U.S.-Based FCC Testing for Manufacturers

FCC testing should not be treated as a one-time transaction when your company launches multiple electronic products every year.

For manufacturers with recurring development programs, the better model is a testing partner that understands your products, engineering team, documentation standards and launch schedule — and can support each project from early regulatory planning through testing and certification.

Compliance Testing provides U.S.-based FCC, EMC and RF testing from our laboratory in Mesa, Arizona. Since 1963, we have worked with electronics manufacturers to test products for U.S. and international market access.

For companies managing multiple SKUs, product families or annual launches, our goal is to become an extension of your engineering and compliance team rather than simply a laboratory you contact when a prototype is finished.

Build Compliance Into the Development Process

The most expensive compliance problems are often discovered late.

A device may reach formal testing with an emissions issue, an incorrect test configuration, incomplete documentation or a misunderstanding about which authorization procedure applies. When this happens close to launch, the cost is not limited to another day in the lab. Engineering time, production schedules, customer commitments and revenue can all be affected.

A recurring relationship allows compliance planning to begin earlier.

Our engineers can help manufacturers identify applicable FCC requirements, discuss the likely test scope, review changes between product generations and plan testing around development milestones. When appropriate, pre-compliance work can also help identify potential EMC or RF issues before formal testing begins.

The objective is simple: fewer surprises when the product reaches the lab.

U.S.-Based FCC, EMC and RF Testing

Compliance Testing supports manufacturers that need to demonstrate conformity with FCC requirements for electronic and RF devices.

Depending on the product and intended market, a program may involve areas such as:

• FCC Part 15 testing for intentional and unintentional radiators
• RF emissions and transmitter testing
• Conducted and radiated emissions
• Electromagnetic compatibility testing
• Immunity testing for applicable international programs
• RF exposure evaluation
• Pre-compliance troubleshooting
• Testing associated with product modifications or new variants
• Additional market-access testing for regions such as Canada and Europe

The exact requirements depend on the device. Before testing begins, our team can help identify the applicable standards, equipment authorization path and documentation required for the program.

Testing and TCB Certification in One Relationship

For products subject to FCC certification, testing is only part of the process.

A Telecommunications Certification Body reviews the certification application and supporting exhibits and determines whether a grant can be issued within its recognized scope.

Compliance Testing is a U.S.-based FCC-recognized TCB as well as a testing laboratory. This allows applicable projects to move from technical testing into certification review without forcing the manufacturer to build a separate relationship with another organization.

For recurring programs, that integration can make communication simpler. Questions arising during testing can be considered with the certification requirements in mind, while the manufacturer has a consistent point of contact throughout the project.

A Better Model for Recurring Testing Programs

Manufacturers with multiple products benefit from continuity.

Over time, a regular testing partner becomes familiar with your product architecture, common radio modules, enclosure designs, power configurations, engineering contacts and internal approval process. That context can make each new project easier to scope and plan.

A recurring program may also include:

Early Project Review

Discuss expected FCC and international requirements while the device is still in development.

Pre-Compliance Testing

Evaluate likely problem areas before formal certification testing, particularly when a design introduces new radios, processors, power supplies or mechanical changes.

Formal Compliance Testing

Complete the measurements and documentation required for the applicable authorization process.

Certification Support

For applicable products, coordinate the certification application through our TCB.

Product-Family Planning

Review related products, variants and future releases so compliance work is considered across the broader roadmap rather than product by product.

Why Manufacturers Choose U.S.-Based Testing

For some companies, domestic testing is primarily about communication and schedule control. For others, intellectual property, procurement requirements and supply-chain security are equally important.

Testing in the United States can make it easier to communicate directly with the engineers performing the work, ship prototypes within the country, coordinate onsite troubleshooting, and keep sensitive pre-release product information within a U.S.-based vendor relationship.

It also places your program within the domestic testing ecosystem at a time when the FCC is placing increased emphasis on the security, integrity and reciprocity of the equipment authorization process.

Industries We Support

Compliance Testing works with manufacturers across a wide range of electronic and RF product categories, including industrial equipment, IoT and connected devices, medical and healthcare technology, consumer electronics, telecommunications equipment, automotive and transportation electronics, smart devices and other products that require EMC or RF compliance.

Every program is different. The value of a long-term testing relationship is that your lab learns those differences instead of treating each project as an isolated RFQ.

Plan Your Annual Testing Program

If your company expects to launch several electronic products, variants or revisions over the next year, we can help you plan the compliance workload in advance.

Share your product roadmap, expected launch dates and target markets with our team. We can help identify likely testing requirements, certification needs and timing considerations so that compliance becomes a planned part of development rather than a last-minute gate before launch.

Discuss Your Annual Testing Program with Compliance Testing.