{"id":3065,"date":"2020-01-29T09:25:17","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T08:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technologybsa.com\/?p=3065"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:29:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T09:29:44","slug":"ul-csa-standard-the-course-for-electrical-panel-builders-and-engineers-is-arriving-in-asti-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologybsa.com\/en\/ul-csa-standard-the-course-for-electrical-panel-builders-and-engineers-is-arriving-in-asti-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"UL\/CSA Standard: the course for electrical panel builders and engineers is arriving in Asti (Italy)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The safety standards relating to the building of electrical panels for the North American market require extensive knowledge from Italian manufacturers and designers.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0North American approach\u00a0<\/strong>is completely different from the European one. Self-certification is not considered enough and the safety of plants or machinery is based on the condition that everything has been previously checked and certified.<\/p>\n

Why do we often talk about UL even if there are many other certification entities?<\/em><\/p>\n

UL\u00a0<\/strong>(Underwriters Laboratory) is the main laboratory in the USA and one of the best known in the world. This is why it is recognized as a leader in the field of safety tests and its standards are normally applied by other test laboratories. The organization to which Technology BSA relies on for its certification service is called\u00a0ETL<\/strong>, in order to guarantee the certification service of electrical equipment in the assembly of automation panels (Industrial Control Panel) and on the machine \/ plant in reference to the Field Evaluetion standard for the United States and SPE 100 for Canada.<\/p>\n

UL508A is the reference standard for industrial automation designers<\/strong>\u00a0and is divided into sections: the first contains rules for all equipment to which are added other sections containing rules for some specific types of machines.<\/p>\n

Except for some restrictions, it\u2019s not mandatory to certify the plant or the machine as a whole through a third party at the time of installation. But obtaining the certification of a laboratory is possible only in the presence of a verification procedure and a specific standard. Even if the certification is voluntary, it\u2019s the best way to avoid disputes with local authorities and insurance companies.<\/p>\n

Technology BSA organizes with\u00a0Rockwell Automation<\/strong>\u00a0a free course on UL\/CSA regulations<\/strong>\u00a0that will allow you to deepen the topic with qualified technicians on the certification required by the USA and Canada:\u00a0February 12, 2020 at the Ca \u2018Rapulin (AT \u2013 Italy) conference room.<\/strong><\/p>\n

FOCUS ON\u2026.DIFFERENT TYPES OF CIRCUIT<\/strong><\/p>\n

The UL508-A standard, unlike the European one, divides the power circuits into two parts, for the choice, sizing and wiring of the components inside the electrical equipment:<\/p>\n