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Jan 29, 2018

UL Offers a More Complete Solution for Buyers of LSHF Cable by Issuing “Halogen Free” (HF) Safety Certification to Scapa

The use of low-smoke, halogen-free (LSHF) cables in commercial and residential building projects can help reduce equipment damage and reduce smoke toxicity. However, there remains much…

Jan 26, 2018

Six Questions: Developing an AM Industry First - The UL 3400 Facility Safety Guideline

This month we’re introducing our new “Six Questions” feature in which we’ll discuss the latest in AM as well as UL AM innovations with UL Engineering subject matter experts. Why six…

Jan 26, 2018

UL & Tooling U-SME to debut Fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing Certification at AMUG 2018

UL, a global safety science company, and Tooling U-SME, a leader in manufacturing workforce and education development, will debut the first course of their joint professional Additive…

Jan 26, 2018

UL and ARTC announce Additive Manufacturing Validation Program for Metal Powders

UL, a global safety science company, and the Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC), Asia’s first centre for test-bedding and developing manufacturing and remanufacturing…

Jan 26, 2018

UL and RICOH to introduce Tele-presence learning for Public Workshops in 2018

UL, a global safety science company, and Ricoh USA, Inc., a technology and services company, announced the public workshops under UL’s Additive Manufacturing Training program will now…

Jan 24, 2018

A new dedicated standard for access control systems for improved building access control in the United Kingdom

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Jan. 24, 2018 —The first security standard for access control equipment units in the UK has been launched to improve the safety of residential premises, including multi…

Jan 24, 2018

What Does the European Commission Announcement on the Withdrawal of the UK From the European Union Mean for the MedTech Industry?

The European Commission issued the following communication on 10th January: "Withdrawal of the United Kingdom and EU Rules in the Field of Industrial Products." This document is not…

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Jan 23, 2018

Standing Up to the Wear and Tear of Daily Events

Ballpoint pens can be dangerous - just ask Steve Hall, a technician at UL’s Softline lab in Bentonville, Ark. Small objects, such as a ballpoint pen, have been known to poke holes through a…

Jan 23, 2018

The Trouble with Cotton Sustainability

It is a global industry worth some $3 trillion, yet the textile and garment industry faces a number of formidable sustainability challenges, many of which are rooted in the supply chain.

Jan 22, 2018

PRESS RELEASE: UL issues first marketing claim verification for Optical Field of View to Visunex Medical System Co., Ltd.

UL, a global safety science organization, has issued the first UL Marketing Claim Verification and UL Verified Mark in the field of medical devices to the Ophthalmic Imaging System,…

Jan 19, 2018

IEC / UL 61730 –New Harmonized Safety Standard for PV Modules

Harmonized standards enable access to global markets. The UL 61730 harmonized PV module safety standard enables cost savings for manufacturers by testing once and leveraging the UL “record…

Jan 19, 2018

Mitigate Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

On January 3, 2018, consensus was achieved on the 2nd edition of ANSI/UL 2201 – the American National Standards Institute accredited national standard for Carbon Monoxide (CO) Emission Rate…

Jan 19, 2018

Time to Talk Advanced Inverters

With renewable energy growing in popularity and becoming a larger share of overall energy production in the United States, the network of power grids must evolve to safely respond to this…

Jan 19, 2018

UL issues first marketing claim verification for Optical Field of View to Visunex Medical System Co., Ltd.

SUZHOU CHINA, Jan. 19, 2018 — UL, a global safety science organization, has issued the first UL Marketing Claim Verification and UL Verified Mark in the field of medical devices to the…

Jan 18, 2018

We Are Thrilled to Sponsor BIFMA 360° Leadership Conference

Sponsoring 360° Leadership Conference is another great way for UL to support the goal we embrace with BIFMA to help the development of safety and performance standards, share our thought…

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Jan 16, 2018

Building Mockup Tests for Future Use

Concrete, masonry, metal and glass make up most of the exterior materials found on commercial buildings built around the world today. With an average of three years to complete and millions…

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Jan 16, 2018

Colorful Quandaries

Never miss an article , Subscribe Today! Maybe it’s a dozen towels bought at the January white sale. The color looks a little off, but is it your imagination or real? You consult your…

Jan 16, 2018

Retail Performance Testing: UL Launches a new Laboratory in Allentown, PA

As part of a continued effort to diversify the portfolio of performance testing services offered to our clients, the UL Performance team located in Allentown, PA is pleased to announce…

Jan 12, 2018

UL issues First UL 3992 performance verification of patch cords to Sentinel Connectors System

Patch cords are considered by the industry as the weakest element in a communications cabling system due to the variance in patch cord performance, resulting from inferior or sub-standard…

Jan 11, 2018

UL Brings Vast Expertise in the Creation of the First PCR for the Tire Industry

Product Category Rules (PCRs) minimize market confusion by streamlining the procedures by which products are evaluated for their environmental impacts, ensuring globally consistent data…

UL Offers a More Complete Solution for Buyers of LSHF Cable by Issuing “Halogen Free” (HF) Safety Certification to Scapa

Six Questions: Developing an AM Industry First - The UL 3400 Facility Safety Guideline

UL & Tooling U-SME to debut Fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing Certification at AMUG 2018

UL and ARTC announce Additive Manufacturing Validation Program for Metal Powders

UL and RICOH to introduce Tele-presence learning for Public Workshops in 2018

A new dedicated standard for access control systems for improved building access control in the United Kingdom

What Does the European Commission Announcement on the Withdrawal of the UK From the European Union Mean for the MedTech Industry?

Standing Up to the Wear and Tear of Daily Events

The Trouble with Cotton Sustainability

PRESS RELEASE: UL issues first marketing claim verification for Optical Field of View to Visunex Medical System Co., Ltd.

IEC / UL 61730 –New Harmonized Safety Standard for PV Modules

Mitigate Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Time to Talk Advanced Inverters

UL issues first marketing claim verification for Optical Field of View to Visunex Medical System Co., Ltd.

We Are Thrilled to Sponsor BIFMA 360° Leadership Conference

Building Mockup Tests for Future Use

Colorful Quandaries

Retail Performance Testing: UL Launches a new Laboratory in Allentown, PA

UL issues First UL 3992 performance verification of patch cords to Sentinel Connectors System

UL Brings Vast Expertise in the Creation of the First PCR for the Tire Industry

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