3rd August 2020
PP C&A’s presentation on the UL standards opportunity in North America, the business considerations, and design considerations is now available to watch on demand.
The presentation marks the final wave of free content available through our educational campaign which places over a decade of operational experience and knowledge at the fingertips of companies keen to broaden their client portfolio.
PP Control & Automation has long been promoting the considerations to be mindful of when navigating UL 508A. When doing so, questions linking to NFPA often enter the discussion. This supplement offers some clarity on the relationship between the two.
PP C&A has signed a deal with Product Approvals to boost its product certification offer to global clients.
Having an understanding of the processes encompassing inspection and evaluation is a major facet to the right UL practice for OEMs and the often overlooked considerations and risks when converting European builds to US-ready machines or when looking to expand into North America with new machine builds altogether.
With the control panels built and the components selected, all under UL guidance, machine connectivity will bring the whole thing together but there’s a serious worry that all that hard work can be undone by not understanding the importance of cabling in relation to UL.
Many definitions used in systems implemented in North America have no equivalent in the design of industrial installations according to European regulations. The reason for this is not a simple problem of different terminology, but a different conceptual approach altogether.
PP C&A’s presentation on the UL standards opportunity in North America, the business considerations, and design considerations is now available to watch on demand.
UK manufacturers targeting new growth opportunities in North America are being urged to avoid costly mistakes when trying to meet specific technical standards for the territory.
Providing machinery builders with all the considerations they’ll need to take on board to seize a massive opportunity in North America.
Unlike Canada the requirement for NRTL approval is not mandatory. However, the vast majority of your potential customers are very likely to require and request it.
With the control panels built and the components selected, all under UL guidance, machine connectivity will bring the whole thing together.
Do you wish the government would just stop the ongoing tinkering to tax changes?
PP Control & Automation has long been promoting the considerations to be mindful of when navigating UL 508A. When doing so, questions linking to NFPA often enter the discussion. This supplement offers some clarity on the relationship between the two.
The news and current affairs programme ran a story on Tuesday 7th March in response to MAKE UK’s attack on the government for its lack of industrial strategy.
Silverstone Technology Cluster (STC) has just announced that its second Industry Advisory Group (IAG) cohort has been officially brought into the fold.
Three PP Control & Automation directors roll back the years and document the impact different investments over three decades have made on the business.
Tony Hague offers up an alternative and often undiscovered fix for the recruitment woes manufacturing is currently suffering from.
Letting go is often the most challenging act for machine builders and OEMs to face as they embark on an outsourcing partnership. But the right partner should fill you with confidence.
It is a well-documented fact that the single biggest contributor to machine downtime and field failure is caused by poor electrical connectivity. Just one poor crimp connection can cause machine failure, and the sheer volume of electrical connections in and around a piece of complex machinery could make this particularly challenging.
