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Category Archives: Product Testing
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 Directive 93/42/EEC, 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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IP69 vs. IP69K
We are presented with a request for quote for IP69K testing on a regular basis at F2 Labs. Usually my first reply to the customer is this, “Do you mean IP69 or IP69K?” Believe it or not, there is a … Continue reading
Posted in IP Testing, Product Testing
Tagged IEC 60529, Ingress protection, IP testing, IP69, IP69K, ISO 20653
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CE marking and the ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU
Many times, we receive a request for assistance from a customer for a project that involves, “CE marking and ATEX.” While there is nothing wrong with calling ATEX out separately from other CE marking requirements, we note that the ATEX … Continue reading
Posted in ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU, CE marking, Product Testing
Tagged ATEX, ATEX 2014/34/EU, ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU, ATEX Directive 94/9/EC, CE marking, CE product testing, Declaration of conformity, EC declaration of conformity, EMC 2014/30/EU, EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, EU declaration of conformity, Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, LVD 2014/35/EU, Machinery Directive, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, MD 2006/42/EC
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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 Directive 93/42/EEC, 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 Directive 93/42/EEC, 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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Repeal of the Affordable Care Act and the Medical Device Tax
Yesterday afternoon, March 6th, the House Republicans released the bill to repeal (most of) the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Since F2 Labs is a safety compliance laboratory, helping many companies comply with regulatory issues when bringing their … Continue reading
Lasers, IEC/EN 60825-1, the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, and the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC
Laser devices sent to Europe are subject to specific safety requirements. Some of these requirements are applicable even if the rest of the device is seemingly innocuous. To start with, we will present a case where a device appears to … Continue reading
UL 94 testing
UL 94 is a standard that measures, in a laboratory setting, the burn characteristics of plastic materials. The title of the standard itself is pretty descriptive: UL Standard for Safety for Tests for Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts in … Continue reading
Compliance with the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Annex I
F2 Labs is constantly working to help customers better understand their responsibilities in complying with CE marking Directives that may or may not apply to their equipment. Previously we published an article about the relationship between the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU … Continue reading
Posted in CE marking, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Product Testing, R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU
Tagged CE, CE mark, CE marking, EN 60950-1, EN 61010-1, EN 62368-1, Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, LVD, LVD 2014/35/EU, R&TTE, R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU, RED 2015/53/EU
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CE markings, Ex markings, and other EU markings claiming product compliance
Manufacturers who build equipment for sale to customers in the European Union may spend a lot of time learning about and understanding the process that is required in order to sell their products with a CE marking on it. Placing … 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 Directive 93/42/EEC, 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
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