A 1 day workshop will be conducted at our Castle Hill Sydney facility on the 20th of December for manufacturers interested in gaining up-to-the minute knowledge of the European Machinery Directive, EMC Directive and Low Voltage Directive as part of CE marking requirements.  While this workshop is mainly aimed at exporters of machinery to Europe, the other 2 main directives covering electrical and electronic products, namely the low voltage and EMC directives, will also be covered.

A tour of our EMC semi anechoic chamber used for EMC emissions and immunity testing and an explanation of the various tests and typical failures will be included in the workshop.

Introduction to the European Machinery Directive

During the ~3 hour session (time varies depending on the number of questions), we will cover:

  • The rules and regulations that are applicable to machinery (machinery & EMC Directives),
  • Who is responsible and what documentation is required,
  • Consequences of non compliance,
  • Requirements when purchasing components included within machinery to be sold in the EU,
  • Relevant customer requirements and how to meet them,
  • How to find information about directive provisions, interpretations and relevant risk assessments,
  • Finding information about standards applicable to machinery,
  • The last part of session will make clear what the Machinery Directive requires with respect to EMC and electrical safety

 

For the EMC directive, we will cover:

  • What products are applicable,
  • What standards including a brief explanation of each test and the typical failures,
  • Test equipment used and how you can perform some pre-compliance tests prior to lab submission.
  • A tour of our EMC semi anechoic chamber used for radiated emission and immunity testing

 

Low Voltage Directive subjects:

  • Summary of the various standards,
  • Key tests found in many of the standards (isolation, ball pressure, flammability, withstand voltage and impulse),
  • Typical failures.

 

Course Documentation

During the seminar you will receive useful templates and check lists that can be used in future CE-marking procedures.

Spaces are strictly limited on a 1st come 1st served

Presenters

Machinery:

PG Nilsson.
PG has a Masters of Engineering and is the Managing Director of CE-Assistans AB in Sweden.  CE-Assistans has been actively working with the EUs Machinery Directive since 1993. PG has participated in analyses of several hundred machines and trained more than one thousand people and has also conducted reviews of the latest EU machine directive in conjunction with the Swedish Work Environment Authority. Clients range from large multinational companies through to small manufacturers of bespoke machinery.

EMC:

Steve Garnham and Pat Sinni
Steve Garnham has performed EMC testing for more than 15 years and is experienced in almost all product standards covering emissions and immunity and is the site manager of our NSW Central Coast facilities.
Pat Sinni (ex EMC Technologies) is the site manager of our Castle Hill EMC facilities and is experienced in automotive, military and commercial EMC testing.

Electrical Safety:

Martin Garwood is Austest’s Lab Manager and the current president of ECTA (Electrical Compliance Testing Association) with 21 years of experience in the testing and certification industry.

This is a unique opportunity to ask questions directly to Industry experts.  The cost for the workshop is $950+gst, credit cards accepted.  Spaces are extremely limited so if you are interested, please contact Lauren at our Sydney office on 02 9680 9990.