A pressure-sensitive mat stops the machine when someone stands on it, a guard for floor areas where beams and fences are impractical.
Mats give whole-body detection around a hazard zone and are sized so nobody can reach the danger point before motion stops. They form part of the safety-related control system, so their reliability is rated like any other safety function.
Guard locking keeps an interlocked guard locked shut until the machine inside has come to a complete stop and the guard has been released by a control device.
The technical file is the evidence pack behind a CE or UKCA mark: drawings, calculations, the risk assessment, standards applied and test results.
An original equipment manufacturer is the company that designs and builds machinery, often relying on specialist compliance support to navigate CE, UKCA and PUWER requirements.
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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