Blog Archive - Electro Magnetic Applications, Inc.

From Pittsfield to the Moon

WAMC radio is spotlighting the role Electro Magnetic Applications, Inc.’s (EMA’s) Space Environment and Radiation Effects (SERE) Laboratory in Pittsfield, Mass. is contributing to NASA’s historic Artemis space missions. The story explores how advanced electromagnetic testing and analysis is helping support spacecraft reliability and performance, demonstrating how critical technical work done in the Berkshires is […]

Ansys EMC Plus & Ansys Charge Plus: 26R1 What’s New

Ansys EMC Plus and Ansys Charge Plus 2026 Release 1 (26R1) was made available in March. This will be the only release from Electro Magnetic Applications, Inc. (EMA) in 2026. “It’s a big release for us,” said EMA Lead Product Manager Kevin-Druis Merenda. “We’re pretty excited to showcase all the new capabilities that we have […]

Advancing Electric Aviation: EMA’s Collaboration with BETA Technologies

Electric aviation is moving from concept to reality with BETA Technologies at the forefront. As BETA works toward certifying its first all-electric aircraft, Electro Magnetic Applications, Inc. (EMA) is proud to contribute to the effort. EMA’s relationship with BETA dates to 2021, when EMA Chief Technology Officer Justin McKennon began supporting BETA through consulting services […]

Five Ways to Streamline Electromagnetic Simulation with EMA3D Connect

EMA3D Connect is a tool from Electro Magnetic Applications, Inc. (EMA®) for advanced data processing and visualization. 3D Connect now comes standard in Ansys EMC Plus and Ansys Charge Plus (2026 R1). It is intended to be used alongside Ansys Discovery to make completing simulation both easier and faster. 3D Connect enhances simulation through improved […]

Inside HIRF Testing: Ensuring Aircraft Safety in High-Power RF Environments

Electro Magnetic Applications, Inc. (EMA) is investing in the future of electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) engineering by training the next generation of specialists. “We’re really solving a major gap in the industry,” EMA Chief Technology Officer Justin McKennon said. “There needs to be a mechanism to transfer knowledge so that we can do more testing […]

Space Environment and Radiation Effects (SERE) chamber at EMA’s Pittsfield, Mass. lab.

Engineering Confidence in Orbit: Advanced Space-Environment Testing in the SERE Laboratory

Understanding how spacecraft hardware responds to the space environment is critical to mission success. Surface charging, electrostatic discharges, and radiation-induced material degradation can all directly influence system performance, reliability, and lifetime. Electro Magnetic Applications, Inc. (EMA) has built the Space Environment and Radiation Effects (SERE) laboratory to address these challenges through controlled, end-to-end testing of […]

Radiation hardening in an electronic device

Advancing Radiation‑Tolerant Avionics

In November 2025, Airbus grounded approximately 6,000 A320-series aircraft during the busy Thanksgiving travel period, stranding passengers worldwide. The recall came after a JetBlue A320 flying from Cancun, Mexico to New Jersey the month before experienced a flight control issue causing a sudden drop in altitude leading to an emergency landing in Florida. Tampa Fire […]

Three key components of digital twin modeling.

Production-Grade Electromagnetic Digital Twins for Predictive Insights, Cost Efficiency, and Design Accuracy

Digital twins are revolutionizing electromagnetic simulation by enabling real-time monitoring, providing predictive insights, improving design accuracy for faster development, increasing cost efficiency, and reducing risk. The origin of the digital twin concept can be traced to NASA’s Apollo missions in the 1960s, where engineers used physical replicas of spacecraft systems for troubleshooting purposes. In 2022, […]

The Power of Storytelling in Demonstrating Aerospace Compliance

When it comes to gaining aircraft certification success is about much more than simply submitting data. It is about telling a compelling story, one that not only shares results but also showcases the journey behind them. “On both military and commercial programs that means you have human beings that are having to review and accept […]

Laser induced damage threshold (LIDT) equipment.

EMA 2026: New Solutions and Services to Accelerate Product Success

Electro Magnetic Applications, Inc. (EMA) is adding new resources to its toolbox in 2026. Right now, new capabilities are in development to enhance product analysis for better performance such as: Laser Induced Damage Threshold (LIDT) testing A strontium-90 irradiator added to the SERE lab Development of pulsed current injection EMP capabilities LIDT Testing EMA CTO […]

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