Technical articles, news and publications on CE marking

On 2023-06-29, the final Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 was published in the EU Official Journal. It will come into force directly in every member state from 2023-07-19 and can be applied from 2027-01-20. The previous Machinery Directive remains in force until this date. You can find the most important information on innovations, deadlines and tips for the changeover in our technical article.

Safexpert 10 introduces a completely redesigned risk assessment, offering greater clarity, fewer instances of duplicate data entry and significantly more efficient project management. Find out how the new structure, the optimised solution library and intelligent update functions support organisations with CE marking.

In the ‘CRA Standards Unlocked’ webinar series, CEN/CENELEC provide specific insights into the current state of standardisation relating to the Cyber Resilience Act. The technical article presents the current status of this standardisation work and provides an overview of future harmonised CRA standards.

Since the Machinery Regulation was published on 29 June 2023, amending documents have been published at irregular intervals in the Official Journal of the European Union, most recently by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 of 24 July 2026. In this technical article, we set out in detail the specific areas in which the individual documents amend the existing Regulation.

The new technical report ISO/TR 13849-3:2026 offers greater flexibility in calculating the PFH for safety-related control systems and serves as a supplement to EN ISO 13849-1. Our short information addresses the key questions regarding the document.

This technical article examines why the Digital Product Passport (DPP) under the Ecodesign Regulation also affects the mechanical and plant engineering sector. In addition to potential direct regulation, there are implications arising in particular from integration into supply chains and from the use of components that will in future be subject to the DPP requirement in end products.

This article discusses the ‘ENISA Technical Advisory on Secure Update Mechanisms’, which covers the development, deployment and management of software updates throughout the entire product lifecycle.

This article provides an overview of the content of the forthcoming prEN ISO 13849-2 (Safety-related parts of control systems – Design and validation).

This article examines the liability risks faced by design engineers from a sound legal perspective, based on Italian law. It also offers suggestions for reducing these liability risks. The aim is to enable readers to realistically assess their own liability risks and, where applicable, those of their colleagues or superiors.