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Author Archives: Peter Jolles
Harmonized Standards and Why They Are Important
The main electrical safety standard for machinery, EN 60204-1, was revised by CENELEC and published on September 14, 2018. The currently harmonized version, EN 60204-1:2006+A1:2009, is still the officially recognized version. What does this mean? As a primer, I suggest … Continue reading
Posted in CE marking, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
Tagged EN 60204-1, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, LVD 2014/35/EU, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, MD 2006/42/EC
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The Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and Interchangeable Equipment
As usual, I opened the RAPEX Weekly Report that delivers to my inbox every Friday morning. Scrolling through, I reviewed three cases involving saw blades. These are interesting because they were stopped for violating the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Normally when … Continue reading
Posted in CE marking, Consulting, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Product Testing
Tagged 2006/42/EC, Annex IV, EC type-examination certificate, Machinery Directive, Notified Body
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The Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and Notified Bodies
What is a Notified Body and what does it have to do with the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC? In most cases presented to us, absolutely nothing. I wanted to write this article because we are asked, from time to time, if … Continue reading
Posted in CE marking, Consulting, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Product Testing
Tagged EC type-examination certificate, EU-type Examination Certificate, European Commission, Notified Body
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The Ambiguity of the CE Marking Process
Yesterday I posted an article pertaining to last week’s RAPEX report and the scope of the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU. Today I reviewed this week’s ‘catch’ of non-conforming products and it is a very illustrative of the opaqueness, sometimes, of … 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, Machinery Regulation (EU)2023/1230, Medical Devices Regulation (EU)2017/745, PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425, Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU, REACH, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
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My product is DC powered. Why do I need to comply with the Low Voltage Directive?
“F2 Labs is not the EU police and I do not know any EU police.” I say that very often to customers when I speak with them, particularly as it relates to the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/Eu and its scope, … Continue reading
Posted in CE marking, Consulting, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Product Testing, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU
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Automatic Bar Controls, Inc. – Pizza Sauce Dispenser
F2 Labs and Automatic Bar Controls, Inc. have collaborated on many compliance projects over the years and so we are pretty familiar with some of their products. It was very interesting to see some of the pizza sauce dispenser… which … Continue reading
Posted in CE marking, Consulting, EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, FCC, General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC, IP Testing, Listing, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Product Testing, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU, UL 60335-1, UL 61010-1, UL 62368-1
Tagged UL 60335-1, US Listing
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REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 – Article 7, Annex VII, and practical considerations for manufacturers – the CRASH COURSE
One possible cause for an audible “gulp” coming from the reader of a specifications sheet is coming across a requirement to comply, vaguely, with the REACH Regulation (EC) 1907/2006. Broadly, REACH is meant to ensure that products in Europe do … Continue reading
Posted in Consulting, Product Testing, REACH, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
Tagged 1907/2006, Cadmium restrictions, CE, CE marking, EU product rules, REACH, REACH 1907/2006, RoHS, RoHS 2011/65/EU, WEEE, WEEE 2012/19/EU
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Partly completed machinery and the requirement for Assembly Instructions
Manufacturers who build parts of machines or incomplete machinery (for example: no controls) must be aware that their equipment must not carry a CE marking if the equipment is not in scope of any other Directive(s) and must follow a … Continue reading
Posted in CE marking, Consulting, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Product Testing
Tagged CE, CE mark, CE marking, CE marking Directives, Declaration of Incorporation, Declaration of incorporation for partly completed machinery, EC declaration of conformity, EU Directives, MD 2006/42/EC, Partly completed machinery
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CE marking Onsite Consulting and Training
F2 Labs is able to send a CE marking expert to your facility to provide overview training to your business – sales and engineering. We can quickly dig into the Directives that apply to your specific products and show your … Continue reading
Posted in ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU, CE marking, Consulting, EN 60601-1, General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Medical Devices Regulation (EU)2017/745, PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425, Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU, R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU, REACH, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
Tagged CE, CE mark, CE marking, EU, European Commission, European Union
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Spare Parts and the RoHS Directive
The RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU was amended in November 2017 by Directive (EU) 2017/2102 with some administrative clarifications. I found one item particularly interesting: Recital (2): (2) Secondary market operations for EEE, which involve repair, replacement of spare parts, refurbishment and … Continue reading
Posted in CE marking, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
Tagged (EU) 2017/2102, CE, CE mark, CE marking, EN 50581:2012, RoHS, RoHS 2011/65/EU, Sending spare parts to the EU, Used equipment CE, Used equipment CE marking, WEEE, WEEE 2012/19/EU
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