Everything you need to CE mark a machine.

The readiness checklist is where most manufacturers start, and it costs nothing. We send you a document with a structured questionnaire you fill in yourself. It walks you through the main points your machine should cover to comply with the new Machinery Regulation, so you get a first sense of where you stand before committing to anything.

It's a self-check, not an assessment. The checklist won't resolve specific hazards, define adequacy measures or work through specific standard requirements — that's the engineering work in the later stages, such as the risk assessment or the technical file. What it gives you is a clear, honest picture of the big questions your machine needs to answer.

The new Machinery Regulation applies from 20 January 2027. If you sell machines into the EU, you need to know whether your machine is ready for it — and what to change if it isn't. This service gives you a clear, prioritised answer so you can plan and budget the work correctly.

You don't need to have a risk assessment or a full technical file to start. Send us whatever you have — the Declaration of Conformity, a few photos of the machine, or just a description of what it does. The more you share the more precise we are, but if you have little documentation, or you'd rather not share all of it, that's fine. We work with what you can give us and tell you where the machine stands against the Regulation.

The risk assessment is the technical foundation of every CE file. We follow EN ISO 12100, score each hazard using the HRN methodology, justify every non-conformity against the applicable standard, and propose practical solutions — ones that work on the shop floor, not just on paper. We distinguish clearly between what the Directive/Regulation makes legally mandatory and what harmonised standards recommend, because that distinction directly affects the cost and scope of compliance.

The technical file is the mandatory evidence behind the CE mark — required by Annex VII of the Directive and its equivalent in the Regulation. It must be available on demand to market surveillance authorities. We assemble the full file and prepare the Declaration of Conformity and CE marking plate. Everything is handed over in editable format: it's your document.

Both the Directive and the Regulation require internal manufacturing control: every unit you build must be traceable to the conformity decisions in the technical file. A great technical file is not enough — the production process must demonstrate, unit by unit, that the machine was built to the same standard. We design the control plan and all the records your team uses day-to-day on the shop floor.

Some conformity evidence can only be gathered at the real machine. We travel to your facility — anywhere in the EU — and perform the tests the technical file needs. Tests can be part of a CE marking project or commissioned as a standalone engagement.

Tests we perform

• Electrical — EN 60204-1: earth continuity, dielectric rigidity, functional safety, residual voltage, loop impedance
• Stopping time: validate safe distances for light curtains, laser scanners, two-hand controls and inertia-hazard guards
• Impact force: calibrated Micrometrics meter to justify contact forces (e.g. palletisers)
• Noise: per Machinery Directive Art. 1.7.4.2 for the technical file noise declaration

When you buy a machine, CE marking responsibility sits with the supplier — but the cost of retrofitting a non-compliant machine after delivery falls on you. A pre-purchase inspection gives you leverage with the supplier and protection before you sign. We review the CE documentation and, where it adds value, inspect the machine at the supplier's premises.