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      <title>SGS Tecnos becomes member of the CB scheme</title>
      <description>SGS Tecnos can operate as a CB Testing Laboratory under the responsibility of SGS Belgium - Division SGS Cebec as National Certification Body and can carry out testing within the CB Scheme</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Zurich University visits SGS Guangzhou</title>
      <description>During the visit, the staff made a general introduction of SGS as well as its development in China, and allowed the group to visit various product test laboratories</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>New UK RoHS testing facility goes live</title>
      <description>Full spectrum of services from the total analytical chemistry testing ensuring compliance to the RoHS Directive, through to a screening service using state of the art electronic surveillance tools</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>SGS Institut Fresenius in strategic QC partnership</title>
      <description>SGS IF has extended its portfolio for laboratory analysis along the supply chain of high tech industry clients: by outsourcing the analytical quality assurance of Advanced Mask Technology Center</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Near-field goniophotometer for photometric measure</title>
      <description>With an experience of almost eight decades in testing lamps and luminaires, SGS Fimko offers a wide range of photometric testing services</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>New electrical EU standards on medical devices</title>
      <description>Spotting the new standards in medical devices is not an easy task as they are not identified as new in the list of all electrical standards included in the Medical Devices Directive</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>First 10m semi-anechoic chamber in China</title>
      <description>SGS-CSTC Guangzhou has built the first commercial 10m long semi-anechoic chamber in China to provide accurate and internationally recognised EMC testing services for ITE/RF/ISM manufacturers</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>New European measuring instruments directive (MID)</title>
      <description>On 30 October 2006 MID 2004/22/EC came into force, which means that measuring instruments must offer high-level metrological protection so that consumers can rely on the data they generate</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>China takes RoHS one step further than the EU</title>
      <description>The RoHS requirements in China are stricter and are based on a different principle than the self declaration concept in the European Union</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Looking for assistance in WEEE registration?</title>
      <description>Generally manufacturers, importers and distributors are required to register as WEEE producers when they put products on the EU member states market for the first time</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Stiftung Warentest focuses on PAHs and phthalates</title>
      <description>Products that used to be tested for function, cost/performance ratio and safety norms are now also tested for harmful chemical substances</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Solving semiconductor industry's analytical needs</title>
      <description>Besides its wide service portfolio, SGS Institut Fresenius focuses on some special techniques in order to correspond with developments in the semiconductor industry</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>China's OEMS: are the fruitful years already over?</title>
      <description>After the Chinese government implemented the open policy and joined WTO last century, OEM clients have enjoyed years of fruitful profit margins from low cost and high quality OEM production in China</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Using resources the right way - efficiency testing</title>
      <description>The recent focus on sustainable resources and waste has led to the implementation throughout the world of directives and regulations which restrict the use of toxic materials and control recycling</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>SGS</category>
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      <title>SGS Wireless: now Europe and US open</title>
      <description>SGS becomes the North American leader in CDMA testing by acquiring Wireless Test Systems and reinforces its market position in Europe by purchasing former 7 Layers UK</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.laboratorytalk.com/news/sgs/sgs109.html</link>
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      <title>Higher data transfer speeds with HSDPA</title>
      <description>HSDPA is now operational in the USA, South Korea, France, Bahrain, the UK and Australia, currently supporting downloading at up to 3.6Mb/s, with improvements to 10-14Mb/s in the near future</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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