UL DQS India, the Indian subsidiary of DQS Holdings GmBH has awarded IEC 61340-5-1 certification to BARCO Electronics today. This is the first time a company in India has been awarded this certificate. The purpose of this standard is to provide the administrative and technical requirements for establishing, implementing and maintaining an ESD control program.
IEC 61340-5-1 focuses on the requirements for an ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) control program. The standard applies to activities that manufacture, process, assemble, install, package, label, service, test, inspect, transport or otherwise handle electrical or electronic parts, assemblies and equipment susceptible to damage by electrostatic discharges greater than or equal to 100 V human body model (HBM).
“We are indeed happy to announce the certification of IEC 61340-5-1 to BARCO Electronics. This is a first in India for any certification body and second only for UL DQS for the said certification. This version of IEC 61340-5-1 has been aligned with other major ESD control program standards used throughout the world. Taking advantage of this alignment, BARCO is very unique to be certified for both ANSI ESD S20:20 – 2007 as well as IEC 61340-5-1 Standards, said Dr K Murugan, CEO & MD, UL DQS India.
“We have successfully completed the audit of BARCO Electronics and are glad to award this certification to the company. This is a well deserved certification received by BARCO as they have met all the necessary requirements and standards.” said Mr Krishna Kamath – Head Aerospace Practise, UL DQS India, who was the lead auditor for the audit conducted at the Noida Plant of Barco Electronics.
About UL DQS India
UL DQS India is the Indian Operation of UL DQS, which is a merger of UL Inc of USA and DQS of Germany, with over 47000 certified sites and presence in more than 100 countries globally. UL DQS India is head-quartered out of Bangalore having presence with offices and auditors across India. UL DQS India provides over 70 Management System Certifications and Assessments covering a vast majority of standards and industries. Through its Knowledge Solutions Centre, UL DQS India offers Trainings, Seminars and Assessments to cover a whole lot of activities and industry standards and focuses in helping the customers with dissemination of knowledge on the subject.
About BARCO:
BARCO Electronic Systems Pvt Ltd is the Indian subsidiary of BARCO NV, and is engaged in provision of Low cost Manufacturing facility in India. Located in the Industrial suburb of Noida in Uttar Pradesh, manufactures PCBs for Medical, Industrial, Aerospace and Defence applications. The company is headquartered at Belgium. The company is certified for ISO 9001 since 2001 and ISO 14001 since 2007. The Organisation was certified for Aerospace Standards AS9100 Rev C during the Year 2012. The Management in continually ensuring the manufacturing standards meet the International Quality Requirements and implementing ESD Control program was one of such measures.
IEC 61340-5-1 focuses on the requirements for an ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) control program. The standard applies to activities that manufacture, process, assemble, install, package, label, service, test, inspect, transport or otherwise handle electrical or electronic parts, assemblies and equipment susceptible to damage by electrostatic discharges greater than or equal to 100 V human body model (HBM).
“We are indeed happy to announce the certification of IEC 61340-5-1 to BARCO Electronics. This is a first in India for any certification body and second only for UL DQS for the said certification. This version of IEC 61340-5-1 has been aligned with other major ESD control program standards used throughout the world. Taking advantage of this alignment, BARCO is very unique to be certified for both ANSI ESD S20:20 – 2007 as well as IEC 61340-5-1 Standards, said Dr K Murugan, CEO & MD, UL DQS India.
“We have successfully completed the audit of BARCO Electronics and are glad to award this certification to the company. This is a well deserved certification received by BARCO as they have met all the necessary requirements and standards.” said Mr Krishna Kamath – Head Aerospace Practise, UL DQS India, who was the lead auditor for the audit conducted at the Noida Plant of Barco Electronics.
About UL DQS India
UL DQS India is the Indian Operation of UL DQS, which is a merger of UL Inc of USA and DQS of Germany, with over 47000 certified sites and presence in more than 100 countries globally. UL DQS India is head-quartered out of Bangalore having presence with offices and auditors across India. UL DQS India provides over 70 Management System Certifications and Assessments covering a vast majority of standards and industries. Through its Knowledge Solutions Centre, UL DQS India offers Trainings, Seminars and Assessments to cover a whole lot of activities and industry standards and focuses in helping the customers with dissemination of knowledge on the subject.
About BARCO:
BARCO Electronic Systems Pvt Ltd is the Indian subsidiary of BARCO NV, and is engaged in provision of Low cost Manufacturing facility in India. Located in the Industrial suburb of Noida in Uttar Pradesh, manufactures PCBs for Medical, Industrial, Aerospace and Defence applications. The company is headquartered at Belgium. The company is certified for ISO 9001 since 2001 and ISO 14001 since 2007. The Organisation was certified for Aerospace Standards AS9100 Rev C during the Year 2012. The Management in continually ensuring the manufacturing standards meet the International Quality Requirements and implementing ESD Control program was one of such measures.
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