Digital operating manual
Save money.
Protect the environment.
Overview and solution approach to the EU Machinery Regulation for the digital operating manual.
And the implementation within the context of the old Machinery Directive.
- Autor: ECHO PRM
- Reading time: 6 min
Background and implementation in our new white paper.
(as of April 2024)
In a nutshell:
The time has come!
After more than 15 years, the previous EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC will be replaced by the new EU Machinery Regulation.
For technical documentation, a long-awaited change is becoming a reality:
The absolutely legally compliant implementation of digital operating instructions.
And they are already available now – even under the Machinery Directive of 2006, which is still valid.
Manufacturers of machines and similar products can now finally get started.
The future is
NOW.
The new regulation will not come into force until January 20, 2027 (Article 54 of the regulation).
However, the digital operating instructions can be implemented straight away.
This is possible because the guidelines for the old Machinery Directive were updated accordingly in April 2024.
Approved!
The so-called Guide to the Application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC contains explanations of the official requirements.
This 3rd update (edition 2.3) from April 2024 contains clarifications on instructions/manuals if they are available in digital form.
To summarize: If you follow the rules of the new EU Machinery Regulation from 2023, documents in digital format can also be provided in accordance with the currently valid old directive!
In addition to the obvious advantages, such as resource and cost savings, digital instructions have further benefits.
In the risk assessment for CE marking, safety can be massively increased by a digital supplement. This is especially true if components that are easier to consume are provided digitally, such as clickable instructions, video tutorials, etc.
Too much money for too much paper
An example: One page of printed paper costs about 0.06€. Let’s assume you produce 2000 machines a year. Each manual contains 300 pages. This results in 600,000 sheets of paper just for printing the instructions.
600.000 x 0,06 € = 36.000 €
Annual expenses
The smart way to digital operating manuals
The future of operating manuals is digital.
ECHO PRM is the tool for machine manufacturers that enables you to use the machine ordinance for yourself to save costs, paper waste and service effort and to protect the environment together. Your user simply scans the QR code on your product using a smartphone and immediately receives an overview with all the information relevant to him. Done.
Smart thinking.
Smart done.
From now on, your customers can forget about losing the operating manual!
Compatible with any camera and internet-enabled device
Your digital operating manual is GDPR compliant on servers in Germany
replaces countless, useless sheets of paper
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At ECHO PRM, data protection is a core value. We do everything we can to keep your data safe on servers in Germany. We do not use tracking tools and work closely with professional data protectionists. No one but you can change information. We do not sell personal information and do not share data with third parties. Never.
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