by John Allen | Jun 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you’ve spent any amount of time specifying electrical enclosures, you’ve probably encountered the three monarchs of environmental protection bureaucracy: NEMA ratings, UL Type ratings, and IP ratings. At first glance, they...
by John Allen | Jun 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
You’ve got equipment that needs a field evaluation, and somewhere inside the machine looms an unlisted component. It may not necessarily be hiding in the shadows twirling a mustache, but close enough. It hasn’t been formally certified by a Nationally...
by John Allen | Jun 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you’re building a product with a control system, there’s a question that deserves your attention long before certification testing arrives wielding a clipboard and bad news: Does your product require an SRP/CS safety...
by John Allen | May 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
Control laboratory equipment (programmable controllers, automation panels, process control systems) is the nervous system of modern labs and manufacturing environments. It actively decides what happens next. It opens valves, regulates temperatures, routes signals, and...
by John Allen | May 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Of all the gadgets occasionally plotting your demise in a lab or manufacturing environment, heating equipment is the one most likely to become a fire marshal’s villain origin story. Ovens, furnaces, heat blocks, drying chambers, and muffle furnaces all share a...
