TEGAM Achieves ATEX Approval Certificate
GENEVA, OH, March 15, 2011
TEGAM, Inc. has received a Product Quality Assurance Notification (PQAN) from UL Demko under Annex VII of Directive 94/9/EC (ATEX) of the European Parliament. This notification is documentation of TEGAM’s capability to manufacture products for application in potentially hazardous environments under an approved Quality System. TEGAM pursued this PQAN as part of its plan to produce the R1L-E2A microohmmeter acquired from PPM Instruments last year. TEGAM is in the process of updating the R1L-E2A Type Certificate from the older standards in the 50000 series to the newer 60079 series. According to CEO Andy Brush, “The PQAN is the first step in a plan for TEGAM to field a range of ATEX products to customers needing microohmmeters, thermometers, calibrators, and impedance meters for use in potentially hazardous environments.” To view the certificate, please visit www.tegam.com. About TEGAM Inc.: Headquartered just east of Cleveland, Ohio, TEGAM, Inc. specializes in the design, manufacture and support of a wide variety of test, measurement and calibration instruments. TEGAM is the worldwide leading manufacturer of RF power sensor calibration systems for commercial and military applications. Founded in 1979, TEGAM has developed a wide variety of measurement instrumentation and markets its products around the world through a network of technical representatives and distributors in more than 40 countries. TEGAM is internationally recognized for its offering of RF power sensor calibration systems, RF attenuation measurement systems, AC ratio standards and microohmmeters. In addition, the company’s supplies LCR meters, arbitrary waveform generators, high-voltage amplifiers, MEMS engine driver systems, handheld thermometers, humidity meters and other test and measurement solutions. TEGAM has recently introduced several new products, including the 4040A PXI instrumentation amplifier, the 1830A RF Power Meter and the PM Series RF Power Calibration Series. TEGAM is accredited by A2LA to meet the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 on Certificate Number 2018.01. For more information visit www.tegam.com or contact Kim Niznik Goff at kgoff@tegam.com.
