The new certification scheme is relevant to cable products up to and including 300/500 V, with a maximum conductor operating temperature of 70°C.
April 25, 2019
In response to direct demands from the marketplace, BASEC has launched a certification scheme to encourage standardized and consistent levels of quality for control cable product ranges, known as YY, SY and CY.
The new scheme offers the cable industry and its users a way to improve and evidence the levels of quality and safety that the products manufactured specified or sourced hold. There is presently no referenceable standard in existence, hence the reason these cable products are often a debated hot topic.
The scheme comprises of 6 BASEC specifications BA 1411, BA 1413, BA 1415 for PVC composition and BA 1412, BA 1414, BA 1416 for LSHF composition.
Control cables are found in a vast array of industries, across many industrial and everyday applications. These products are flexible, interconnecting and used to measure, control or regulate equipment on assembly or production lines, as well as supporting their associated computer units and work processes.
The new certification scheme is relevant to cable products up to and including 300/500 V, with a maximum conductor operating temperature of 70°C. Standards EN 50525-1 and EN 50565-2, where applicable, will be referenced in conjunction with the control cable scheme document.
