Safety Approvals

What Manufacturers Need to Know About the Low Voltage Directive

What Manufacturers Need to Know About the Low Voltage Directive

Manufacturers placing electrical equipment on the European market must understand which EU directives apply to their products. For many electrical products and industrial control panels, one of the most important is the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU. The Low Voltage Directive establishes safety requirements that manufacturers must consider when bringing applicable electrical equipment to the European market. However,

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Standards vs. Directives: What Manufacturers Need to Know for Product Compliance

Standards vs. Directives: What Manufacturers Need to Know for Product Compliance

Product compliance can become complicated quickly. Manufacturers may need to consider several directives, technical standards, safety requirements, and documentation requirements before equipment can enter its intended market. Two terms that come up often during this process are directives and standards. They are closely connected, but they serve different purposes. Directives establish the essential requirements that applicable products must meet. Standards provide technical guidance

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A Guide to CE Marking for Industrial Machinery

A Guide to CE Marking for Industrial Machinery

Industrial machinery manufacturers face increasing pressure to meet global safety and compliance expectations. Whether equipment is being developed for semiconductor manufacturing, industrial automation, packaging systems, or process control environments, meeting compliance requirements is no longer optional. For companies entering the European market, CE marking is one of the most important requirements in the product approval

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HTDS High Tech Design Safety machine.

Getting Started With The Process To Listing, Labeling Or Certifying your product

  We are continuing our series on listing, labeling or certifying your equipment. Today we will talk about what it takes to get started on this process. Link to video also available here: https://youtu.be/yjFDH33ARCs How do you start… Products/Standards Well, you got a product…You know what standards are going to be needed for your product.

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Circuit board: conformity discovery process.

Determining which countries to get your product listed, labeled or certified for

  In the further training course about getting your product listed, labeled or certified…Today we’re going to talk about which countries to get listed or certified for.  This is important because it will control your scope and your timeline along with your project costs. Check out the video with High Tech Design Safety, CEO, Steve Barcik

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