The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is an international body that issues standards on a wide range of electronics-related topics. How wide? Their mandate seems to span rules for ...

The regulation of power-based products and components is critical for design development and user safety. For decades, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has dictated how to design ...

A single global machine safety standard has been in the works for a long time and will now be a little longer. The merger of safety standards ISO 13849 and IEC 62061 into one standard, IEC/ISO 17305, ...

IEC 62443 defines procedures for implementing electronic system security in Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS). In response to the growing trend of smart industrial control systems, both ...

Electrical products use numerous components, some of which are important for protection of the product user. Isolator components are commonly used to protect/separate product users from dangerous ...

Manufacturers of medical electrical equipment are required to test to the international electrical safety standard IEC 60601 Medical Electrical Equipment, General Requirements for Safety, to ensure ...

Batteries are an essential part of many of today's high technology products. Along with the continuous development of battery technology and the increasing perfection of manufacturing techniques, ...

ISA worked with industry experts who are active on the ISA/IEC 61511 standard committee to develop three certificate exams that are designed to increase knowledge and awareness of the ISA/IEC 61511 ...

Replacing polluting fossil fuels with the light of the sun to fuel a car almost sounds too good to be true. Solar cars – electric vehicles that feature solar panels – promise to offer a low-carbon way ...

The joint ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI), SC 42, is playing a crucial role in ...