Today, Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in safety testing and certification, released The Increasing Complexity of Appliance Motors: The Need for New Standards to Address New Technologies, a white paper that reviews the evolution of small motor design, emerging motor protection schemes and the applicable standards for safer design and operation.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in product safety testing and certification, announced today that it has been recognized by Verizon Communications, Inc. as an Independent Test Laboratory (ITL) for its Thermal Modeling, Simulations and Test (TMST) program. UL's testing and certification services will help Verizon attempt to achieve its goal of realizing a 20 percent reduction of overall power requirements in network gear.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global leader in safety testing and certification, announced today the opening of a testing and certification facility for photovoltaic (PV) equipment in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. In addition to offering performance and safety testing services for PV equipment in Japan, the facility will provide technical support to Japanese PV equipment manufacturers as they develop their businesses and enter overseas mar...

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in product safety testing and certification, announced today that it will be the exclusive co-sponsor of Verizon Communications' Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) Conference through 2014. This year's event - Verizon's 16th annual conference - takes place Oct. 6-7 at the Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, Ariz. and will focus on the convergence of wireless and broadband networks.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in product safety testing and certification, announced today that G&M Compliance, a provider of product certification services, has signed a Preferred Partner Agreement with UL. The signing of the agreement with G&M Compliance expands UL's services for high-tech product safety certification, including global market access.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in product safety testing and certification, today announced it will once again host the Chicago White Sox's Annual Fire & Police Night on Wednesday, August 11 at U.S. Cellular Field. UL has sponsored the event since 2008, which pays respect to the thousands of Chicago fire and police professionals for their commitment to protecting the community.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in safety testing and certification, announces a new initiative to develop and launch electric vehicle installation training programs aimed at furthering the development and installation of electric vehicle charging equipment.

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), a world leader in product safety testing and certification, today announced that Gruppo Cimbali has become the first company to obtain the UL pan European Mark (UL-EU). Cimbali, a leading commercial espresso coffee and cappuccino machine maker, will be able to display the UL-EU Mark, which indicates its products comply with European (EN) safety standards.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in safety testing and certification, is developing a first-edition standard for induction power transmitters and receivers for use with low-energy products. UL 2738 applies to induction power transmitters, such as wireless battery chargers, employing magnetic induction coils that transmit energy to receiving coils in low-energy devices, such as cell phones, portable media players and global positioni...

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), a global leader in safety testing and certification, announced today that it has acquired RFI Global Services Ltd., a leading provider of testing, approval and consultancy services to the global technology market, including data security, cellular, wireless and smart card technologies. The company is a market leader in testing and certifying new generations of payment devices, including contactless cards and t...

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in safety testing and certification, today announced the establishment of revised requirements addressing the safety of lithium batteries. The requirements, issued in December 2009 as UL Subject 2591, are designed specifically for separators, the porous film that keeps the anode and cathode components of batteries apart while still allowing ions to flow between them.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in safety testing and certification, announced today that photovoltaic modules produced by an Applied Materials SunFab Thin Film LineTM are the first to qualify for UL's Master Certification Program for the solar industry. The program, introduced in 2009, is an enhanced service offering with streamlined testing and certification procedures intended to help photovoltaic (PV) module and production equi...

Today, Underwriters Laboratories (UL) released a white paper on the new industry standard for audio/video, information technology and communication technology equipment, IEC 62368-1. UL is using the paper to educate manufacturers about the standard's groundbreaking testing methods that accommodate the convergence of technology, where products have become interconnected and interchangeable; those originally designed for business have entered the h...

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a leader in product safety testing and certification services for more than 115 years, and Earth Day Network (EDN), the international non-profit environmental organization that coordinates Earth Day programs have announced a joint effort to help keep families safe and their environment healthy. As the premiere sponsor of EDN's upcoming 40th Anniversary celebration of Earth Day, UL has become the Official Safety, ...

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global leader in safety testing and certification, was recently named the exclusive Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory for The EV Project, a groundbreaking study of electric vehicle (EV) charging station infrastructure. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), a wholly owned subsidiary of ECOtality, Inc. (OTCBB: ETLE), to test and certify ...

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global leader in product safety testing and certification services, worked with Better Place, the leading electric vehicle services provider, to address the necessary safety requirements needed to help the company bring the world's first electric taxis with switchable batteries to Japan.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in product safety testing and certification, announced today that Microtek Laboratories, a provider of engineering and testing services, has signed a Preferred Partner Agreement with UL. The signing of the Agreement with Microtek expands UL’s services for printed circuit boards (PCBs) and provides PCB manufacturers with comprehensive conformance testing and certification services.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) unveiled results from its compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) safety study that found consumers may be able to use CFLs more broadly and safely than previously believed or understood. UL's CFL Safety Study found no fire or shock hazards in CFLs when used in light fixtures, lighting controllers, and switches traditionally used with incandescent light bulbs.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in product safety and conformity testing and certification services, today announced UL International (UK) Ltd. (UL UK) has been appointed as a Notified Body to the Construction Products Directive (CPD). UL UK is now notified as a certification and inspection organization for fire detection and alarm equipment and fire resistance products and systems. The company can now offer CE Marking services wit...

As part of its global market access strategy, Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in safety testing and certification services, announced today its UL Europe Mark (UL-EU). Manufacturers seeking the option of reducing the number of certification marks appearing on a product, now have the option of obtaining the UL-EU Mark in combination with the United States and Canada Listing Marks. The new UL combined Mark represents the first transc...