UL certification for touchscreen monitors typically follows the UL 61010-2-201 standard, which specifically addresses the special safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use (including touchscreen control equipment). This standard ensures electrical safety, mechanical safety, fire safety, and environmental compatibility. UL certification is voluntary in the United States, but is often crucial for electrical products to enter the market and is a necessary safety and insurance requirement.
The Role of UL Certification
Product Safety:
UL certification tests and certifies product safety performance, primarily focusing on electrical, mechanical, fire safety, and environmental compatibility.
Market Access:
Although voluntary, UL certification is crucial for product sales in the US market. Products without UL certification may have difficulty circulating in the US market.
Insurance:
If a product is not UL certified, it may not be covered by insurance in the event of an accident.
UL 61010-2-201 Standard
Scope of Application:
This standard primarily applies to electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use. Specific Requirements:
UL 61010-2-201 specifies in detail the safety requirements that control equipment must meet during design and manufacturing, covering multiple aspects.
DNV Certification, whose full name is DNV-DET NORSKE VERITAS, is a Norwegian non-profit foundation organization founded in 1864 and headquartered in Oslo. The organization’s mission is to “protect life, property and the environment” and it mainly provides risk management, certification assessment and technical services, covering areas such as ship classification, management system certification, renewable energy verification, and medical equipment audits. Its business covers more than 100 countries around the world and has issued more than 65,000 management system certificates [2]. Before the merger, it had nearly 40 offices in China and more than 600 employees. In 2013, the Norwegian Classification Society merged with Germanischer Lloyd (GL) to form the DNV GL Group. The ship classification service headquarters is located in Hamburg. After the merger, the total deadweight tonnage of registered ships reached 354 million DWT, making it the world’s largest classification society by registered tonnage. It entered the Chinese market in 1888 and officially launched process improvement consulting services in Asia in 2006. Before the merger, it had established 13 offices in Greater China and issued nearly 5,000 certification certificates.
Post time: Oct-17-2025
