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Category Archives: Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
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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RoHS 2011/65/EU and Machinery
F2 Labs assists many manufacturers, internationally, with CE marking requirements. Regarding CE marking, primarily we test and evaluate electro-mechanical equipment for compliance with electrical safety, machinery safety, EMC and radio, medical device, and hazardous location requirements. However, when a manufacturer … Continue reading
Posted in ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU, CE marking, Consulting, 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 Regulation (EU)2017/745, Product Testing, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
Tagged CE, CE mark, CE marking, EN 50581:2012, EU declaration of conformity, RoHS, RoHS 2, RoHS 2011/65/EU, RoHS compliance, WEEE, WEEE 2012/19/EU
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EU’s Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products
The EU has a direct conduit for market surveillance authorities to communicate information about non-compliant products directly between 31 EU member nations and the European Commission. This system is called the Rapid Alert System, or RAPEX. This is not where … Continue reading
Posted in ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU, CE marking, Consulting, EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, EN 60601-1, General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC, IP Testing, Lasers, 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, Product Testing, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
Tagged CE, CE mark, CE marking, EU consumer protection, EU market surveillance, European Commission, European compliance, RAPEX, Rapid Alert System
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Safety Fences and the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
While reading the new Guide to application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Edition 2.1, I was interested to see that the last sentence in section 42, dealing with Safety Components and their status under the Machinery Directive, is this: Specific … Continue reading
Posted in CE marking, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
Tagged CE conformity, CE mark, CE marking, Machinery, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Machinery Guide, Machinery Working Group, MD 2006/42/EC, Safety components, Safety Fences
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Guide to application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Edition 2.1 – published in July 2017 and EN 61010-1 equipment
The Guide to application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Edition 2.1, was published by the EC Commission in July. The link to the document is here. Be advised that is a direct download link. The “guideline” is extremely useful and … Continue reading
Posted in CE marking, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
Tagged CE marking, EN 60204-1, EN ISO 12100:2010, EN ISO 13849-1, Essential Health and Safety Requirements, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, MD 2006/42/EC
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Safety Components and the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
From time to time we are presented with a device that seemingly “fits” into the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU because it only has electric function and no moving components. This would lead most to apply the Low Voltage Directive instead … Continue reading
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Tagged CE mark, CE marking, EN 60204-1, EN 61010-1, EN ISO 12100:2010, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, LVD, LVD 2014/35/EU, Machinery Directive, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, MD 2006/42/EC, Safety components, Safety components for machinery
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The EU declaration of conformity
A frequent source of confusion for exporters of products to the EU is the EU declaration of conformity. Many customers that we assist are vaguely familiar with the concept and the role of the “DoC”. The EU declaration of conformity … Continue reading
Posted in ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU, CE marking, EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, 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, Product Testing, R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
Tagged ATEX 2014/34/EU, ATEX 94/9/EC, CE marking, Declaration of conformity, EC declaration of conformity, EMC 2004/108/EC, EMC 2014/30/EU, EU declaration of conformity, EU-type Examination Certificate, Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, New Legislative Framework, New Legislative Framework 2008, NLF 2008, Technical File
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CE marking and the Technical File
Manufacturers who send equipment into the EU are required to send a CE compliant product in most cases. This means that if you are making an electromechanical device, chances are that you will need to comply with at least one, … 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 Regulation (EU)2017/745, 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 ATEX 2014/34/EU, CE, CE marking, EMC 2014/30/EU, EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, EN 61326-1, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, RED 2014/53/EU, RoHS, RoHS 2011/65/EU, RoHS compliance, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU, Technical File
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The Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and lifting accessories
The Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, broadly, is applicable to machinery, defined in Article 2 (a) as an assembly fitted or intended to be fitted with a drive assembly to perform a function. The power, unless used for lifting purposes, must come … Continue reading
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Tagged CE, CE mark, CE marking, EN 13155, EN ISO 12100, EN ISO 12100:2010, Lifting accessories, Machinery Directive, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
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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 Regulation (EU)2017/745, 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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