Category Archives: CE marking

Automatic Bar Controls, Inc. – Pizza Sauce Dispenser

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Peter Jolles

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 →

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REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 – Article 7, Annex VII, and practical considerations for manufacturers – the CRASH COURSE

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Peter Jolles

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 →

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Partly completed machinery and the requirement for Assembly Instructions

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Peter Jolles

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 →

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CE marking Onsite Consulting and Training

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Peter Jolles

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 →

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Directive (EU) 2017/2102 and RoHS 2011/65/EU

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Peter Jolles

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 →

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RoHS 2011/65/EU and Machinery

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Peter Jolles

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 →

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EU’s Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Peter Jolles

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 →

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Aerosol Dispensers Directive 75/324/EEC

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Peter Jolles

The Aerosol Dispensers Directive 75/324/EEC, also called the ADD 75/324/EEC is one of Europe’s oldest Directives. Although it has never been replaced like, for instance, the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC (replaced by the LVD 2006/95/EC and then the LVD 2014/35/EU) … Continue reading →

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RoHS 2011/65/EU, EN 50581:2012, and clause 4.3.3.

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Peter Jolles

Manufacturers that send equipment to the EU with a CE marking must understand that a CE marking is a blanket claim by the manufacturer. The claim is that the equipment complies with any applicable CE marking Directive. This article is … Continue reading →

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Safety Fences and the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Peter Jolles

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 →

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