CE marking of machine tools
IF YOU WANT TO PLACE YOUR MACHINE TOOL ON THE EUROPEAN MARKET, YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT THE CE MARKING OF MACHINERIES IS REQUIRED.
Machine tools like the lathe, the milling machine, the vertical metal saw, the grinding, the drill, the press and the bending machine are examples of very common machine tools. As machines, they are governed by Directive 2006/42/EC called “MACHINERY DIRECTIVE”.
IN-DEPTH
WHO HAS TO MAKE THE
CE MARKING OF MACHINE TOOLS?
The CE marking is mandatory for those who put into free circulation within the European Community a product that falls within the definition of a machinery.
If you are the manufacturer, you need an authorized representative in Europe to make the CE marking.
THE ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE
SATISFIED IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE MACHINE TOOL IS SAFE
DIRECTIVE 2006/42/EC REGULATES MACHINERIES
A MACHINE TOOL WITHOUT CE MARKING IS ILLEGAL IN EUROPE
ONLY A RESIDENT IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY CAN CARRY OUT THE CE MARKING
What does a machine tool need to be placed into the European Community market?
Some types of machineries with a very high hazard level for the user, are collected in Annex IV of the Machinery Directive and can be CE marked by the authorised representative established in the Community independently, only if there is a harmonized product standard and if it is fully respected. In other cases, the authorised representative must contact a notified body to compensate for the lack of precise information.
Each machinery must be completely defined from the health and safety point of view, and the authorised representative has to prepare the technical file to demonstrate that the machinery complies with the requirements of this Directive.
What the technical file of a machine tool is composed of?
The technical file shall comprise the following:
- risk analysis
- installation, use and maintenance manual
- Declaration of Conformity
- CE label
- projects, drawings, calculation reports, diagrams, photos and everything that can illustrate the machinery and its components
- specification of materials
- list of suppliers
- production control procedures
- technical reports of testing procedure
- etc.
Failure to present the technical file in response to a duly reasoned request by the competent national authorities may constitute sufficient grounds for doubting the conformity of the machine tool with the essential health and safety requirements.
THE CE MARK
BASE INFOS
Do you know the basic information on CE marking?
What’s the CE marking?
The CE marking is a mandatory procedure for all products covered by a Community directive, it must be carried out by the manufacturer or the authorised representative established in the European Union, which declares by means of the Declaration of Conformity, which the product complies with the safety and health requirements, provided for in the relevant Community directives or regulations in addition to avoid problems with the authorities and the police in case of control.
Who should make the CE marking?
The CE marking is a process that must be carried out by the product manufacturer or his authorised representative established in the European Community who, with the Declaration of Conformity, declares that the product complies with the safety and health requirements of the law. You can ask for advice on CE marking, but you can’t let others do it, unless you name a representative, that is, a legal agent. In any case, anyone who sells the product under his own name is totally responsible for it.
If you live in a non-EU country, can you mark CE your product?
No, the directives clearly clarify that ONLY a resident in the European Community can carry out this activity.
Therefore, if a non-European subject supplies a CE marked product, that mark is always illegal, even if the product complies with European laws. It is necessary to distinguish between the product, which enters the EU market, and the producer, if it is outside the EU, the law demands a substitute (importer or agent).
Beware of scams! What is the CE certificate?
The certificate or certification is NOT the CE mark, on this aspect there is a lot of confusion and many scams, for customers and for the authorities. At most, a certificate is a component of the CE mark but does not replace it. Never!
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