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Service & consulting
Holistic CE consulting
Risk assessment, performance level to ISO 13849, guarding and documentation – for single machines and linked plants.
01Performance
What it does.
Risk assessment
Systematically identifying and evaluating hazards and deriving measures – in line with harmonised standards.
Guarding
Designing and calculating guards – matched to the hazard and the operating concept.
Control system safety
Performance level to ISO 13849-1/-2, verified with SISTEMA.
Documentation
CE-compliant technical documentation and operating manuals.
Substantial modification
Checking conversions and modernisations for whether a new conformity assessment is required.
Purchasing advice
Checking specifications and manufacturer documents for CE conformity before purchase.
02Scope
Three building blocks for CE safety.
CE marking
- CE assessment of plants, machines and equipment
- Risk assessment and presumption of conformity under harmonised standards
- Design and calculation of guards
- Control system safety: performance level to ISO 13849-1/-2 with SISTEMA
- CE-compliant documentation and operating manuals
CE consulting
- CE conformity workshops
- Practitioners' seminar on CE conformity and assessment procedures
- Purchasing advice on CE conformity (specification and document checks)
- Checking modifications for 'substantial modification'
- Assessment during modernisation
Special surveying
- Terrestrial 3D laser scanning of factories
- Geometry of silos, tanks, buildings, conveyors, steelwork and piping – with a 3D model
- Stopping-time and stopping-distance measurement on ESPE
03Process
From risk to CE mark.
- 01Risk assessmentDefining the limits of the machine, identifying and evaluating hazards.
- 02GuardingDesigning and calculating inherent and technical protective measures.
- 03Control system safetyDetermining the performance level to ISO 13849-1/-2 and verifying it with SISTEMA.
- 04DocumentationProducing CE-compliant technical files and operating manuals.
- 05Declaration of conformityFormally declaring that the requirements are met.
- CECE markingAffixing the CE mark – the machine may be placed on the market.
Qualification
Verifiably trained.
2020
VDI training for the entire technical team
Machinery Directive and risk assessment: the entire technical team takes part in a course specially adapted by the VDI.
2021
Certified Machinery Safety Expert
Employee Jens Heinz passes the examination and has since been a CMSE® – Certified Machinery Safety Expert.
Guidance only, not legal advice.
Do you need a new CE assessment?
Five questions, two minutes: the CE quick check gives a first orientation on linking, conversion and modernisation.
04Context
Where in the process.
Recycling & processing
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- 01Infeed
- 02Shredding
- 03Conveying
- 04Screening
- 05Separating
- 06Storing
- 07Dosing
05Markets
Typical materials.
These are the markets where we typically use this technology. Each tile leads to the matching solution.
Design sheet
VT-16-S
Input
Machine or plant
Output
CE-compliant, documented
What we look at
- P01Single machine or linked plant
- P02Life-cycle phases
- P03Hazards
- P04Required performance level (PLr)
- P05Conversions & modifications
- P06Existing documentation
Guide only – project-specific design required. We define the actual values together with you.
Schematic, not to scale
06Engineering
Services & tools.
Building blocks
- 01
Risk assessment
Structured analysis across all life-cycle phases of the machine – from transport and installation to maintenance and dismantling.
- 02
SISTEMA
IFA software for evaluating safety-related control systems to ISO 13849.
- 03
Stopping-time measurement on ESPE
Measuring stopping time and distance on electro-sensitive protective equipment.
- 04
Workshops & practical seminars
CE conformity workshops and seminars on conformity and assessment procedures.
07References
From our projects.
08Contact
Your project. One contact.
Describe your material, goal and constraints – we will get back to you with a first assessment. Your enquiry is already pre-filled with this technology.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
01When do I need a new CE assessment?
Among other things, when machines are linked into an assembly or a plant is substantially modified. Whether a modification is substantial, we check case by case. Our CE quick check gives a first orientation – it is not legal advice.
02What is the performance level?
According to ISO 13849-1, the performance level (PL a to e) describes how reliably safety-related parts of a control system perform their safety function. We determine the required PL and verify the achieved level with SISTEMA.
03What qualifications does your team have?
In 2020 the entire technical team completed a training course on the Machinery Directive and risk assessment, specially adapted by the VDI. Since 2021 our colleague Jens Heinz has held the title CMSE® – Certified Machinery Safety Expert.
04What does the new EU Machinery Regulation change?
Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 replaces the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC from 20 January 2027. We are happy to discuss what this means for your current and planned projects case by case.
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Vecotrade S.A. · 75 Duarrefstrooss · L-9990 Weiswampach · +352 26 91 26 · info@vecotrade.com
General description – project-specific design required.