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harmonized technical regulations (TR ZU) of the participating countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The CTP standard focuses on the fire behavior of cables and the flame retardancy of the materials. The two approvals are intended to simplify business relations for companies exporting to Russia or EAEU member states. By using certified chainflex cables companies can save time and money at customs. An additional advantage of both certifications is that new and used machinery and equipment can be moved and sold across the borders within all member states of the customs union.

have allowed the company to increase load performance by up to 40 percent in all three versions (zinc, A2 stainless steel and A4 stainless steel).

The MTH range is designed for use in concrete, reinforced concrete and stone. Installation distances to the edge of the material, and between anchors, can be calculated using INDEXcal software.

Further national certificates of conformity, through GOST-R, TR or GOST-K, are no longer required with EAC and CTP approvals.

New cable meets approvals

Medical jacket Special cables supplier Hew-Kabel of Wipperfürth, Germany, has launched its Hew-Silindo ® jacket, suitable for cables used in diagnostics, surgery and patient monitoring. Sliding friction is permanently minimized by having no foreign matter within the silicone or on the cable surface, and even after autoclaving over five hundred times, Hew-

igus has introduced a new CAN bus cable for highly dynamic energy chain applications, such as in machine tools and productionequipment. ThechainflexCFBUS cable is available with an abrasion-resistant PVC (CFBUS.PVC.020) or oil-resistant PUR (CFBUS.PUR.020) outer jacket. Both jacket options have EAC and CTP approvals. The EAC certificate is official proof that imported machines, or components for production equipment, comply with the

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