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Machinery Services
TUV Rheinland UK. offers domestic and international testing and certification services for Industrial Machinery. We offer CE Marking services to those manufacturers needing to export their machinery within the EU. State-of-the-art testing services are available to make sure machinery complies with such requirements as sound, laser and electromagnetic emissions.
In the United States, our sister company TUV Rheinland of North America is a NRTL and can test to the applicable UL standards. As an NRTL, we can "list" your machinery to insure acceptance by local authorities having jurisdiction. For unlisted equipment, we provide Field Evaluation Services at the installation and manufacturing site. For the semiconductor industry, we provide SEMI/S2 guideline assessments for producers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
CE Marking for Machinery
Requirements for Machinery
The European Machinery Directive 98/37/EC requires that almost all machinery products bear the CE Marking and be accompanied by the proper documentation (i.e., EU-Type Test Certificate). Non-compliant products may be removed from the market. Customs officials can stop equipment at any European Union border if the CE Marking is not affixed, and if the proper declaration and documentation are not available.
Machinery Directive Scope
The Machinery Directive 98/37/EC applies to both machinery and specific safety components (such as light curtains, two-hand controls, etc.) Most components are not required to bear the CE Marking. Most safety components require CE Marking, some even if they contain non moving parts.
Machinery is defined as:
- an assembly of linked parts or components (at least one of which moves with the appropriate actuators, controls and power circuits) joined for a specific application, in particular for the processing, treatment, moving for packaging of material;
- an assembly of machines that, in order to achieve the same end, are arranged and controlled so that they function as an integral whole;
- interchangeable equipment modifying the function of a machine that is supplied for the purpose of being assembled with a machine (or a series of different machines or with a tractor) by the operators themselves insofar as this equipment is not a spare part or tool.
Products Covered Include:
- Woodworking Machines
- Packaging Equipment
- Injection Molding Machines
- Printing and Paper Machines
- Hydraulic Presses
- Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment
- Control and Measuring Equipment
- Construction Equipment
- and more
For details of the Machinery Directive harmonised standards click here
Machinery Directive 98/37/EC will be replace by Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC on the 29th of December 2009, so you need to start preparing for the changes now, please click the link below for details.
The new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
To download a copy of the new directive click here
Machinery Assessment and Certification
TUV Rheinland UK can provide assessment and certification services to a variety of national and international, as well as the requirements of the Machinery Directive. Our parent company in Germany is an EU Notified Body.
For CE marking we can help with the following:
- Determining which types of certification procedures, applicable directives, harmonized standards and documentation are necessary to complete the CE Marking and declaration process
- Performing TUV Rheinland type testing for the TUV Rheinland Mark
- Testing according to the relevant standards at the manufacturing site
- Helping manufacturers assemble a Technical Documentation File and/or Technical Construction File with all papers, test reports and certificates as required
- Providing Certificates to the directives
We can also provide
- US NRTL & Canadian listing (cTUVus Mark)
- SEMI certificates
- Testing and certification to other international requirement.
Machinery Directive Requirements
In most cases, the following three directives will guide you through the CE Marking process: Machinery Directive, Low-Voltage Directive and EMC Directive. Each directive contains its own specific requirements, generally concerning design, manufacture, intended use, test reports and technical documentation from a Notified/Competent Body, as well as supporting schematics and diagrams.
ATEX Directive
The ATEX Directive addresses equipment and protective systems intended for use in, or in conjunction with, potentially explosive atmospheres. The scope of the directive includes safety devices, controlling devices and regulating devices. Also subject to ATEX Directive requirements is equipment intended for use outside potentially explosive atmospheres but required for, for contributing to, the safe functioning of equipment and protective systems.
The ATEX Directive became available for use in March 1996 mandatory on July 1, 2003. The ATEX Directive is a New Approach directive for CE Marking and replaces three Old Approach directives- 76/117/EEC, 79/196/EEC (9) and 82/130/EEC.
We help with the following:
ATEX approval or an explosion risk-related analysis
Assistance in defining equipment groups and categories
Support in creating Ex-Proof documentation (also required by the ATEX 137 and BetrSichV) and also by interpreting measures to improve workers' safety
Testing and certification for protection/detection equipment and systems
Assistance in completing hazard analysis and risk assessments on equipment and machines (e.g. application of the RASE guideline for determining the potential ignition source, as well as the consequences involved with mechanical or electrical equipment and protective systems).
