The new EU Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 will come into force on 20 January 2027. This means that manufacturers and operators must act now to avoid being prohibited from operating or placing machinery on the market in the future.
The Machinery Regulation brings about far-reaching changes:
- Cybersecurity becomes a mandatory component of machinery safety.
- Software is classified as a safety component.
- Operators may become manufacturers as a result of the changes, with all the associated obligations.
- There are new testing requirements for high-risk machinery.
- Digitalisation, AI and connectivity require new safety concepts.
This means:
Anyone who fails to implement the changes in time risks delays to CE marking, high retrofitting costs, or even plant shutdown.