Dry goods are coming, the secrets of ceiling fan products entering the target market easily

Date：2020/12/4　　Clicks：1180

In recent years, the process of urbanization has driven the rapid development of the construction industry and also promoted the upgrading and development of the home appliance industry. Among them, the required functions of ceiling fans have also undergone tremendous changes. The most intuitive embodiment is that nowadays consumers have put forward more requirements for the creation of environmental atmosphere and functional diversity of products.

UL has long maintained close cooperation with stakeholders in different industries such as manufacturers and scientific development agencies, aiming to enable its own research and development test solutions to meet the new needs of the industry, keep pace with the times, and keep up with the forefront of industry development.

At present, there are a variety of standard systems for electrical safety requirements in the international market. Therefore, it is difficult to explain the methods of classifying these standard systems in a few words. This article mainly uses "product category" and "part category" to distinguish the current standards as an introduction, and then focuses on the certification field of "ceiling fan products", and introduces how to help ceiling fan products enter the target market more easily through UL one-stop service.

1. Product category VS parts category

Generally speaking, product category standards are mainly used to regulate the safety of end products on the market that can be directly purchased by consumers, such as ceiling fans and exhaust fans.

Although there are many internal parts in the end product, such as motors, controllers, etc., in the product category standard specifications, generally, there are no provisions for the safety of these internal parts. Therefore, when evaluating the safety of the entire finished product, it is necessary to additionally refer to the part category standards for internal parts to judge the safety of each part. This method has become the most commonly used evaluation method for finished products.

The advantage of the product category standard is that its content will not be too complicated or cause out of focus, and at the same time, it will not cause inconsistencies in the requirements of different end products for the same parts, which will cause difficulties in reconciling the requirements of international standards.

It can be seen that the purpose of the part category standard is to complement the product category standard, and the part category standard mainly focuses on the safety requirements of parts used inside the product.

2. Ceiling fan certification steps

After understanding the relationship between the above two certification branches of product categories and parts categories, I believe that it is not difficult for everyone to understand that today’s ceiling fan product certification is generally regarded as a terminal product on the market, and there are many important internal Parts will correspond to different safety regulations and requirements. As follows:

Finished products/parts

Product Image

Corresponding safety standards

Finished ceiling fan

UL 507

BLDC motor

UL 1004 -1

&

UL 1004 -7

Controller

UL 60730-1

microprocessor

(MCU)

UL 60730-1

In the past test experience, most of the test cases are when the ceiling fan manufacturer applies for the certification of the finished ceiling fan, and at the same time, the additional certification requirements for its parts are proposed. The huge workload caused by this often makes Manufacturers stay away.

However, there are a few exceptions. Not all parts products are so headaches. Taking parts such as fuses and printed circuit boards as examples, the technology development is quite mature, and there are clear and clear safety requirements for these parts. Therefore, in the certification process of end products, manufacturers do not need to apply for certification. As long as the parts that have obtained the corresponding part standard certification can be directly used in the finished product, it saves a lot of steps and certification time.

3. UL one-stop service helps simplify the ceiling fan certification process

From years of project acceptance experience, we have deeply realized the troubles that the complicated certification process brings to the finished ceiling fan manufacturer. UL continues to develop new forms of service to improve customer experience. Therefore, how to make product certification applications easier and how to help accelerate the speed of products entering the market has always been a concern of UL.

In helping to simplify the ceiling fan certification process, we first actively cooperated with many controllers and MCU R&D manufacturers. After successfully assisting them to complete a number of products that have passed the part standard certification, we immediately began to assist them in the manufacture of finished ceiling fans. The communication and cooperation between the suppliers, so that the certified parts can be smoothly applied to the finished ceiling fan.

This approach not only greatly reduces the certification time for ceiling fan manufacturers, but also helps them save additional manpower and material resources, allowing them to focus more on the design and development of their own ceiling fans.

On the other hand, for manufacturers of important parts such as controllers and MCUs, with the help of UL, they have a deeper understanding of safety regulations and lay a solid foundation for designing more complete and flexible products. , Prompting manufacturers to return to the specialized industry.

For end products  ceiling fans, which are composed of many different parts, using UL's one-stop service model will enable all parties in the supply chain to play their strengths in their respective fields and promote the long-term and healthy development of the industry.