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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…

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Sep 11, 2018

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 10, 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 7, 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…

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Sep 7, 2018

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 6, 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…

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Sep 5, 2018

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…

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Sep 5, 2018

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 4, 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 …

Aug 31, 2018

Chemical Management in the Textile, Apparel and Footwear Industries: Good Practices

In order to develop a good chemical management in your company, one of the key element that you have to take into consideration is the knowledge of the chemical substances you are using.

Aug 31, 2018

Textile, Apparel & Footwear: Corrective and Preventive Actions for Your Chemical Management Program

Once you have implemented your chemical management programs and performed your wastewater analysis, the evaluation phase of the final results of your test report is important in order to assess the specific actions that you should take in order to achieve

Aug 31, 2018

Textile, Apparel & Footwear: How to Implement a Correct Chemical Purchasing Policy

Do you know that you can easily achieve your detox goals by developing a robust purchasing policy?

Aug 31, 2018

Textile, Apparel & Footwear: The Importance of a Chemical Management Team in Your Company

The textile, apparel and footwear industries care about chemical safety and implementing a chemical management team is an important topic for your business.

Aug 29, 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…

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Aug 28, 2018

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 27, 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

Six Questions: Laser Safety in Additive Manufacturing

In this month’s “Six Questions” feature, we’re speaking with Winn Henderson, UL Consumer Technology Senior Staff Engineer, about Laser Safety in Additive Manufacturing (AM). Winn speaks to…

Aug 27, 2018

Visit the UL team at IMTS

The UL team is looking forward to seeing you at IMTS 2018, September 10 – 15, 2018, at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. IMTS is the premier manufacturing technology show in the Northern…

Aug 24, 2018

The State of California Announces Use of UL PCR to Help Implement Buy Clean California Act (AB-262) Requirements

Following passage of AB 262, the Buy Clean California Act, in 2017, the State of California is moving quickly to implement one of the first sustainable procurement programs in the US to…

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

Opioid addiction and the workplace: six signs to watch

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

Accelerate Your Cyber Readiness

Listen Now: Mitigate Cyber Risks Across the Connected Plant

The Future is Automated

UL Acquires Medical Device Usability, Medical Human Factors Business

Biometric authentication in vogue again

Emma Pearce: The gatekeeper of safer products

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

Chemical Management in the Textile, Apparel and Footwear Industries: Good Practices

Textile, Apparel & Footwear: Corrective and Preventive Actions for Your Chemical Management Program

Textile, Apparel & Footwear: How to Implement a Correct Chemical Purchasing Policy

Textile, Apparel & Footwear: The Importance of a Chemical Management Team in Your Company

Webinar: Powder evolution and its impact on AM production

Victims of a ‘victimless’ crime

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

Six Questions: Laser Safety in Additive Manufacturing

Visit the UL team at IMTS

The State of California Announces Use of UL PCR to Help Implement Buy Clean California Act (AB-262) Requirements

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