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Fit for safety
with Wieland
Wieland supports and advises you – from
the planning stage right through to start-up –
throughout the entire life cycle of a machine or
production system. The broad portfolio of safety
switching devices covers all important safety
functions and fulfills even complex customer
requirements.
The new Machinery Directive
The EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/ EN/IEC 60204-1
EC came into effect on December 29, EN/IEC 61508
2009, and applies to manufacturers EN/IEC 62061
and distributors of machines and safety
components. EN ISO 13849-1
EN/IEC 61511
The functional safety of a machine can be
verified by consulting European norms
EN ISO 13849-1 or EN 62061. Both EU norms
Machine building industrie are harmonized under the new machinery
directive, whereby EN ISO 13849-1 is replacing
Process industry
the old EN 954-1 permanently.
Elevator systems
Combustion plants
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