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Tag Archives: Machinery Directive
Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Article 1 (b) interchangeable equipment
As usual, I opened the RAPEX Weekly Report that delivers to my inbox every Friday morning. Scrolling through, I reviewed three cases involving saw blades. These are interesting because they were stopped for violating the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Normally when … Continue reading
Posted in CE marking, Consulting, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, Product Testing
Tagged 2006/42/EC, Annex IV, EC type-examination certificate, Machinery Directive, Notified Body
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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
Posted in CE marking, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
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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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 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
Posted in CE marking, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
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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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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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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Machinery Directive or the Low Voltage Directive… which one?
The Machinery Directive and the Low Voltage Directive: how do I know which one? The Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and the Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU can both be applied to certain machines or equipment. The Machinery Directive excludes the Low Voltage … Continue reading
Posted in CE marking, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
Tagged CE, CE marking, EN 12100, EN 60204-1, EN 61010-1, EN ISO 12100, EN ISO 12100:2010, EN ISO 13849-1:2008, 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
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CE marking and the requirement for translations
Your compliance requirements for export to the EU do not stop with putting the CE marking on your equipment. Depending upon the applicable CE marking Directives that are relevant to your equipment, you may be required to prepare or be … 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, Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU, RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
Tagged CE, CE marking, EMC 2004/108/EC, EMC 2014/30/EU, EMC Directive 2004/108/EC, EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, 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, PED, PED 2014/68/EU, PED 97/23/EU, Pressure Equipment, Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU, Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EU
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