We are your trusted partner for compliance, risk management and performance of your machinery.
To help you improve the management of your machines, we offer technical support at all stages of their lifecycle. Whether you are a designer, manufacturer, integrator, installer or operator, our experts are on hand to offer you the benefits of our experience and know-how.
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Definition of machine
The term machine is defined as "an assembly fitted or intended to be fitted with a drive system consisting of linked parts or components, at least one of which is movable and which are linked together for a specific application".
The term machine also refers to a set of machines which, in order to achieve the same result, are arranged and controlled so that they function as one.
Conformity of machinery:
what is it for?
All machinery placed on the European Union market must bear the CE marking under the European Machinery Directive. But what is less well known is that 98% of these machines, from all over the world, are CE marked by the manufacturers themselves, without the intervention of a third party body to ensure the conformity and safety of their equipment. Before putting a machine into operation, it is essential to ensure that it complies with essential safety standards and that it has been correctly installed by a third party. After any modification or assembly, it is necessary to check that the machine maintains the safety conditions.
The employer, for his part, is responsible for the safety of workers operating machinery, whether during operation (loading, unloading, adjustment), during maintenance operations or after modification of the machine. A machine conformity analysis* identifies the risks associated with the installation, operation, modification or maintenance of the machine in order to neutralise them.
* New, modified or second-hand machine
To help you improve the management of your machines, we offer technical support covering all stages of their life cycle.
Whether you are a designer, manufacturer, integrator, installer or operator, our experts are at your disposal to offer you the benefit of our experience and know-how.
Discover Eurocontrol's offer
that meets your requirements
You are a manufacturer
- I design and/or manufacture a machine and market it.
- I design and/or manufacture a machine for my own use
- I am an integrator on behalf of third parties or for my own use
- I assemble components of machines or quasi-machines to form a complete unit
You are a user
- I manage my own machinery
- I manage a machine park as a subcontractor
- I modify or upgrade my machine
- I am an integrator
- I sell my machine
Why choose Eurocontrol for the technical support of your machines?
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OUR TECHNICAL EXPERTS AND OUR EXTENSIVE LOCAL NETWORK
- A three-pronged human, organisational and technical approach to meet your needs.
- We offer complementary solutions to the problems encountered by our customers: noise, vibration or air quality tests, certification of a range of machines, assessment of electromagnetic fields, etc.
- Third-party body guaranteeing independence and neutrality.
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OUR INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE
- Unique multidisciplinary offer provided by the Apave Group and its subsidiaries.
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OUR SPANISH AND EUROPEAN ACCREDITATIONS
- Our parent company Apave is a Notified Body in accordance with the Machinery Directive n° 2006/42/CE of 17 May 2006.
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