When a company makes a claim that a product is compliant with a certain standard or specification, they are indicating that their product can meet that standard but was never formally tested by a third party certified testing company. Claiming compliance without ever having conducted formal testing calls into question the validity of the supplier's quality claims.

When a company claims a product is certified, it means the product has undergone formal conformance testing by a certified third-party testing facility. When compliance testing has been performed by a reputable testing company, products that have passed the tests will have a record of test reports and associated certificates associated the compliance tests. Our compliance certificates are available upon request.

ISO-9001 is an internationally recognized quality management standard that is internally and externally audited by a certifying organization. ISO-9001 is not a product compliance standard, but an organizational quality management standard. It ensures that the company that is certified as ISO-9001 compliant has demonstrated their ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer expectations; product quality is assured; and regulatory requirements have been met. EthoSwitch is committed to our ISO-9001:2015 quality management system. Our certifying company, TUV Rheinland of America, a world class compliance certifier known for their rigorous and comprehensive certifying requirements, audits and certifies EthoSwitch on an annual basis. Our ISO-9001 compliance certificate by TUV Rheinland of America is available upon request. For more information on ISO-9001, please see our ISO-9001 or reference the IEE ISO-9001:2015 Standard.

CE is a European Union (EU) safety standard that indicates conformity with health, safety, and environmental protection standards for products sold within the European Union. EthoSwitch's products meet the CE standard. Once certified, the CE mark must be displayed on the product being sold in the EU. All our products have been CE tested and certified by a reputable third-party certifying company. Our CE compliance certificates are available upon request.

A FCC conformance certificate is a declaration of conformity ensuring that electronic products manufactured or sold in the United States meet the electro-magnetic interference requirements defined by the Federal Communications Commission. All our products have been FCC conformance tested and certified by a reputable third-party certifying company. Our FCC compliance certificates are available upon request.

A RoHS conformance certificate is a European Union (EU) safety standard that indicates conformity with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) standard. RoHS, also known as Directive 2011/65/EU, originated in the EU and restricts the use of specific hazardous materials found in electrical and electronic products. RoHS-2 is the newest and latest revision of RoHS. Products sold to the EU must meet RoHS compliance requirements. All our products have been tested and certified to be compliant with RoHS-2 by a reputable third-party certifying company. Our RoHS compliance certificates are available upon request.

A REACH conformance certificate is a European Union (EU) safety standard that indicates conformity with the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) standard. REACH regulates the production and use of chemical substances, and their potential impacts on both health and the environment. REACH is not required by the EU, but many companies have adopted the standard and require compliance with it. All our products have been tested and certified as REACH compliant by a reputable third-party certifying company. Our REACH compliance certificates are available upon request.

A UL (Underwriters Laboratory) conformance certificate and listing certify that a product has undergone UL's published standards for safety testing. Our products are currently pending UL certification, which typically takes 8 months to complete. UL approval is not required for our Industrial Ethernet Switches to be sold in the United States. However, many large companies will not buy equipment that has not passed UL's safety tests. Although, some of our products are not yet UL listed, all our products meet UL regulatory requirements. (Note that our DC voltage powered products do not require UL testing.) The optional AC voltage power adapters that are used with our products are UL certified and listed. Once our products have completed UL testing, UL compliance certificates and listings will be available upon request.

A cUL (Underwriters Laboratory) conformance certificate and listing certify that a product and has undergone UL's published standards for safety tests in accordance with Canada's Electrical Code. Our products are currently pending cUL certification, which typically takes 8 months to complete. cUL approval is not required for our Industrial Ethernet Switches to be sold in Canada. However, many large companies will not buy equipment that has not passed cUL's safety tests. Although, some of our products are not yet cUL listed, all our products meet cUL regulatory requirements. (Note that our DC voltage powered products do not require cUL testing.) The optional AC voltage power adapters that are used with our products are cUL certified and listed. Once our products have completed cUL testing, cUL compliance certificates and listings will be available upon request.

The CSA (Canadian Standards Association) conformance certificate is a Canadian third-party testing certification that a product is compliant with Canadian standards for safety. We will not be CSA certifying our products but instead will use UL's CSA equivalent certification, cUL. Our products are currently pending cUL certification, which typically takes 8 months to complete. CSA or cUL approval is not required for our Industrial Ethernet Switches to be sold in Canada. However, many large companies will not buy equipment that has not passed CSA's or cUL's safety tests. Although some of our products are not yet cUL listed, all our products meet cUL regulatory requirements. (Note that our DC voltage powered products do not require cUL testing.) The optional AC voltage power adapters that are used with our products are cUL certified and listed. Once our products have completed cUL testing, cUL compliance certificates and listings will be available upon request.

UL (Underwriters Laboratory) in the US performs cUL Canadian Safety testing, which is CSA approved to Canadian standards. (Hence 'c' in front of the UL listing.) cUL certification is essentially the same as CSA certification, and is approved for use in Canada. If you acquire the cUL file number ID of the product in which you are interested, please go to www.ul.com and search their database using our file ID number. EthoSwitch's manufacturer's file will download the details of the manufacturing process used for the product, along with the CSA standard applied in its manufacture. This documents that we are providing product that is safe for use in Canada in accordance with CSA standards.

EthoSwitch's Industrial Ethernet Switches are ruggedized and tested to a variety of environmental testing standards. Vibration testing is performed to standard IEC60068-2-6, which consists of subjecting our Ethernet switches to sinusoidal vibrations over a given frequency range for a given time period, and at discrete frequencies for a given time period. The testing aims to determine the critical vibrational frequencies that affect product performance. Products must function during the vibration tests, as well as after testing has been completed. Vibration test reports are available upon request.

EthoSwitch's Industrial Ethernet Switches are ruggedized and tested to a variety of environmental testing standards. Free Fall testing is performed to the IEC60068-2-32 standard. Free Fall testing consists of two procedures: (1) two simulated falls from a specified attitude onto a specified surface from a specified height, and (2) repeated simulated falls onto a specified surface from a specified height. Free Fall test reports are available upon request.

EthoSwitch's Industrial Ethernet Switches are ruggedized and tested to a variety of environmental testing standards. Shock testing is performed to the IEC60068-2-27 standard. Shock testing provides a procedure for determining the ability of a product to withstand specified severities of both non-repetitive and repetitive electrical shocks to determine whether there is a mechanical weakness or degradation in performance caused by the shocks. To prevent electrical static shocks to our products, our ISO 9001:2015 quality management procedure requires that products not be handled once they have been packaged by manufacturing. Shock testing test reports are available upon request.

EthoSwitch's Industrial Ethernet Switches are ruggedized and tested to a variety of environmental testing standards. Thermal shock testing is performed to ensure the reliability of our switches under thermal stress conditions by determining the ability of a product to withstand sudden changes in temperature from the lowest specified temperature to the highest specified temperature in rapid repetition. Product thermal shock testing reports are available upon request.