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New families of products are presented under the heading Products - Innovations.
Sophisticated QM System certified according to MD 2006/42/EC Annex X of the new Machinery Directive places very high demands on the quality management systems of companies that develop and manufacture machinery safety components. The requirements go far beyond the familiar DIN EN ISO 9000ff. – and anyone who meets them can develop and market directive-compliant products that are listed in Annex IV of the MD. For the Schmersal Group this particularly involves the "Logic units for safety functions" described under no. 21 and the "Protective systems for personnel detection" described under no. 19. more
On 2009.12.18, the European Commission has published the list of titles and references of harmonised standards for Machinery under Directive 2006/42/EC in the Official Journal of the European Union C 309/29. more
On December 7/8, the European Machinery Committee has decided after a controversial discussion between the Member States, that the transition period for the EN 954-1 is extended. more
The new online catalogue from the Schmersal Group is released and offers mechanical engineers an abundance of data, documents and information. The comprehensive product programme of switchgear for automation and safety technology from the Schmersal Group is presented in a wellstructured manner at www.schmersal.net. more