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Yearly Archives: 2016
New RoHS restrictions, substances added to Annex II
There is a change on the horizon for manufacturers used to complying with RoHS based on the restriction of the six substances indicated in RoHS 2011/65/EU (Annex II): Lead (0.1%) Mercury (0.1%) Cadmium (0.01%) Hexavalent chromium (0.1%) Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) … Continue reading
Compliance with the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Annex I
F2 Labs is constantly working to help customers better understand their responsibilities in complying with CE marking Directives that may or may not apply to their equipment. Previously we published an article about the relationship between the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU … Continue reading
Posted in CE marking, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Product Testing, R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU
Tagged CE, CE mark, CE marking, EN 60950-1, EN 61010-1, EN 62368-1, Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, LVD, LVD 2014/35/EU, R&TTE, R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU, RED 2015/53/EU
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CE marking Directives and the Authorized European Representative
The CE marking is placed on products after compliance with all applicable EU CE marking Directives. Some typical examples of CE marking Directives that F2 Labs provides technical support for are indicated below: Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU … Continue reading
Posted in ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU, CE marking, EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC, R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU
Tagged ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU, Authorized EU Representative, Authorized European Representative, Authorized Representative, CE, CE marking, Declaration of conformity, EC declaration of conformity, Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2014/30/EU, EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, EU declaration of conformity, EU Rep, EU Representative, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU, RED 2014/53/EU
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EN standards and the Radio Equipment (RED) Directive 2014/53/EU and the Radio and Telecommunication Terminal (R&TTE) Directive 1999/5/EC
The Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU, or RED, came into force in June of this year. This new Directive replaced the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive 1999/5/EC for wireless equipment, also called the R&TTE Directive. There is a one-year transition … Continue reading
Posted in CE marking, R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU
Tagged 2014/53/EU, CE, CE mark, CE marking, EC declaration of conformity, EN 300 328, EN 301 489-1, EN 301 489-17, EN standards, EU declaration of conformity, EU-type examination, Harmonized EN standards, R&TTE, R&TTE 1999/5/EC, R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Directive 1999/5/EC, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU, RED 2014/53/EU, RTTE Directive, SAR testing
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CE markings, Ex markings, and other EU markings claiming product compliance
Manufacturers who build equipment for sale to customers in the European Union may spend a lot of time learning about and understanding the process that is required in order to sell their products with a CE marking on it. Placing … Continue reading
Posted in ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU, CE marking, EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC, PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425, Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU, Product Testing, R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
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Harmonized EN standards, CE marking Directives and your European projects
Silently and slowly – but inexorably… the Directives and standards we use for CE marking are updated, revised, and replaced – and we must account for them. They must be correct when referenced on your declarations of conformity and that … Continue reading
Posted in ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU, CE marking, EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC, PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425, Product Testing, R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
Tagged CE, CE consultation, CE marking, CE product testing, CEN, CENELEC, EN ISO 12100:2010, EN ISO 13849-1, EN ISO 13849-1:2008, EN ISO 13849-1:2015, EN standards, Harmonized EN standards, IEC, ISO, Machinery Directive, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, MD 2006/42/EC
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The Radio Equipment Directive and the Simplified EU Declaration of Conformity
I first read the new Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU (aka the “RED”) in 2014 when it was published and noted its similarity to the other NLF Framework Directives as it pertains to the documentation compliance process and the conformity modules. … Continue reading
Posted in ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU, CE marking, EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC, PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425, Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU, Product Testing, R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
Tagged CE, CE Certification, CE consulting, CE marking, CE marking certification, CE product testing, Declaration of conformity, EC declaration of conformity, EU certification, EU compliance, EU declaration of conformity, European compliance, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/3/EU, RED 2014/53/EU, RED CE marking
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What is IP Testing?
At F2 Labs, our IP testing chambers are constantly filled with projects undergoing testing to IEC 60529. Since I work in the sales department at F2 Labs I field a lot of questions, every day, about IP testing, what it … Continue reading
Posted in IP Testing, Product Testing
Tagged dust testing solid foreign object testing, EN 60529-1, IEC 60529, Intrusion protection, IP23, IP55, IP56, IP65, IP67, IP68, IP69, water testing
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FCC Labeling Requirements
Recently the F2 Labs sales department was presented with a question from a call-in customer who wanted to know about the requirements from the FCC to label equipment. Specifically, she asked about e-labelling. She relayed that the FCC’s rules regarding … Continue reading
Posted in FCC
Tagged Electromagnetic Compatibility, EMC, Emissions, FCC, FCC approval, FCC label, FCC Part 15, Federal Communications Commission, Immunity
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The Pressure Equipment Directive and machine builders
The Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC was recast in 2014 and the new Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU replaced the old “PED” on July 19, 2016. This revision to the Pressure Equipment Directive was part of the New Legislative Framework and was part of … Continue reading