Category Archives: Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC

Navigating CE Certification for Entry Into the European Market

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Intero Digital

As both established and startup consumer electronics manufacturers look to expand their market reach, the European Union presents an enticing, lucrative growth opportunity. Entry into this market comes with its prerequisites, however, one of which is CE certification. This certification … Continue reading →

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The Machinery Regulation(EU)2023/1230 vs. Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC – What Is New?

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Peter Jolles

The Machinery Regulation (EU)2023/1230 was published in 2023 but does not formally replace the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC until 2027. F2 Labs performed a deep dive into the two EU regulations to figure out what is new, what is staying, and … Continue reading →

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HazLoc Evaluations – Behind the Scenes Information about Intrinsic Safety

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Peter Jolles

Today, I read an email from our HazLoc engineering department that I think is extremely useful not only for F2 Labs personnel, but also for our clients who are working on what is required and how to comply. Your first … Continue reading →

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Compliance for Electric Bicycles, E-Bikes, and the EU

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Peter Jolles

Understanding e-bike compliance under the scope of the EU machinery, electromagnetic compatibility, and restriction of hazardous substances directives. Continue reading →

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CE marking FAQ

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Peter Jolles

Frequently at F2 Labs we get very deep into various topics regarding CE marking and other compliance requirements. I can only imagine the sinking feeling that a manufacturer must feel when seeing this on a request for bid: CE marking … Continue reading →

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Sending equipment to the EU when compliance is not an obvious path

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Peter Jolles

Manufacturers contact F2 Labs from around the world to ask for assistance with EU regulations. While F2 Labs primarily focuses on electro-mechanical devices, including medical devices, we have also assisted many people with an understanding of what is legally required. … Continue reading →

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Changes to the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Peter Jolles

Some pretty drastic changes to the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC were published on the European Commission’s Machinery Directive page on March 18, 2019. Most noticeably, prior to March 18, all of the harmonized standards attached to the Machinery Directive and published … Continue reading →

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Critical Component List

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Peter Jolles

F2 Labs performs safety evaluations & testing, EMC testing, and consulting for various compliance related issues faced by our customers. We open safety evaluations at F2 Labs by sending a list of information we need in order to review the … Continue reading →

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CE marking, harmonized EN standards, & EN 60204-1:2018

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Peter Jolles

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 →

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Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Article 1 (b) interchangeable equipment

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Peter Jolles

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 →

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