Category Archives: Machinery Regulation (EU)2023/1230

Machinery Regulation (EU)2023/1230

Great Britain’s UKCA mark – September 2020 Update

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Peter Jolles

We published an article about Brexit and its implications for CE marking back in February of this year. A link to that article is here. The UK government posted new guidance about this on September 1, 2020. The link to … Continue reading →

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Is the CE marking still valid now that Brexit has happened?

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Peter Jolles

Yes, for now. CE marking will be accepted until at least the end of 2020 and then the UKCA mark will be the replacement mark for products sent to the UK. The link to the official UK page regarding this … Continue reading →

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Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC – The text and the harmonized EN standards

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Peter Jolles

Complying with any EU CE marking Directive will require a trip to one of many European Commission websites to assist with the process. They are great sources of information, I have them bookmarked, and one or more are open on … Continue reading →

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Ronin Revolution earns EC-Type Examination Certificate

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Peter Jolles

Ronin Revolution Corporation worked with F2 Labs to evaluate and test the Ronin Lift for compliance with the relevant CE marking Directives required to sell their product in Europe. The Ronin Lift is a personal ascender used to lift people … Continue reading →

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CE marking – Equipment is stopped in French customs, what now?

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Peter Jolles

The sales department at F2 Labs fields phone calls from primarily US manufacturers. We have heard every scenario imaginable as pertains CE marking, from, “What is CE marking? We are about to disassemble and crate our machine and noticed that CE … Continue reading →

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Guidance For Wire Colors in Machines in the EU

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Peter Jolles

We help manufacturers every day with the task of CE marking their equipment for shipment to the EU. Very often we are asked questions by our customer’s engineering staff and one of the most common questions pertains to wire colors. … Continue reading →

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The Ambiguity of the CE Marking Process

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Peter Jolles

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 →

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