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Festo one-day orientation course explains the latest requirements of the new Machinery Directive to machine builders(18/02/2010)
Festo has introduced a one-day orientation course for machine builders struggling to interpret the latest requirements of the new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Following the decision of the EC Machinery Working Group to extend the transition period of the existing EN 954-1 safety standard beyond its expected end-of-life deadline of December 2009, but for an unspecified amount of time, machine designers and builders now face the dilemma of which safety standard to use. Should they stick with... [more]
European Commission omits vital standards under the new Machinery Directive(17/02/2010)
The list of harmonised standards under the new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC has now been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. However crucial standards have been omitted – which potentially not only causes further confusion but could have serious consequences for machine builders. Peter Still, industry standards manager at Schneider Electric, says: “The European Commission has omitted vital standards – in particular EN 954-1, which was given an extended period of p... [more]
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