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It’s back to school for intellectual property crime investigators

“Congratulations, you’re hired; and now you’re going back to school!” is the running joke when Paul Warren, director of FUSION 85©, hires a new investigator for his intellectual property…

Sep 19, 2018

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Managing for Success in the Food Industry

Food safety means more than simple bathroom signs.

Sep 19, 2018

Product Packaging Testing Helps Ensure Safe Delivery

UL’s packaging test labs help support the package development process by performing tests to assess packaging strength

Sep 19, 2018

Top 10 Reasons to Buy a UL Goniophotometer

We know you need more than just a piece of equipment, so we’ve arranged our business to add value to yours, beyond what other equipment suppliers do. We invest in relationships for the…

Sep 19, 2018

UL and AHFA Announce that Ashley Furniture, Hooker Furniture, Samson Marketing and Sauder Woodworking Have Successfully Completed the New Stability Verified Program, Making Stability Verified Furniture Easier to Identify.

UL has partnered with the American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) in creating a “Product Stability UL Verified” Mark. This Mark will help consumers identify products with stability…

Sep 14, 2018

UL’s Fremont Laboratory Now One of the Largest EMC and Wireless Testing Facilities in North America

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 13, 2018 – UL, a leading global safety science company, recently expanded the footprint of its facility in Fremont, California. to address the growing demand for…

Sep 14, 2018

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Austin Police Department puts anti-counterfeit training to work

Landlocked Austin, Texas, population 950,715, is not the place you’d expect to find a thriving trade in counterfeit products. But, according to Russ Lutey, a detective with the Austin…

Sep 11, 2018

New US & Canada Binational Standard Published for Door and Gate Operators and Systems

In May, 2017 a new binational US and Canadian Standard for garage door operators, gate operators, and similar products was published: ANSI/CAN/UL 325. This article is an update of the…

Sep 11, 2018

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Opioid addiction and the workplace: six signs to watch

The United States is awash in prescription pain medication. Oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine and fentanyl are just a few of the drugs prescribed for moderate to severe pain from…

Sep 11, 2018

Have You Heard About the Newly Released Standard by BIFMA for Occasional-Use Seating?

The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) has recently released a new safety and performance standard, BIFMA X6.4-2018 for Occasional Use Seating. The BIFMA…

Sep 10, 2018

Accelerate Your Cyber Readiness

UL recognized as NCB and CBTL for IEC 62443 – Industrial Automation and Control Systems The growth of digitization in manufacturing and critical infrastructure demands that products become…

Sep 7, 2018

Listen Now: Mitigate Cyber Risks Across the Connected Plant

Podcast: How to Build an Integrated Cybersecurity Program When it comes to cybersecurity, resources – including manpower and capital – are some of the largest factors preventing small and…

Sep 7, 2018

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The Future is Automated

Automation adds efficiency, and UL helps keep it safe Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) have been used in industrial settings for a while and, as these technologies expand into commercial…

Sep 7, 2018

UL Acquires Medical Device Usability, Medical Human Factors Business

NORTHBROOK, Ill. – September 6, 2018 – UL, a global safety science leader, announced the acquisition of Medical Device Usability, a Cambridge, UK-based human factors services business that…

Sep 6, 2018

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Biometric authentication in vogue again

Do you remember the time when business meetings were conducted in-person? A visit to the bank to make a deposit was a face-to-face transaction. Even a phone call to your friend’s home was a…

Sep 5, 2018

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Emma Pearce: The gatekeeper of safer products

In a warehouse in Manchester, England, thousands of lithium-ion batteries bearing counterfeit UL Certification Marks await shipment. While the path they may have taken to get there is…

Sep 5, 2018

UL Accelerates Internet of Things Innovation with Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Testing

NORTHBROOK, Ill., 30th August 2018 -- UL, a leading global safety science company, today announced that UL Verification Services, Inc. is the first Bluetooth Qualification Test Facility …

Sep 4, 2018

Webinar: Powder evolution and its impact on AM production

UL and LPW Technology, the market leader in the development, processing and supply of high quality metal powders and powder management products for the AM industry, introduce a new topic in…

Aug 29, 2018

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Victims of a ‘victimless’ crime

Last May, the body of a murdered man was found in a warehouse in the neighborhood of Tepito in Mexico City. The victim was known to most as ‘El Rey Pirata,’ or the ‘Pirate King’ and was a…

Aug 28, 2018

Certification Oversight & Appeals Committee launched for Tooling-U SME and UL Additive Manufacturing Professional Certification Program

UL and SME, a manufacturing association promoting the interests of manufacturing industries, introduced a Certification Oversight & Appeals Committee focused specifically on the joint…

Aug 27, 2018