UL Developing 3D Printer Standard

How does 3D printing affect indoor air quality? This is just one of the concerns of manufacturing with 3D printers. Joint research between Georgia Institute of Technology and UL's not-for-profit Chemical Safety Research Group have been working together to help guide future Standards. By identifying possible areas of concern to human safety, such as volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions and ultrafine particles (UFP), this collaboration is proactively attacking these concerns.

UL2904, the First Edition of The Standard Method for Testing and Assessing Particle and Chemical Emissions for 3D Printers, is currently out for review and comment. The current working proposal applies to 3D Printers and print media whose format and size can be practically tested in an environmental control chamber. This Standard applies to free standing printers often found in homes, schools, libraries and offices.

Meanwhile, the standard consensus group of diverse stakeholders, which includes Product Safety Consulting's Bruce Proper, hopes to have a finalized standard ready by July 2018. If your company needs to know how to get UL listed, be sure to contact Product Safety Consulting.