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TÜV SÜD UK launches machinery UKCA compliance audit service
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ÜV SÜD has launched a Machinery UKCA Audit service which will support end-users to verify their equipment complies with new UK regulatory requirements.
The Machinery UKCA Audit service is a pre-delivery inspection that complements factory acceptance tests (FATs). This enables the purchaser to determine if equipment is built and operating in accordance with UKCA requirements before they make a final payment. Any non- compliance issues identified at this stage are still the responsibility of the manufacturer and can be rectified before machinery is delivered, rather than trying to fix issues at an end-user’s site - saving time and money.
Paul Taylor, Business Development Director for Industrial Services at TÜV SÜD UK, said: “It is far too common for machinery to be delivered and installed with multiple non-compliance issues. However, the process of identifying and correcting them at this stage becomes more difficult and time consuming. This often results in the end-user having to raise further capital to resolve outstanding problems, all of which could have been avoided.
Push-In connector switches reduce control panel assembly time
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“As UKCA markings are a visible sign that a product complies with all of the relevant UK regulations, it is essential that machinery end- users understand both their responsibilities and those of their machine’s manufacturer. Our new Machinery UKCA Audit service will help them achieve this,” concluded Taylor. Since the EU exit transition period came to an end on 31st December 2020, the UKCA marking is required for new machinery placed on the market for the first time in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), but CE marking will continue to be accepted in Northern Ireland. Machinery manufacturers do have eight months’ grace in the form of a further transitional arrangement for the acceptance of CE marking until 1st January 2022.
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USH-IN connection technology has demonstrated an assembly time saving of up to 55% while providing a high conductor retention force and handling
multiple conductor types
Foremost Electronics, the engineering- led Essex based importer and specialist distributor of electromechanical components now offers a range of 22mm control panel switches from IDEC with secure screw-less push-in terminations which greatly reduce assembly time. Commonly used in control panel and machine building applications the Push-In termination technology option is available on the industry standard YW and HW series and the CW series (flush mounting) switches. Each of these three series of switches are for 22mm mounting and available as a push button (with and without illumination), selector switch, key selector switch and pilot light/indicators. In recent years wire termination technology has slowly migrated away from the traditional screw connector and moved towards “screw- less” terminations. This was first seen on the simple DIN rail terminal and then on to other
hardware such as PLCs, relay sockets and more. Initially this change to screw-less was done with a “spring clamp”, however this still required a screwdriver to open the spring to allow the cable to be inserted. More recently, the spring clamp has taken a step sideways and the “push-in termination” has taken the lead. This simple, safe and smart connectivity is now referred to by IDEC as the S3 termination. With the PUSH-IN connection technology, the force on the conductor is generated by a pressure spring made of high-quality stainless steel. The spring sits in a cage and is automatically opened upon connection and only released when a release tool is used.
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