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Industrial Machinery and Automation

We help ensure that you are safely and securely integrating your products and equipment into industrial machines and processes, as well as on the factory floor and in end-use applications.

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Engaging with us early can help reduce risk in many aspects of compliance projects, or even projects not heading for a final certification. When you work with us, we can help enable safety across the manufacturing environment from product to factory floor.
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Supporting digital transformation in industrial machinery and automation

Manufacturers across the industrial machinery and automation sector are adopting digital transformation to enhance productivity, manage production costs and improve quality. As connectivity expands across factory automation systems, industrial equipment and end‑use applications, new considerations arise around safety, security and system performance. UL Solutions helps address these considerations through applied safety science and advisory support for evolving industrial environments. 

Addressing safety, security and performance needs

Connected industrial machines introduce potential risks related to worker safety, interoperability and cybersecurity. UL Solutions offers guidance to help manufacturers navigate these concerns while integrating industrial equipment into production lines and smart factory environments, helping reduce hazards and maintain operational efficiency.  

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Industrial machinery and equipment services

UL Solutions provides evaluation, testing and certification services for industrial equipment, machinery systems and factory automation technologies. These services support compliance with national and international requirements, enabling clearer paths to global market access and helping manufacturers meet performance, safety and interoperability objectives.

Assessment, testing and certification

Services include machine‑level assessments, on‑site evaluations, component reviews, performance testing and certification to applicable standards across the U.S., Canada and other markets. These evaluations support consistent compliance and can help limit delays during commissioning and installation.

Services for machine series and families

Panel Shop Program and certification support

Evaluating robotic systems in connected environments

Accessing certification data

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Factory machinery, conveyor

Services include machine‑level assessments, on‑site evaluations, component reviews, performance testing and certification to applicable standards across the U.S., Canada and other markets. These evaluations support consistent compliance and can help limit delays during commissioning and installation.

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Get connected with our team

Engaging with us early can help reduce risk in many aspects of compliance projects, or even projects not heading for a final certification. When you work with us, we can help enable safety across the manufacturing environment from product to factory floor.

FAQs

UL Solutions offers testing, certification and advisory services that address connectivity, interoperability, cybersecurity and functional safety considerations introduced by digital transformation across industrial machinery and automation systems.

UL Solutions supports manufacturers across a wide spectrum of machinery categories, including metalworking, material handling, packaging, compression, pressing, stamping and conveyance systems, and can evaluate machine families or individual equipment.  

Safeguarding audits evaluate machinery against applicable national and international standards and identify potential hazards related to operation, control systems and interaction with other equipment.  

Certification to UL 508A supports consistent acceptance by regulatory authorities and can help streamline compliance through guidance on appropriate component selection and panel construction.  

UL Solutions evaluates robotic systems for functional safety, cybersecurity considerations and performance, helping manufacturers integrate robots safely into automated and connected production settings.  

Manufacturers can access certification records, component details and compliance information through the Digital Marketplace for UL Certification Data, helping support informed design and purchasing decisions.  

Integrated support across connected industrial environments

UL Solutions offers expanded support across complementary industrial domains that intersect with machinery, automation and factory digital transformation. These areas reinforce safety, interoperability and operational efficiency across connected production environments.

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Instruments and controls

Instrument and control system evaluations support functional performance, interoperability and safe integration of measurement and control technologies used across industrial operations.

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Low and medium voltage distribution

Electrical distribution systems play a critical role in industrial facilities. UL Solutions provides services that address safety and compliance for low‑ and medium‑voltage equipment across automated machinery and production lines.   

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Factory commissioning support

Commissioning services assist industrial facilities with system readiness, equipment verification and compliance needs before bringing production assets online.