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Last chance! UL’s AM Quality & Safety Workshop at The QUALITY Show

In collaboration with The QUALITY Show, UL will be offering the half day workshop, Managing Quality & Safety in Additive Manufacturing, on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at the Donald E…

Oct 18, 2017

UL AM Training available in the Middle East

UL AM training courses are coming to Dubai and Saudi Arabia in late October. A new workshop, Introduction to Additive Manufacturing & Industry Applications Awareness, will be presented…

Oct 18, 2017

UL enhanced Follow-up Service Program - Termination List Update

The following termination list is updated on September 11th, 2018. CCN-File MFR Name (English) MFR Name (Chinese) AVLV2-E474145 AVLV2-E476204 Guangzhou City Zhong Chu Electronic…

Oct 18, 2017

UL Hosts AM Plastics Workshop Focused on Material & Part Acceptance

UL brought together AM material suppliers, end-product manufacturers, service bureaus, software providers, and equipment manufacturers on Tuesday, October 3, to discuss how to accelerate…

Oct 18, 2017

Rebuilding after a storm

First, Hurricane Harvey brought record-breaking rain throughout the Texas coastal region. Then, Hurricane Irma and Maria’s winds toppled structures like twigs, eradicating swathes of homes…

Oct 17, 2017

The evolution of fire

Fifty years ago, the materials used to furnish and decorate a home were comprised of wood, wool, cotton and steel. Houses were generally smaller with compartmentalized rooms and lower…

Oct 17, 2017

UL Announces Collaboration with OCS Group

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Oct 17, 2017

Heat Pump Performance Claims now Independently Corroborated

UL has issued first marketing claim verification for heat pump performance to Zhuhai Gree Electric Appliance Co., Ltd NORTHBROOK, Ill., October 10, 2017 — When making product purchasing…

Oct 13, 2017

RECORDED WEBINAR: Deep Dive into the impact of the changes to the EU Medical Device Regulations - A Notified Body Point of View

This webinar was delivered live on 12th Oct 2017. The European Commission has recently published the new Medical Device Regulations which introduce new and more extensive requirements on…

Oct 13, 2017

UL Launches Wellness Certification for Products

MARIETTA, Ga., November 2, 2017 – With the global rise of obesity, disease, inactivity, asthma and depression, the critical importance of wellness is coming into focus. At a time when…

Oct 12, 2017

UL Launches Wellness Certification to Demonstrate Products’ Compliance with WELL Building Standard

MARIETTA, Ga., October 12, 2017 – With the global rise of obesity, disease, inactivity, asthma and depression, the critical importance of wellness is coming into focus. At a time when…

Oct 12, 2017

10 tips for fire safety week

National Fire Prevention Week is observed annually in the United States (U.S.) and Canada around the week of October 9. Sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the…

Oct 10, 2017

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I’m EMV compliant… now, what’s next?

It’s been two years since the Europay, Mastercard and Visa (EMV) fraud liability shift from banks to merchants took hold in the United States, driving a surge in the number of merchants to…

Oct 10, 2017

UL has issued first marketing claim verification for heat pump performance to Zhuhai Gree Electric Appliance Co., Ltd

When making product purchasing decisions, it’s important to have confidence that a product will perform as claimed. For specifiers and purchasers of heat pumps – devices that are capable of…

Oct 10, 2017

A Mind for Numbers, a Heart for Safety

While it’s no surprise an engineer-by-trade would possess a knack for numbers, UL’s Dr. Pravinray Gandhi’s view of them was changed in an unexpected way – through words. In the early 2000s…

Oct 3, 2017

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Bringing clarity to the safety of cabling: UL Issues “Low Smoke Halogen Free” (LSHF) Safety Certification to 3M’s AWM for Global Market

UL has recently issued a “Low Smoke Halogen Free” (LSHF) safety certification to 3M for Appliance Wiring Material (AWM) Styles 22088 and 22089 flat ribbon cable sold under the name 3M™…

Oct 3, 2017

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Sensing the Future of Building Design

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the air we breathe inside can be two to five times more polluted than the air outside, ranking indoor air pollutants among the…

Oct 3, 2017

WireTalk, 2017, October

In order to keep pace with the rapidly evolving industry, UL’s Wire & Cable division has realigned its focus to meet the needs of customers and key stakeholders.

Oct 1, 2017

RECORDED WEBINAR: Writing HFE Reports for Submission to FDA

Since the late 1990s, FDA has expected Class II and III medical device manufacturers to apply human factors engineering (HFE) comprehensively to help reduce the chance of harm due to use…

Sep 28, 2017

Powering up safely

The rapid increase in the power required to charge and power mobile devices, such as laptop computers, tablets, mobile phones and power banks, has led to increasing reports of damage, smoke…

Sep 26, 2017