Educational and expert articles on machinery safety and CE conformity: EU regulations, harmonised standards, legal duties and engineering best practices for design, retrofit and operation.
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A welded contactor exposes what categories B, 1, 2, 3 and 4 really mean. See how architecture, diagnostics, MTTFD, DCavg...
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A calculated PL does not prove that an operator can use the machine safely. The SRS turns the ISO 12100 risk assessment ...
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Last week, I ran a training session for a company that integrates robotic palletising cells.
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Electrical faults can distort process control, increase exposure to hazards and defeat fault protection without stopping...
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An emergency stop can halt motion yet leave a person trapped, a load unsupported or fire protection disabled. Effective ...
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Verify the document, its issuer, the exact machinery configuration and any notified body’s scope. A certificate, Europea...
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“Documentation already aligned with the regulation.” What does that actually mean? That the regulation number, annex ref...
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ISO 12100 Step 3 is not a repository for design problems left unresolved. The manufacturer must describe residual risk c...
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A well-built ANSI B11.0 risk assessment can supply much of the engineering evidence needed for CE marking, but it does n...
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ISO 13849 is often the practical choice for machinery because it handles mixed-technology safety functions and the relia...
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Machine safeguarding measures must be based on the risk assessment, not a copied declaration. Every guard, safety functi...
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A change in F_WD_TIME can increase maximum response time and push the required safety light curtain distance beyond the ...
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