Helping the World’s First Active Floor Vibration Damper Gain Global Certification

The Challenge

World-leading vibration experts developed CALMFLOOR, the world’s first patented, out-of-the-box multi-frequency active vibration control system for floors. This breakthrough technology was designed to eradicate problematic floor vibration and enhance the floor performance in sensitive environments, such as laboratories, data centres, hospitals and high-precision manufacturing sites. With an advanced pre-production prototype ready, the CALMFLOOR team prepared to launch across the UK, Europe and the USA. But as a new company, CALMFLOOR had limited experience with international compliance, but appreciated the risks associated with the following:

• Minimal internal expertise in EMC, safety standards or documentation
• Uncertainty around which regulations applied in each territory
• Lack of clarity on the cost, process and timeline of certification
• High commercial risk: without compliance, the product couldn’t legally be sold

CALMFLOOR approached Paul Mullen of Cubik EPS to help the team navigate this complex path and avoid launch delays that could stall its commercial momentum.

The Solution

Working closely with CALMFLOOR’s technical team, Paul led a structured compliance and certification process that was designed to eliminate uncertainty and reduce risk.
Here’s what that involved:

Design Review

A detailed design review was carried out to identify potential weaknesses around:

• Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) interference risks from power systems or building electronics
• Electrical Safety, including cable interfaces, enclosure strength, and control systems

This ensured issues could be fixed early, long before formal testing.

Standards Mapping

Paul worked with partner test houses to confirm the correct standards for each region (UK, EU, US), aligning CALMFLOOR’s innovative design with:

• Harmonised EU directives
• UKCA marking requirements
• US compliance under the MET authority
• CB scheme

This stage prevented the team from wasting time testing to incorrect or misaligned standards.

Pre-Compliance Testing

Using pre-compliance EMC testing, Paul helped CALMFLOOR simulate formal test conditions and understand their likelihood of passing first time, saving both time and money.

At the same time, a safety audit was conducted against the selected standards to ensure no hidden issues would derail approval.

Technical Documentation

Paul supported CALMFLOOR in compiling and producing all essential compliance documentation:

• Full Technical File
• User and Installation Manual
• Product Labelling and rating information
• Test records and component certification data

This not only supported certification, but future-proofed the process for product updates or territorial expansion.

Formal Testing and Certification

Once the documentation and design changes were complete, the system was submitted for formal EMC and safety testing at a UKAS approved test house. It passed successfully validating the entire compliance pathway.