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Is certification for voice alarm control and indicating equipment (VACIE) to EN 54-16 and EN 54-4 required in Europe? What are the components of VACIE and can these be certified individually? The…

ZVEI Position Paper The ZVEI and its member companies have scrutinized the provisions of the new EU Batteries Regulation 2023/1542/EU (BATT2). The distinction between portable and industrial…

The tasks of fire alarm systems are to warn people of the dangers of a fire at an early stage, to enable rapid rescue and also to protect property. The early, fast and reliable detection of fires is…

This explanatory document describes the potential risks associated with the use of IT infrastructures external to the system when the current DIN VDE 0834 standard is not observed. Call…

The purpose of the EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR) is to establish uniform testing standards for construction products throughout Europe and facilitate a harmonized European market. The…

Classical emergency lighting is designed for power failure to illuminate escape routes and to mark them with escape signs. This assumes that the shortest escape route is the decisive one and that it…

Networking and digitalisation cannot be designed without cyber security in products and applications. This is the self-image of the manufacturing companies organised in the ZVEI. Even more, it is…