2. Services and Offerings for North America as well as for
Global Markets:
Services
Chemical Testing
EMC
Energy Efficiency
Global Market Access
Performance Testing
Product Inspection &
Factory Audits
Product Safety Testing &
Certification
Regulatory
Reliability
Wireless & Interoperability
Light and Laser Safety
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Industry Sectors
Automotive
Batteries
Consumer
Electronics
Electricity Meters
Hi-Tech Components
IT Equipment
PCB’s (PWB’s)
Power Supplies
Telecommunications
3. Underwriters Laboratories
life safety & security
building materials
power & controls
energy
high tech
appliances/HVAC
lighting
chemicals
wire & cable
medical
food & water
product safety
• product safety
• market access
• regulations
environment
• claims validation
• sustainability
• standards
university
• training & education
• technical expertise
• personal certification
verification
• security, wireless,
interoperability, EMC
• energy efficiency
• performance
life & health sciences
• human safety
• product safety
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7. UL’s Start-Up Program
• UL’s breadth of service offerings allows us to serve as a single global source for the high tech industry’s key
business needs
• Increase speed to market
• Deliver compliant products globally
• Reduce costs, reduce rework
• Leverage UL’s Regulatory and Compliance Experience
• Improve Market success; reduce surprises through the product life cycle, from design to disposal
• Let’s you Focus on YOUR core competencies, and maximize your resources to enable your team to be more
productive
• Manage your risk – sustain viability, protect reputations and encourage growth
• Compliance Engineer is assigned to the start-up to guide them through the Certification Process. There is a
free consultation to go over their design, making sure that they are on the right path to conforming to the
applicable Certification Programs and Standards.
• Business Development Manager is also assigned to the start-up, who will guide them on the specific
Regulatory and Certification marks needed to market or sell your product in the countries of their
choice. Both the Engineer and Business Development Manager work in a collaborative manner to ensure that
the start-up has everything needed to gain access to the global market, or to the market(s) of their choice.
8. Service and Offerings for North America and Global Markets
Our breadth of service offerings allows us to serve as a single global source for the Start-Up’s key business needs:
• Safety Certifications
• EMC Testing and Certifications
• EMC Pre-scans in our state of the art 10m Semi Anechoic Chamber (great for research and for tweaking new designs)
• Wireless Regulatory Testing and Certifications (Global)
• Global Market Access Services including acting as “Local Representative” when needed
• Performance Testing / Reliability Testing
• Energy Efficiency Testing and Certifications
• Environmental Claim Validation
• Chemical Emissions Testing
• GREENGUARD Certification Program for Chemical and Particle Emissions for Electronic Equipment
• SAR Testing
• Transaction Security Evaluation Services
• Transaction Security Test Services
9. UL product safety
UL has developed extraordinary
engineering, testing and
standards capabilities on fire
and electrical safety certification.
market access for Battery Packs ► global bundle
addng more services :: C-Tick (Australia) • Anatel (Brazil) • UN/DOT (int)
• CE marking (EU) • VPC Mark (Taiwan) • TISI Mark (Thailand) • …
Global Marks portfolio & bundled offers
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10. … and show the marketplace
how green your products are.
environmental standards
electronics, chemicals, building products…
product sustainability
energy efficiency
claims validation
UL environment
“Underwriters Laboratories, whose ubiquitous product- safety labels have
literally made it a household name for more than a century, is pushing hard
to make a new name for itself as a global environmental-standards tester.”
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11. wireless, interoperability,
security/payments, EMC
cellular, M2M, infrastructure, mobile payments & security
testing, inspection, auditing
performance, reliability, quality, functionality testing
supply chain audits and inspections
UL verification
It’s a smaller
world… .
…validate
your products
excel everywhere.
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12. let’s educate the people who
make the world a safer place.
personal certification
EV charging PV installers
training & expertise
UL university
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13. complexity of the products’ supply chain
Products’ supply chain
is becoming more & more complex
• new “power” players
(EMS, ODM, eRetailers)
• highly decentralized
(design, procurement, manufacturing)
• low cost & economies of scale
driving efficiencies
• shorten product life-cycle
increasing the pace of innovation
simplified product supply chain
█ “traditional” player; █ “new” player; █ “new” role
Raw Materials
Compon-
ents
EMS ODM OEM
Retailer &
Distributor
e.Media &
eRetailer
Consumer
Recycling
Business
source :: Wall Street Journal, 18 May 2009, Clarity Is Missing Link in Supply Chain
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14. conformity assessment Demand Drivers
Government (Market Access)
• through regulation
• at the federal, state, and local levels
• reflects societal needs
Market (Market Acceptance)
• demand from consumers, retailers, distributors, insurers,
commercial purchasers…
• reflects the needs of the market
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15. Product Design Review
• Formal Design Reviews - Complete construction evaluation of a product to the applicable standards. We will tailor the
evaluation to suit your program objectives, for example:
• Construction evaluation
• Identification of safety critical components
• Test plan proposal
• Project Management - Technical consultations ranging from a brief, informal meeting to outsourcing of entire compliance
projects or programs. Services include:
• Extensive pre-compliance assessment, identifying if any
national requirements on product safety, EMC and energy
efficiency that may impact to your products
• Testing co-ordination
• Management of submittals to other agencies when necessary
• Reviews of engineering change orders
• Ready-to-go assistance such as CB certificates collection
16. CE Marking
Benefits of CE marking: “Trade passport” for the European marketplace. Mandatory law that allows
you to the freely circulate your product throughout the European Economic Area.
Types of product that require CE marking?
Electrical/Electronic products, Medical Devices, Wireless Connected devices, Telecommunication connected devices, Toy products,
etc.
Some of the directives that may be needed for CE marking of your products:
• Active implantable medical devices
• Eco-design of energy related products
• **Electromagnetic compatibility
• In vitro diagnostic medical devices
• **Low voltage Directive
• Measuring Instruments
• Medical devices
• **Radio and telecommunications terminal equipment (R&TTE)
• Safety of toys
What are the sanctions for not following the laws regarding CE marking?
• Procedures, measures and sanctions that apply to the CE marking are laid down in Member State’s national administrative
and penal law.
• Depending on the seriousness of the crime, economic operators may be liable to a fine and, in some circumstances,
imprisonment.
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Leveraging UL’s expertise to support
regulatory acceptance for the critical systems
essential to our health and well being
FOCUS:
Global Product Certification
Global Market Access Solutions
Global Regulatory Accreditations
Regulatory Advisory Services
Education and Training UL-Eduneering
Human Factors Engineering
Clinical and Non-clinical Testing MDT
Software and Interoperability Testing
Water systems
NB for MDD, IVD devices
Factory Inspections and Audits
