Are you ready for the new machinery regulation 2023/1230 ?

Pilz helps you to get ready

Are you ready for the new 2023/1230 machine regulations? The new 2023/1230 machine regulations will come into force on January 27, 2027, and with it a large number of modifications to which you must comply as an exploitant or manufacturer of machines. To help you comply with it, we bring some answers to the questions that many companies are asking: what is the objective of the machine regulations? The machine regulations aims to maintain the high level of security reached by the implementation of the prescriptions of the Machine Directive and to adapt it to the latest technological advances. The objective is to make interaction between men and more secure machines and to ensure the standardization of fundamental and compulsory European security requirements. To whom or what does the European machine regulation apply? The new regulation continues to cover the machines as well as the associated products intended to be used in the European Union, but it incorporates software in the security components. When does the machine regulations apply and what are the transition periods? The European Regulation on 2023/1230 machines was published on June 29, 2023 in the Official Journal of the European Union. As of January 20, 2027 (deadline), the machine regulations will be compulsory in all the member states of the European Union. What does the machine regulations provide? The new European Machine Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 contains complete safety and health protection regulations for machines, including new technologies such as artificial intelligence. Important points are security requirements, new compliance assessment procedures and more strict market surveillance.