UL508A Control Panel Consultation – With decades of experience in automation systems and machine control, Automation Southwest’s team can offer both training and consulting on the pitfalls to look for when working with UL inspectors in a panel shop environment.

When designing and building control panels for the U.S. Market, control system designers typically rely on Underwriters Laboratories’ Ul-508A guidelines to ensure safety of the overall system as well as proper documentation that the components used within the system have been applied according to current standards.

UL is the main certifying organization in the United States.  It develops standards for products, functional solutions and installation rules.  UL has laboratories that certify products submitted by manufacturers who wish to export to the U.S. They also certify that locally made products comply with applicable standards.

Automation Southwest can help your team with:

• Product selection — for verification of the correct certificates of compliance with applicable manufacturing standards
• Functional design of circuits — for functional design and the calculation of ratings
• Control panel design — for wiring design, creation of consistent labeling, plate indications, and more
• Control panel labeling — determining and following the required labels UL inspectors look for in each listed control panel

All control system consulting sessions are coordinated by Automation Southwest’s sales team.  Please contact your local Automation Southwest sales engineer for details.