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Category Archives: Product Testing
UL 94 Plastic Testing for Materials Used in Enclosures
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
Posted in Product Testing, UL 94
Tagged F2 Labs, Flammability testing, UL 94, UL94
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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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Primer For CE and other European Compliance Markings
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 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
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Harmonized EN standards, CE marking Directives and your European projects
Silently and slowly – but inexorably… the Directives and standards we use for CE marking are updated, revised, and replaced – and we must account for them. They must be correct when referenced on your declarations of conformity and that … 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, PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425, Product Testing, R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
Tagged CE, CE consultation, CE marking, CE product testing, CEN, CENELEC, EN ISO 12100:2010, EN ISO 13849-1, EN ISO 13849-1:2008, EN ISO 13849-1:2015, EN standards, Harmonized EN standards, IEC, ISO, Machinery Directive, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, MD 2006/42/EC
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The Radio Equipment Directive and the Simplified EU Declaration of Conformity
I first read the new Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU (aka the “RED”) in 2014 when it was published and noted its similarity to the other NLF Framework Directives as it pertains to the documentation compliance process and the conformity modules. … 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, 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 CE, CE Certification, CE consulting, CE marking, CE marking certification, CE product testing, Declaration of conformity, EC declaration of conformity, EU certification, EU compliance, EU declaration of conformity, European compliance, Radio Equipment Directive 2014/3/EU, RED 2014/53/EU, RED CE marking
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What is IEC 60529 IP Testing?
At F2 Labs, our IP testing chambers are constantly filled with projects undergoing testing to IEC 60529. Since I work in the sales department at F2 Labs I field a lot of questions, every day, about IP testing, what it … Continue reading
Posted in IP Testing, Product Testing
Tagged dust testing solid foreign object testing, EN 60529-1, IEC 60529, Intrusion protection, IP23, IP55, IP56, IP65, IP67, IP68, IP69, water testing
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The RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU and Correct Markings to Indicate Compliance
The RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU, or ‘RoHS2’ as it is sometimes called, is a CE marking Directive and is a European law. The various RoHS markings seen on different pieces of equipment are illegal and have no legal meaning or standing. … Continue reading
Posted in CE marking, Product Testing, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
Tagged CE marking, Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive 2011/65/EU, RoHS, RoHS 2011/65/EU, RoHS compliance, RoHS symbol, waste electrical and electronic equipment, WEEE, WEEE 2012/19/EU, WEEE compliance, WEEE symbol
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Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC Article 1 (2) (k)
Previously we discussed some of the legal questions about compliance to either the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC or the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU. This one question has led to many discussions at F2. Usually it starts with, “well, does a cooling … Continue reading
Posted in CE marking, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Product Testing
Tagged CE, CE marking, Essential Health and Safety Requirements, Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, LVD 2006/95/EC, LVD 2014/35/EU, Machinery Directive, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, MD 2006/42/EC, MD Annex I
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