For businesses importing products, equipment and machinery into the European Economic Area (EEA), ensuring compliance with CE marking regulations is critical for guaranteeing safety, health, and environmental protection standards.
However, the challenge lies in doing so efficiently — especially when it involves complex equipment used in high-technology industries, where every second of downtime costs production time.
Japanese Engineering Services (also known as JES) are a leading importer of Japanese industrial products (such as components, equipment and machinery) into the European market.
We’ve been working with them since 2010 on projects across the UK and overseas—and involving the likes of Honda UK, their tier 1 suppliers and Pall industrial.
JES rely on our expertise to ensure their equipment (from injection moulding machines to electronic test equipment) complies with UK and European standards, helping them bring products to market with ease.
So when the company needed CE marking for a Quick Die Changer (QDC), a vital piece of equipment used in the production of automotive brake parts, they came to us for support.
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The Italian job
The QDC was a new equipment that required CE marking for its installation at the factory in Turin, Italy.
The equipment is responsible for changing dies in press equipments that produce brake pads, and it runs along a 30-meter ‘train track.’ This task required precise and thorough CE marking and testing, particularly under stringent time constraints.
We were contracted to conduct the necessary tests and ensure compliance with key regulations, which would allow the QDC to be put into service without delay.
Transportation required the safe, secure and swift transportation of all testing equipment and personnel from Bristol, UK, to the automotive manufacturer’s facility in Turin, Italy.
While the testing itself had to be as safe as possible, both for the personnel present and other workers around the factory.
IES dispatched a three-person team to Turin, Italy, instead of the usual two, to expedite the process and ensure that the testing was carried out efficiently and safely. The team took extra safety measures, ensuring the equipment and surrounding areas were properly secured, and a three-meter safety zone was established around the QDC.
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Thorough testing with a quick turnaround
Tests were carried out in accordance with British and European standards:
- BS EN 61000-6-4:2007+A1:2011 for "industrial, scientific and medical equipment; radio frequency disturbance characteristics."
- EN61000-6-2:2005 for "electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); immunity for industrial environments."
We ran eight specific tests to meet emissions and immunity requirements.
Emissions testing included conducted and radiated emissions, ensuring the QDC would not interfere with other factory equipment.
Immunity testing covered factors such as RF conducted immunity, electrostatic discharge, fast transient bursts, surge immunity, voltage dips, and radiated immunity, guaranteeing that the QDC would remain operational and safe despite external disruptions.
By completing the tests in just two days (one day ahead of our usual timeframe), we ensured that the QDC was ready to operate as planned, minimising downtime and allowing the equipment to be used on the factory floor sooner.
We also provided the necessary documentation, including a Technical File, for self-assessment. This enabled JES to submit the file and complete a successful self-declaration, certifying the QDC’s compliance with all necessary directives.
The QDC was now ready for use, ensuring safe, efficient production of automotive brake parts for major European manufacturers.
A successful partnership
Managing Director at JES, had the following about the service he has received from IES and our CE Marking Consultant, Martin Wood:
“I’ve known Martin and IES for many years, and we’ve worked well together on projects in the UK and further afield. We know how each other works, and bounce off of each other nicely. When new legislation comes in, we learn from each other to fill any knowledge gaps.”
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We help high-technology manufacturers and importers across the UK and Europe to test new, second-hand and modified equipment against CE standards and achieve equipment compliance.
Our start-to-finish service covers every step of the compliance process, from assessing and testing high-technology equipment against specific directives to providing a Declaration of Conformity.
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