Machinery

Machinery Testing, Inspection and Certification Services

Our global network of laboratories offers a comprehensive range of compliance solutions for Machinery, ranging from testing to EU Machinery Directive Notified Body/ UK Approved Body inspection and certification services.

Machinery products are ones which have moving parts and include:

• Machinery
• Industrial machinery
• Interchangeable equipment
• Safety components
• Chains, ropes and webbing
• Removable mechanical transmission devices
• Partly completed machinery

Machinery Directive (MD) 2006/42/EC

In the European Community (EC) machinery have to fulfil the health and safety requirements of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC to obtain the CE Mark and be legally placed on the market. The requirements cover the design, manufacturing and inspection of the machinery which, once CE marked, can be moved, sold and used throughout the EC.

Where the manufacturer has not attained the required conformity mark, it is the responsibility of the importer, or the first user of a machine to attain the CE Mark.

Machinery Directive Notified Body services

Machinery included in Annex IV of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC require a Notified Body to perform the conformity assessment procedures in order to obtain the certification and then the manufacturer should affix the CE Marking and draw up the Declaration of Conformity

Eurofins companies operate as Notified Bodies (NB) for the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC as follows:

• Italy; NB No. 0477

Our machinery Directive Notified bodies perform the testing, inspection and certifications to enable manufacturers and their supply chains to safely place products within its scope on the market.

Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008

For products covered under the scope of the UK Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 and which are placed onto the GB Market (England, Scotland & Wales), a UKCA Mark is required. From the 1st January 2023, the UKCA Mark is mandatory, and a CE Mark, issued by a EU27 Notified Body, will no longer be recognised as demonstrating conformity for the GB mark.

A UK Approved Body must be used to issue a UKCA mark.

UK Approved Body services

Eurofins companies operate as UK Approved Bodies for the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 as follows:

• Eurofins E&E CML Limited (UK); Approved Body No. 2503

Machinery Services we Offer

Machinery testing, inspection and Notified Body and expert services provided include (but are not limited to):

• EC-type examinations of machines
• Testing for compliance with the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
• UK Approved Body Type Examinations for Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
• Risk assessment reviews to EN ISO 12100
• Gap analysis and CE/UKCA audit of machines and production lines
• Compliance verification against C-type standards assessment - for example:
  • EN 415 Series for packaging machines
  • EN ISO 20430 for injection moulding machines
  • EN ISO 16092 Series for presses
  • EN 280 for Mobile elevating work platforms
• Electrical verification testing of machinery according to EN 60204-1, including:
  • Continuity of the protective bonding
  • Fault loop impedance verification
  • Dielectric withstand test
  • Insulation resistance
  • Residual voltage
  • Leakage Current
• On-site machinery audit & testing services
  • Factory Acceptance Testing Pre-shipment safety validation & review
  • Bespoke inspection of machinery to manufacturer and/or client specifications
  • UK, EU & Worldwide
• Measurements of machinery noise according to 2006/42/EC & SMSR 2008
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) In-use machinery assessment
• Determination of limits of machinery
• Hazard identification and risk assessments for machines and their control systems e.g. HAZOP, FMEA, FMEDA, FTA
• Technical File review for EC declaration of Conformity (DoC) and CE/UKCA marking
• Assessment of user manual
• Assessment of safety and compliance of machines
• Definition, estimation and calculation of SIL and PL relating to electrical and electronic control systems and safety functions
• Functional safety assessment
• Related services include:

• ATEX equipment testing and Notified Body services
• Logic units with safety functions
• 2014/33/EU lifts and safety components for lifts directive Notified Body services
• Mobile elevating work platforms
• Medical device services
• Motorised doors

Visit our testing pages for a full list of our testing capabilities.

For more information on how we can help you gain compliance for your Machinery products, contact your local Eurofins E&E laboratory to access all of these services.