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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. As such, UL designs procedures and standards to evaluate products, devices, materials, parts, components, systems and equipment for safety. Since 1894, UL's safety standards have included design recommendations as well as testing and certification requirements. Design requirements for different products. In addition, UL is considered a globally recognized testing laboratory and one of the most widely accepted certification marks. The UL mark appears on 22 billion products annually in the United States.

UL and CSA

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

Meaning of UL/CSA Recognized

The UL/CSA Recognized mark is awarded to subcomponents of larger systems, in which case only components that are not intended for a single, installation or application are certified. Cables for applications that cannot be described normatively and completely are then certified according to "UL/CSA Recognized" (AWM).
Cables for use in energy chains can be mentioned here as an example: these are so different, complex and diverse that a complete normative description is impossible. This is where the " UL/CSA Recognized" certification is applicable. It allows cable developers a whole range of different combinable options with respect to insulation material, jacket material and design. From this, cable manufacturers ideally form a combination that can be used exactly for a specific customer application, i.e. works.

UL approval for halogen-free TPE cables

The safety requirements for fire protection in the U.S. are much stricter than in Germany. Only products that have been tested accordingly receive the UL test seal.

As the world's first manufacturer, igus has received UL AWM certification from the well-known US organisation Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for its high-end TPE cables that do not use fire-retardant halogens as additives. This is the first time that the testing organisation has recognized that halogen-free TPE cables can also meet the fire protection requirements in industry. The independent organisation Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is one of the most important authorities in the USA in terms of product safety. It has been testing components of machines and systems since 1894 to see whether they are suitable for industrial use. Their seal is one of the prerequisites for a successful market entry in North America. Fire protection is a key decisive criteria. This is because according to the US National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), machine fires are the fourth leading cause of fires in industrial environments in the USA, closely followed by electrical fires.