Though Indian electronics exporters heaved a sigh of relief following the postponement of die EC trade restrictions low, there are still fears that export orders may dry up.
WHILE Europe continues its efforts
ID reduce electromagnetic pollution,
dw European Commission (EC) has
gritated a four-year reprieve to
mWons exporting electronic equipMonts. The Commission recently
wowded the deadline for imposing
%@&restrictions against import of
shm2rouic goods that do not adhere to
standards for electromag
interference or pollution (EMI)
md electromagnetic compatibility
MINIQ fill 1996.
However, the Indian electronics
industry still fears it will lose export
orders for telephone receivers, broadcasting equipment and other telecommunications equipment when EC-96
standards come into force. At present, India has no mandatory standards for EMI and EMC levels,
though standards have been set by
some manufacturers.
Electromagnetic pollution is common in equipment, and its increase is
proportional to the proliferation of
electronic products. The pollution
can, however, be reduced by making
design changes in sub-systems and
assemblies, and by providing shielding and packaging.
Official efforts to prevent EMI are
being steered by the Centre for
Electronics Packaging Technology
and Ergonomic Design (CEPTED), created and funded jointly by the department of electronics (DoE) and the
United Nations Development
Programme. CEPTED has been
researching the design of electronic
equipment since its formation in
1989. It also trains industry personnel
on EMI/EMC and ergonomic design.
Products certified by it are accepted
internationally. Said CEPTED joint
director Ashish Sanyal, "Our training
is geared to enable industry personnel to make design changes to reduce
EMI and increase EMC. This is the
only way we can hope to meet the
EC-96 regulations."
CEPTED has worked on more
than 250 products to reduce electromagnetic pollution. For instance,
noise separators developed by it have
removed the problem of radio broadcasts interfering with Indian
Telephone Industries phones. Said ;I
DoE adviser V P Kodali, "Although
CEPTED has made progress in the
past three years, we have decided to
extend the prbject by a year as some
of the critical components are yet to
arrive. This will not involve any
increase in project costs."
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