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News Release from: Bosch Security Systems | Subject: Intrusion-detection products
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Team on 21 May 2008
Bosch intrusion-detection products gain
EN 50131
New European standards guarantees high, consistent level of performance for electronic intrusion products.
Bosch intrusion-detection products gain independent EN 50131 compliance * Increasing emphasis on European standards in security products
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 15 Jan 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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* New Europe-wide security standards to replace national standards.
* Extending quality standards to European countries formerly without established standards.
Bosch Security Systems is one of the first companies to seek tests by independent accredited laboratories based on new European EN 50131 standards for intrusion alarm products.
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The new standards have been introduced by CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) to meet growing demands for EN compliant products from users and installers of security systems.
The European standards will gradually replace existing national standards within Europe and will also extend to European countries that currently do not have an established standard of their own.
The aim of the new EN standards is to guarantee a high, consistent level of performance for electronic security systems throughout Europe.
Currently, requirements and test procedures are available for alarm systems (EN 50131-1), passive IR detectors (EN 50131-2-2), passive IR/microwave detectors (EN 50131-2-4), alarm panels (EN 50131-3), warning devices (EN 50131-4), wireless links for alarm systems (EN 50131-5-3) and power supplies (EN 50131-6).
Opening Contacts (TS 50131-2-6) and Combined PIR / ultrasonic detectors (TS 50131-2-5) are in preparation to be published as EN - Standards.
Others will follow, including requirements for transmission systems and related products for alarm systems.
For these new standards to gain credibility, however, and become widely accepted throughout the industry, it is essential for products to be tested by independent laboratories and not by the manufacturers themselves.
A self declaration of compliance to EN 50131 provides absolutely no guarantee of product quality or product features.
For this reason, many national laboratories such as CNPP (Centre Nationale de Prevention et de Protection) in France, VdS in Germany and ANPI in Belgium have already initiated product testing based on the available EN standards and Technical Specifications.
Bosch is a strong supporter of the EN 50131 standards as an important quality label on which installers, distributors and end-users can rely, and it is one of the first companies to submit products for independent compliance testing.
The CNPP laboratories, France have recently tested Bosch's Blue Line and Tri Focus Professional Series motion detectors as well as its wLSN wireless technology and Easy Series Intrusion Alarm panel for EN 50131 compliance.
All products submitted passed the relevant tests.
The tests reports are available on request to provide a guarantee of product quality based not only on a self declaration but also rigorous testing by an independent organisation.
To further emphasize its strong support for the new EN standard, Bosch has expressed a commitment to submit all its intrusion-detection products for EN 50131 compliance as and when the requirements for these other products become available.
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