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A guide to E marking & bulb quality BEYOND E MARKING n The E mark is only one part of the specification and even if the product appears to be correctly marked it may not meet the standards. n Ring Automotive has identified many supposedly approved bulbs as being counterfeit - simply poor copies of genuine bulbs. n The E mark is no guarantee of quality, the performance of the bulb is the real test. That’s why Ring Automotive has invested in its own quality assurance laboratories in the UK. No other bulb supplier in the UK has made the investment nor has the range of equipment at its disposal.  Ring Automotive has full facilities to test to ECE Regulation 37, including: 1. Overall light output and colour temperature in its integrated sphere photometer 2. Voltage and wattage 3. Geometry via shadow graph 4. Physical dimensions 5. Beam pattern in a 10m dark room using the latest image capturing technology detecting over 1.5 million light readings per test. ADDITIONAL RING AUTOMOTIVE TESTING Life testing is not part of ECE Regulation 37 but an integral part of determining the quality of Ring Automotive bulbs compared to other products in the marketplace. Vibration testing, is again, not part of ECE Regulation 37 but an integral part of determining the quality of Ring Automotive bulbs compared to other products in the marketplace. With all this in place Ring Automotive can be confident only the highest quality of bulbs are offered. No other UK bulb supplier can make the same confident claim. Bulb life testing QUALITY ASSURANCE With nearly fourty years experience in the manufacture and distribution of automotive lighting, Ring Automotive’s commitment to quality is second to none. Through major investments in test equipment and fully qualified staff, Ring Automotive has created a Quality Assurance Department that is at the forefront of the Automotive Lighting Market. Ring Automotive recognises quality is of the utmost importance in helping to ensure customer satisfaction and with this in mind Ring Automotive’s Quality Assurance Department carries out stringent quality control procedures on a continuous basis.