A safety laser scanner sweeps a laser across an area and slows or stops the machine when someone enters the zones it has been set to monitor.
Scanners typically run a warning field that slows the machine and a protective field that stops it, which makes them common around robot cells and mobile platforms. Like light curtains, their positioning comes from EN ISO 13855.
TILEO is the industry-recognised methodology for safe manual handling, standing for Task, Individual, Load, Environment and Other.
A notified body is an independent organisation designated by an EU member state to assess higher-risk machinery before it can be CE marked.
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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