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REACH directive CE mark

The term REACH stands for a regulation called and its rules for the production and process- The CE marking makes it clear that the manu- Risk assessment - the iterative procedure
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Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and ing of chemical substances are observed at facturer of a product such as chainflex cables consists of:
Restriction of Chemicals. igus . For example, no chemicals are used in complies with the applicable EU directives. Verification of the intended use of e.g.
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the production of chainflex cables that are The CE marking is not a seal of approval or e-chain and chainflex cables
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Its scope covers manufacturers or importers above the valid REACH limits. The entire range quality mark and was created for trade in the Analysis of conceivable, foreseeable misuse
of more than one tonne of substances per of chainflex cables is free from materials such European Economic Area. Determination of relevant and valid stand-
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year into the European Union. as sodium peroxometaborates, cadmium sul- ards for the production of chainflex cables
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phides or also dihexyl phthalates. The CE certification basis has come to en- and e-chains
The REACH directive is only partially valid for compass more than 25 EU directives (issue Determination of specific requirements and
igus : As a manufacturer of cables, the com- 2020). conditions for the use of chainflex cables
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pany is defined as a so-called "downstream The CE certificate is a kind of voluntary Research of the responsible "notified body",
user" with regard to the value add chain. Nev- commitment. e.g. at the accreditation body DAkkS (In-
ertheless, the contents of the REACH directive The CE mark on a machine and the cor- stitute for the monitoring of all certification,
responding signature confirms that this ma- testing and inspection bodies)
chine was planned, designed and built in (Laboratory) tests of the chainflex cables
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More details online: accordance with the applicable standards. and e-chains
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echa.europa.eu/de/regulations/reach/understanding-reach The CE marking is part of further reg- Data evaluation
ulations. These include the Ma- Preparation of technical documentation and
chinery Directive, the Electromag- translation into target languages
netic Compatibility (EMC) Directive, Creation of the certificate/provision for
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RoHS-II / RoHS-III the Low Voltage Directive (often referred to Attaching the CE mark
as LVD), RoHS substance restrictions and
More safety for people and the environ- Materials research in recent years has also protective equipment, etc.
ment produced new jacket materials which, among
The abbreviation RoHS stands for Restric- other things, do not contain hazardous plas- CE conformity is based on a complex risk as-
tion of Hazardous Substances and regulates ticisers and thus function flexibly in dynamic sessment.
the use of selected hazardous substances applications. Until now, plasticisers have been
in electrical and electronic equipment, which used in industry mainly where plastics had to
includes cables. By complying with this di- remain particularly pliable, soft and elastic in
rective, companies prove that problematic use. More details online:
materials such as lead, mercury or phthalates c.europa.eu/growth/single-market/ce-marking_de
- known as plasticisers - have been banned igus develops and tests special jacket mate-
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from electronic waste and also from working rials for use in e-chains in its own laboratory, More information:
environments. One example is lead. It occurs, which are RoHS II /III compliant according to www.igus-asean.com/chainflex-welcome-to-the-world
among other things, in the form of solder on the respective requirements.
circuit boards, which are installed in complex
machine systems in a variety of ways.
UKCA

Like CE marking, UKCA marking ("United Kingdom Technical details and further regulations in this
More details online: Conformity Assessed") is a marking requirement for regard are still being developed by the English
ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/rohs_eee/legis_en.htm
certain technical products. government and trade associations.
With this marking, the manufacturer declares that the As a result of the national development of prod-
products are manufactured according to the applica- uct regulations, it is possible that there will be
ble directives or regulations of the "United Kingdom". product requirements that differ from those of
UKCA marking is not a seal of approval or sign of qual- the EU and must be complied with by manufac-
ity and was created for trade with the "United King- turers and importers wishing to place products
dom". Technical details and further regulations in this on the market in the United Kingdom.
regard are still being developed by the English govern- All information: As at 08/2021.
ment and trade associations.

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