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UL Expands Frankfurt Laboratory to Advance Electric Vehicle Charging Safety

Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Nov. 17, 2020 – UL, a leading global safety science company, officially announced today the expansion of its Frankfurt – Neu-Isenburg facility for testing and certification of new electric vehicle (EV) charging. Representing one of the most important EV charging testing footprints in Europe, the facility addresses the growing demand for DC fast charging… read more

UL’s Modeling and Simulation Services for Certification Advance Product Safety in Industrial Automation

Press release Northbrook, Ill., Nov. 2, 2020 – UL, a leading global safety science company, today announced an industry-first modeling and simulation-based service that helps build a pathway to certification. This service helps customers employ digital modeling tools to support the certification process while delivering greater product insight, more innovative designs and reduced time to… read more

UL 3300 Outline of Investigation Helps Advance Safety of Consumer, Service and Education Robots

MYPINPAD Receives World’s First Certification for Contactless Card Payments on Mobile Devices

Data Acceptance Program Update Enables Remote Audits and Witnessed Testing

As a provider of essential services, UL remains open for business. We’ve put into place modified working arrangements under guidance from public health officials to help keep our employees, customers and communities safe as we continue to deliver critical services. While proactively evaluating our processes to meet the evolving needs of our customers, we have… read more

European market access now simpler for manufacturers of appliances burning gaseous fuels

Ballerup, Denmark, September 20, 2017 — Manufacturers of appliances that burn gaseous fuels now have a new option when seeking market access into Europe. In order to enter the European market, products must meet the Gas Appliances Directive (GAD) – 2009/142/EC. The GAD provides access to the European market for manufacturers of appliances and fittings… read more

UL and P.E.P Association Announce Mutual Recognition of Environmental Declarations to Help Manufacturers Access to Global Markets

Paris, EU, July 11, 2018 – Today, UL and the P.E.P Association (Product Environmental Profile) announced a mutual recognition agreement between the two organizations’ environmental certification programs for electrical, electronic and HVAC-R (heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, refrigeration) products. Under this agreement, manufacturers that have earned an independent third-party verified PEP ecopassport® declaration may also be granted use… read more

UL Acquires AE Performance Testing Lab

NORTHBROOK, Ill., August 24, 2017 —UL, a global safety science organization, today announced that it acquired AE Performance Testing Lab, the testing services business of AE srl – Appliances Engineering, headquartered in Varese, Italy. AE srl – Appliances Engineering will continue to operate independently as an R&D enterprise under current leadership. AE Performance Testing Lab… read more

UL and Relux Establish Agreement Enabling Lighting Manufacturers to Share Verified Photometric Product Data

New UL Verified Mark provides peace of mind to industry professionals and end users UL and Relux Informatik AG (a company focused on the development, production and marketing of lighting planning and product presentation software), today announced the signing of their agreement, based on the launch of the new UL marketing claim Verification program –… read more

Computer Modeling: Starting Fires Without Heat or Smoke