UL/CSA Recognized

The Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Institute

The US institute Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is an independent organisation that examines, tests and certifies products with regard to their safety. UL develops procedures and standards to test the safety of products, devices, materials, parts, components, systems and equipment. Since 1894, UL's safety standards have included design recommendations as well as testing and design requirements for various products. UL is also a globally recognised test laboratory and one of the most widely accepted certification marks. The UL mark appears on 22 billion products in the USA every year.

UL and CSA

The institution responsible for approval in the USA is Underwriters Laboratories (UL). In Canada, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is responsible. The approval guidelines and certification processes vary depending on the market and country. A so-called Memorandum of Understanding authorises use in both countries, regardless of the place of certification. Both testing organisations differentiate between the so-called UL/CSA-Listed and UL/CSA-Recoginzed certification, both of which fulfil normative safety requirements that are verified by test procedures.

Meaning of UL/CSA-Recognised
The UL/CSA-Recognized mark is awarded to subcomponents of larger systems. In this case, only components that are not intended for a single, precisely defined installation or application are certified. Cables for applications that cannot be fully described in terms of standards are certified according to UL-Recognised (AWM).
Cables for use in energy chains can be mentioned here as an example: These are so varied, complex and diverse that a complete standardised description is impossible. This is where UL-Recognised approval comes into play. This offers cable developers a modular system of various approved insulation, jacket and construction options. Ideally, cable manufacturers use this to create a combination that can be used precisely for a specific customer application, i.e. that works.

UL approval for halogen-free TPE cables

The safety requirements with regard to fire protection are much stricter in the USA than in Germany. Only products that have been tested accordingly are awarded the UL seal of approval.
We are the first manufacturer in the world to receive UL AWM certification from the renowned US organisation Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for our high-end TPE cables, which do not contain any fire-retardant halogens as additives. This is the first time that the testing organisation has recognised that halogen-free TPE cables can also meet the fire protection requirements in the industry. The independent organisation Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is one of the most important authorities in the USA when it comes to product safety. Since 1894, it has been testing whether components of machines and systems are suitable for industrial use. Its seal is one of the prerequisites for successful market entry in North America. Fire protection is a decisive criterion here. According to the US National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), machine fires are the fourth most common cause of fire in industrial environments in the USA, closely followed by fires caused by electrical sources.

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