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World cabling authority clears up confusion about where to choose low smoke, halogen-free cables for improved safety.

We develop sustainable products before laws or regulations require us to do so. Why? Because LAPP has sustainability issues at heart! To make our products more sustainable, we develop product concepts that enable us to use natural resources efficiently.

Fires are devastating, but the effects of toxic smoke can be even worse in terms of their poisonous effects on people and corrosive smoke damage to electronic equipment in areas such as communications and data centres across a broad range of utilities and public and private organisations.

The topic of sustainability is gaining more and more importance due to public debates and increasing regulations. Sustainability in a corporate context means assuming social responsibility for all employees as well as for the whole society. In addition, sustainability describes thinking and acting in a way that protects the environment and conserves resources. By acting in a sustainable manner, everyone can contribute to leaving a better social and ecological environment for future generations.

Industry throughout Australia and New Zealand can gain huge efficiency, quality and safety advantages from emerging trends in digitalisation and automation technology.

AWG (American Wire Gauge) is the US standard that defines the cross-sectional areas and diameters for solid, round electrical wire and is based on the number of dies required to draw down the raw copper to the appropriate size.