January 13, 2017
NORTHBROOK, Ill., January 13, 2017 – UL today announces that its wire and cable laboratory in Jakarta has been accredited by National Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN) as Testing Organization (TO) and Certification Organization (CO) for the local Indonesian National Standard (SNI) Certification.
SNI is the only standard nationally applicable in Indonesia and is mandatory on 544 products, including wire and cable products. To obtain SNI certification, the product in question has to successfully undergo the testing and certification process conducted locally in Indonesia through a third party laboratory accredited by KAN.
UL’s wire and cable laboratory is designated by Ministry of Industry (MOI) to provide services according to the following IEC standards:
- IEC 60227-3: PVC insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750V. Part 3: Non-sheathed cables for fixed wiring
- IEC 60227-4: PVC insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750V. Part 4: Sheathed cables for fixed wiring
- IEC 60227-5: PVC insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750V. Part 5: Flexible cables (cords)
- IEC 60502-1 and -2: Power cables with extruded insulated and their accessories for rated voltages from 1kV (Um=1.2kV) up to 30 kV (Um=36kV).
Part 1: Cables for rated voltages of 1kV (Um=1.2kV) and 3kV (Um=3.6kV)
Part 2: Cables for rated voltages from 6 kV (Um = 7,2 kV) up to 30 kV (Um = 36 kV) (To be conducted by a UL subcontracted lab in Indonesia)
“This accreditation lays a solid foundation for UL to provide upcoming services to wire and cable customers for market access in other ASEAN member countries,” said L.F. Lai, VP and General Manager of UL’s wire and cable division.
To learn more about UL’s SNI services or UL’s full range of market access and other service offerings for the wire and cable industry, please reach out directly to Simon.Chen@ul.com.
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