Machinery Safety – Machinery regulation (EU) 2023/1230
Machinery safety has gained enormously in importance since the introduction of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC which provided a legal basis. With the newly approved Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 new requirements also applies to software components and cybersecurity.
A detailed knowledge of the standards applicable within the framework of machine safety such as ISO 12100, EN ISO 13849 and EN 62061 is indispensable for successfully developing safe machines. The standards themselves provide a guideline to deliver safe systems, based on well-know safety concepts like PL (Perfomance Level) or SIL (Safety Integrity Level). The most important point however is to target state of the art solutions which are safe, but still affordable (safety which cannot be deployed, is not really safety).
Innotec is commited to the success of your projects, and it brings experience in the machinery safety core aspects, including the new software and cybersecurity aspects.
Examples of Sub-systems Scope of Machiners Safety
Sub-systems which are important from safety point of view, are also in the scope of machinery safety, like for example:
- Programmable controllers (Logic units to ensure safety functions)
- Emergency stop devices
- Decentralized I/O modules with safety relevance
- Safe sensors
- Safe actuators
- and much more, see also Annex II, page 41 – Indicative List of Safety Components
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