is not compromised.

What to bring:
1. Your desire to learn
2. Calculator
3. A laptop running Word, Adobe Acrobat and Excel. (A laptop is useful, but not required.)

Seminar/Workshop format:
7:30 am Thursday - Registration
8:00-4:30 - Class lecture and discussion
12:00-1:00 - Lunch
Wear casual business attire. Prepare for moderate temperature variation in the room.

Free 45-Minute Product Review offered July 23 or 27:
Bring drawings, block diagrams, data, schematics or the product itself, if it is small enough to handle, and sit down with an EMC engineer for 45 minutes to discuss one-on-one your own company's product. (For larger products, call D.L.S. at 847-537-6400 to make possible arrangements.) Apply what you have just learned to your own product and have potential product pitfalls explained by Donald L. Sweeney or one of his associates.

What's a FREE product review?
You will sit down with an EMC engineer and discuss your own company's product, with the added knowledge and understanding you have just learned. One class member said after his product review, "I would not have understood many of the items you pointed out I needed to change, had I not had the class beforehand. I can now go back and make changes to my product with the confidence I will do it right!"
Time slots will be assigned when you register, so call 847-537-6400 today to reserve your place.

Instructors

Elya B. Joffe is the VP for Engineering at K.T.M. Project Engineering, Kfar-Sava, Israel, currently holding a position of the V.P. of engineering and works as a Senior EMC engineering specialist and consultant. Elya has over 20 years of EMC experience in government and industry. He is actively involved in the EMC design of commercial and defense systems, from circuits to full platforms. His work covers various fields in the discipline of EMC, such as NEMP and Lightning Protection design. Elya is a Senior Member of the IEEE, a member of the Board of Directors of the EMC Society, and chairs several committees. He is also a registered Professional Engineer and a NARTE-Certified EMC and ESD Control Engineer.

Jack Prawica is the manager of D.L.S. Electronic Systems Inc., an EMC testing laboratory in Wheeling, IL. He is a graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology with over 13 years of EMC testing and problem solving experience. He is responsible for the daily operations of the lab as well as its support staff.

He deals with the daily, hands-on operation of the labs from assisting engineers and customers with solving EMI/EMC problems to developing and supporting the testing procedures and calibrating of the various labs for FCC emissions to high level radiated susceptibility/immunity testing and lightning pin injection.

Class Coordinator

Donald L. Sweeney, senior EMC Engineer, is President of D.L.S. Electronic Systems Inc. He has over 40 years experience in the EMC and electrical engineering fields. Don specializes in EMC and RFI consulting and testing. He has taught at the University of Wisconsin.

Don has served as a special consultant to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and also consults for companies worldwide. He is the founding chairman of U.S. Council of EMC Laboratories (USCEL), on the board of directors of the IEEE EMC Society, and a NARTE certified EMC Engineer.

Cost:
Four-day seminar, including handouts, CD, product review and lunches - $1495.
Special 10% discount if booked before June 15, 2005 - $1345

Lodging:
You are responsible for making lodging arrangements at the facility of your choice. To obtain the D.L.S. seminar reduced room rate at the Northbrook Hilton, 2855 N. Milwaukee Ave., Northbrook, IL, call 847-480-7500 before 6/23/05. Please advise us if you are physically challenged and require special accommodations.

Registration:
For a registration form for the class, click on http://www.dlsemc.com/class201/Registration.pdf
For questions, call 847-537-6400 and ask for Don Sweeney, Jack Black or Steve Grimes.
For a PDF copy of the D.L.S. newsletter describing this class as well as our Mil Std and RCTA testing capabilities, click on http://www.dlsemc.com/dls_newsletter/Newsletter_Volume_02.pdf
For information on other classes and other services D.L.S. offers, click on http://www.dlsemc.com
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