A notified body is an independent organisation designated by an EU member state to assess higher-risk machinery before it can be CE marked.
Only a small set of machinery categories require one; the rest is self-certified. If a notified body withdraws its certificate the CE marking falls with it, and the 2027 Machinery Regulation reshapes when their involvement is required.
Putting into service is the point at which machinery is first used for its intended purpose, distinct from but closely linked to placing it on the market.
EN ISO 12100 is the foundation standard for machinery risk assessment; every machine safety decision traces back to its method.
A safety component is a component placed on the market separately whose failure endangers people, subject to its own conformity assessment under machinery law.
For nearly two decades, the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) has been the backbone of machinery safety compliance across Europe.
Introduction Machinery is now software-defined, connected, and increasingly autonomous. The Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 treats software failures as
A question we hear regularly from clients is which assessment do they actually need for their machinery —
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