IEC 60204-1 Machinery Electrical Safety Testing
IEC 60204-1 specifies requirements for the electrical, electronic, and programmable electronic equipment of machines. Compatible Electronics provides comprehensive machinery safety testing to support CE marking and regulatory compliance.
What is IEC 60204-1?
IEC 60204-1 applies to the electrical and electronic equipment of machines that are not portable by hand while working, including machines working together in a coordinated manner. It promotes safety of persons and property, consistency of control response, and ease of maintenance.
Machines Covered
- Industrial manufacturing machines
- Machine tools and CNC equipment
- Packaging and filling machines
- Printing and converting equipment
- Material handling equipment
- Food processing machinery
- Plastic and rubber processing machines
- Woodworking machinery
- Assembly and automation systems
Key Safety Requirements
- Protection against electric shock
- Protection against short-circuits and overloads
- Equipotential bonding
- Control circuit requirements
- Emergency stop functions
- Protection against unexpected start-up
- Disconnecting and switching off
- Motor starting limitations
- Environmental operating conditions
Tests Performed
- Verification of protective bonding circuit continuity
- Insulation resistance testing
- Voltage withstand testing
- Residual voltage testing
- Functional safety testing
- Emergency stop verification
- Control circuit validation
- Documentation review
Standards We Test To
International
- IEC 60204-1 Ed. 5.0 (2005)
- IEC 60204-1 Ed. 6.0 (2016)
North America
- NFPA 79 - Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery (USA)
Related Machinery Directives
EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU
EMC Directive 2014/30/EU
Functional safety standards (ISO 13849, IEC 62061)
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