This intensive two-day course teaches practical EMC troubleshooting using cost-effective, in-house test setups.
Practical EMC Design for Product Engineers
A hands-on training course with Dr. Min Zhang and Steve Berry for engineers who want to design products that pass EMC testing earlier, with fewer late-stage surprises.
Design with EMC in mind from the first architecture decision.
This flagship two-day programme gives product design engineers a practical route through EMC design, from PCB layout and cable behaviour to filters, shielding, power electronics and robust circuit design.
It is ideal for engineers responsible for PCB design, system integration, enclosure design, or complex EMC problem solving. We recommend at least one year of design experience before attending.
Two practical steps, one stronger EMC process.
2-Day EMC Troubleshooting
Fix real EMC problems using hands-on experiments and practical bench techniques.
Start here if you are newer to EMC2-Day EMC Design
Design products that are better prepared for EMC compliance from the beginning.
Go to design course bookingPractical design decisions that affect emissions, immunity and compliance.
- Build stronger PCB stack-ups, grounding strategies and layout habits.
- Understand cable, connector and shield behaviour in real products.
- Choose and place filters with differential-mode and common-mode noise in mind.
- Reduce EMC risk in switched-mode power supplies, motor drives and high-speed circuits.
- Connect theory to demonstrations, exercises and real-world case studies.
Product teams who need EMC confidence earlier.
- Electronics and hardware design engineers
- PCB layout engineers
- Power electronics engineers
- System integration and enclosure design teams
- Validation, test and compliance engineers
Two focused days of design practice.
PCB Design, Cables and Shielding
Transmission Line Basics
- Time-domain transmission lines and step-function behaviour
- Frequency-domain behaviour, VSWR and reflections
- Cable impedance
- Common-mode impedance
PCB Layout Fundamentals
- Grounding strategies
- Near-field coupling and PCB implications
- Layer stack-up design
- Heatsinks and grounding considerations
Cables and Connectors
- Twisted-pair, ribbon cables and flexi-links
- Differential vs common-mode behaviour
- Transmission line effects
- Screened cables and screen termination techniques
- Surface transfer impedance
Shielded Enclosures
- Shielding theory and limitations
- Apertures, conductive gaskets and enclosure partitioning
- Waveguide-beyond-cutoff and wire mesh solutions
- Shielded windows and conductive coatings
- Bonding impedance, installation and maintenance best practice
Filters, Power Electronics and Advanced Design
Filters
- Insertion loss
- Differential-mode and common-mode filters
- DM to CM conversion
- Filter layout techniques
- Ferrite cores, beads, transient protection and simulation approach
SMPS and Motor Drives
- Overview of switched-mode power supplies and motor drives
- Differential-mode noise suppression
- Common-mode noise suppression
- Real-world case studies
- Simulation approach
Digital and Analog Circuit Design
- Power Distribution Network design
- Capacitor layout techniques
- Designing robust analog circuits
Throughout the programme
- Demonstrations
- Interactive quizzes
- Hands-on labs
- Case-study discussion
Deep EMC knowledge, practical power electronics experience.
Dr. Min Zhang
EMC consultant, trainer and founder of Mach One Design. Min brings academic depth and hands-on industry experience to engineers solving real EMC issues under time and budget pressure.
Steve Berry
Steve joined Mach One Design in 2026. He is a senior principal power electronics engineer with more than 38 years of experience in advanced power conversion systems, including converters, inverters, motor drives, SiC and GaN semiconductor applications, EMC and signal integrity.
His career includes senior engineering and research roles at Dyson Technology, the Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult and Emerson Control Techniques, with work spanning precision power supplies through to MW-scale systems.
Reserve a space.
Spaces are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Common question answered: “What equipment do I actually need?” — learn how effective EMC troubleshooting can be achieved without a full compliance lab.





































































































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