Are your products fit for the European Market?
In the jungle of standards and guidelines, it is difficult to keep track of what is required in which market. We show the way to always have the right compliance.
We support you in adapting your products to meet the European requirements.
VW-1,
UL 1685,
FT4 / IEEE 1202
Riser
FT6 „Steiner Tunnel“
Low voltage directive,
RoHS,
Construction products directive (CPD)
REACH
CE marking
CE marking confirms the compliance by the products with the basic requirements of all specifications applicable to that product (i.e. wires and cables).
The requirements for cables are mainly the:
- low voltage directive (2006/95/EG, 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC - electrical equipment for use within specified voltage)
- restriction on hazardous substances (RoHS directive 2025/95/EC and 2011/65/EU). All products sold within European Union shall comply with this directive, i.e. the products shall not contain any of the substances mentioned within these directives, e.g. Lead (0,1 %), Mercury (0,1 %), Cadmium (0,01 %), Hexavalent chromium (0,1 %), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) (0,1 %) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) (0,1 %)
- Since the 1st July 2017 all cables which are intended for permanent installation in buildings carrying a CE mark shall be evaluated in accordance with construction product directive (CPD, 89/106/EEC) and a declaration of performance.
The herewith requested flame test requirements are summarised in EN 50575. Cables are generally classified from B1ca to Fca, whereas cables from the class Eca shall be exposed to an IEC 60332-1-2 flame test and all classes other according to EN 50575 shall be tested additionally tested in accordance with EN 50399.
The requirements for each class are mainly differed for parameters like flame spread (FS), total heat release (THR), peak heat release rate (Peak HRR) and fire growth rate (FIGRA). An additional classification will be done for acidity (a1 to a3), smoke density (s1 to s3) and dropping particles (d0 to d2).
Whereas for classification Fca is no requirement for a notified test body, all other classes shall be tested by a notified body.
The team of SHI Kabel
The consultants of SHI Kabel are a small, efficient team. And they will stay that way. It enables them to exchange ideas intensively and to work with their customers. So cable manufacturers do not get off-the-peg advice, but individual advice for their specific requirements.
The owners Thomas Hoffmann and Werner Pfeiffer can look back on almost 30 years of experience with cables. Gerald Moser complements the team with his business knowledge.
Thomas Hoffmann
Werner Pfeiffer
