An experience in product comparison for microwave ovens in Argentina

This paper describes the different stages that were necessary in testing microwave ovens for product comparison on the safety laboratory of National Institute of Industrial Technology. Although several departments of the Institute were involved in the comparison, this work will focus only on the work of one of those departments, the safety laboratory. The necessary stages were technical organization, realization and obtained results. The technical organization included the definition of the type of microwave oven used in comparison, selection of microwave power range, capacity and functionality. After that, a selection of test included in comparison was made, taking into account the critical points, the potential interests of users and the capacity of the laboratory. Then the work will explain the criteria used during the realization of tests and the challenges that laboratory should face. Finally, the obtained results were published in a final report and in a brochure friendly to consumers.