The EU Commission has published the draft of the new EU Machinery Directive. Now the negotiations in the Council and the European Parliament start.
What are the implications for standardization of the proposal for revision of the Machinery Directive published by the European Commission?
When CE marking machines, important instructions must be observed in order to fulfill the legal obligations. The VDMA has compiled these notes for practical use, which go beyond explanations in the official guide.
The VDMA statement on the EU Commission's draft of 21 April for the EU Machinery Products Regulation is now available.
Additional safety requirements and/or safety measures for semi-automatic power driven parking of motor vehicles
Surface Technology – Clarifications to EN 1539
Determination of key figures at packaging machines during operating time and scheduled down time
Packaging machinery (incl. filling machinery) – Specification and measurement of energy and utility consumption
VDMA standard 8751 deals with the specification and verification of energy and media consumption on packaging machines and related processing machines, while VDMA 8752 deals with the recording of setup and cleaning times for these machines. Both VDMA standard sheets were editorially revised in the course of the transfer of DIN 8743 to the successor standard DIN EN 415-11: 2021-12.
The amended Packaging Act already came into force last year, and now it is a matter of fulfilling new obligations - especially in the area of B2B packaging. VDMA member companies that generally place non-system-participating packaging on the market must now ALL become active by July 1, 2022: They must register in the LUCID packaging register!
The 12 parts of the VDMA Specification series 40084 "OPC UA Interfaces for Plastics and Rubber Machinery - Extrusion" have been revised and published with issue date 2022-08.
OPC UA for Machine Tools – Part 1: Machine Monitoring and Job Overview
The first European standard for truck mixer safety, EN 12609 - Truck mixers - Safety requirements, has been published in the European Official Journal.
The number of hacker attacks in the mechanical and plant engineering sector is on the rise. More and more VDMA member companies are reporting attacks on office and production systems within the company. Already almost 40 percent of the attacks lead to production downtimes. How can medium-sized companies in particular arm themselves against attacks in advance or react correctly in the event of an actual attack?
There are some innovations around the machine safety. Manufacturers must observe new EU regulations and the changed conformity marking in Great Britain. Our guides will help.
On the occasion of ABM 2022, VDMA Software and Digitization is putting the spotlight on important trend topics in the fields of cybersecurity and digitization.
Panel discussion on IT security at Hannover Messe 2022, June 1, 2022, Hall 18, H'Up
The revised version of this VDMA standard sheet will soon be available for public comment.
Turbomachinery and generators – Application of the principles of functional safety – Part 1: Methods for determination of the necessary risk reduction
Surface Technology – Touch-up stations at paint spray booths for powder coating – Safety requirements
The recommendations are addressed to machine and plant manufacturers and describe a minimum of technical, organizational and procedural requirements for the implementation of security for products (such as machines, plants, digital systems for predictive maintenance & condition monitoring, ICS controls, ...) and processes.
Safety functions of regulated and unregulated (fluid) mechanical systems
The VDMA Specification "Performance program for the maintenance of technical systems and equipment in buildings", which consists of eight parts, has been completely translated and is now available in English as well as German.
According to a survey conducted worldwide, around 46 percent of the companies surveyed in Germany were victims of a cyber attack at least once in 2021.
OPC UA for Machinery - Part 1: Basic Building Blocks
The German Cabinet has approved the revised Corona Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance. It comes into force in amended form on March 20. The regulations will apply until May 25, 2022.
Against the background of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European standards organizations CEN and CENELEC have terminated all cooperation with Russia until further notice.
The revised Corona Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance largely relieves employees of their personal responsibility in the future. Companies, on the other hand, will continue to have measures in place that they will also have to pay for. This does not add up.
OPC UA for weighing technology
Cybersecurity has become a priority topic for business leaders and regulators worldwide. The requirements for this are being driven forward at all levels. Nationally with the IT Security Act, European with the NIS2 Directive and the Cyber Resilience Act and in China with a multitude of regulations around the topic of "Data Security". The VDMA overview paper provides members with an industry-specific overview of relevant legislative projects, shows how they will affect mechanical and plant engineering and provides recommendations.
Advice and recommendations for European companies
China's National Health Commission (NHC) has approved six new food contact additives and two new food contact resins, and expanded the scope of nine substances.
From the VDMA Specification series "OPC UA for mining" 20 parts with issue date 2022-04 have been published as draft version.
The EN 13445 "unfired pressure vessels" series of standards, newly issued in 2021, was officially harmonized under the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) in December 2021.
Security is all about protecting machines and systems in production, manufacturing or intralogistics from attacks and disruptions. The aim of the organizational and technical protective measures is to develop cyber-resilient machines and systems and trustworthy services and to reliably maintain permanent operation.
OPC UA for Geometric Measurement Systems
The VDMA is following the new version very closely. Some things have been achieved, other points need to be improved in order to take account of application in practice.
Whether it's a valve in a heater or software for a welding robot, when products from different manufacturers need to fit together, an industry standard helps.
When the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) issues a cyber security warning of the highest alert level, industry is alarmed.
Noise emission measurement on die casting machines
With the help of VDMA-DaTeR, VDMA member companies can quickly and easily access technical information from over 70 countries.
OPC UA for Machinery – Part 101: Result Transfer
With a new standardisation strategy, the EU Commission wants to put Europe in a better position in global technology competition. However, political ideas must not dominate this approach. Above all, good standardization needs expertise and practical relevance from industry.
The VDMA Quick Guide "Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC - CE Marking of Machinery" is available to VDMA members in an updated version.
The Infection Protection Act with the 3G proof obligation at the workplace presents the mechanical and plant engineering industry with an additional administrative burden that will not decrease in the near future.
Operational Requirements for Refrigerating Systems – Part 5: Refrigerating Systems with Flammable Refrigerants (Safety Classes A2 and A2L according to DIN EN 378)
Operational Requirements for Refrigerating Systems – Part 3: Refrigerating Systems with Flammable Refrigerants (Safety Class A3 according to DIN EN 378)
The standard ISO 19014-5:2021 “Earth-moving machinery – Functional safety – Part 5: Tables of performance levels“ was published by ISO.
Another event in the "the future for sure" series - cooperation between companies and public security authorities
OPC UA for flat glass
VDMA partners
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