Monthly Archives: February 2017

Lasers, IEC/EN 60825-1, the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, and the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Peter Jolles

Laser devices sent to Europe are subject to specific safety requirements. Some of these requirements are applicable even if the rest of the device is seemingly innocuous. To start with, we will present a case where a device appears to … Continue reading →

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UL 94 testing

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Peter Jolles

UL 94 is a standard that measures, in a laboratory setting, the burn characteristics of plastic materials. The title of the standard itself is pretty descriptive: UL Standard for Safety for Tests for Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts in … Continue reading →

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