{"id":1328,"date":"2025-09-19T12:48:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T10:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prodengrup.com\/proyectos\/adaptation-and-ce-recertification-of-semi-automatic-baler-to-zero-access-safety-requirements\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T10:15:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T09:15:41","slug":"adaptation-and-ce-recertification-of-semi-automatic-baler-to-zero-access-safety-requirements","status":"publish","type":"proyectos","link":"https:\/\/prodengroup.com\/en\/proyectos\/adaptation-and-ce-recertification-of-semi-automatic-baler-to-zero-access-safety-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Adequacy and CE certification of semi-automatic baler: &#8220;Zero Access&#8221;."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adaptation of a semi-automatic baler to &#8220;Zero Access&#8221; safety requirements and CE recertification.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <strong>Prodengroup<\/strong> we have carried out a project of <strong>risk assessment and machine safety adequacy<\/strong> in a <strong>semi-automatic baler<\/strong>, in order to ensure compliance with the principles of <strong>&#8220;Zero Access&#8221;<\/strong> and <strong>CE recertification<\/strong> of the equipment, thus ensuring its compliance with current European legislation and regulations.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Initial situation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the assessment of the initial situation (Figure 1), a <strong>risk of direct access<\/strong> to the baler working area was identified, which entailed non-compliance with:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Machinery Directive 2006\/42\/EC<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Royal Decree 1215\/1997<\/strong>, on minimum health and safety provisions for the use of work equipment by workers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicable harmonized standards, such as:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>UNE-EN ISO 12100:2012<\/strong> (risk assessment and reduction).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>UNE-EN ISO 13857:2020<\/strong> (safety distances).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>UNE-EN IEC 61496<\/strong> (safety light barriers).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Adjustment made<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The adaptation (Image 2) was designed and executed in accordance with regulatory requirements, guaranteeing the elimination of risks and the possibility of recertifying the equipment with CE marking.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main measures implemented were:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Installation of a safety light barrier (light curtain)<\/strong> to prevent access to the hazardous area during operation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Integration of the barrier in the control system<\/strong>, so that any interruption of the light beams causes an <strong>immediate and safe stop<\/strong>, in compliance with <strong>UNE-EN ISO 13849-1.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Review and adequacy of signaling and emergency stop devices<\/strong>, in accordance with <strong>UNE-EN ISO 13850:2016.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Verification of safety distances and response time<\/strong>, following <strong>UNE-EN ISO 13855:2010<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CE recertification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the adaptation, the <strong>CE recertification<\/strong> process <strong>of the machine<\/strong> was carried out, ensuring compliance with the <strong>Machinery Directive 2006\/42\/EC<\/strong> and its harmonized standards. This allows the customer to have a <strong>legally compliant, safe and certified<\/strong> equipment for use within the European Economic Area. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this intervention, the risk of access to hazardous areas during the operating cycle was eliminated, the required safety level was achieved and <strong>CE recertification<\/strong> was obtained, thus guaranteeing both the <strong>protection of people<\/strong> and <strong>legal compliance<\/strong> and <strong>continuity of production<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This project reflects <strong>Prodengroup<\/strong> &#8216;s commitment to <strong>industrial safety<\/strong> and <strong>regulatory compliance<\/strong>, accompanying our clients throughout the process of evaluation, adaptation and certification of their 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