Control Access summaries and readings from their original publishers to explore automation safety, regulation and energy in greater depth.
9 readings
A summary of NF EN 13241+A2 and NF EN 12453+A1, the 2027 Machinery transition and precautions for boom barriers. Checks and maintenance are considered in the context of the installation.
Read the Control Access summary →Six steps to identify the party responsible for the assembly, assess risks, record tests and compile the file before declaration and marking. The memo distinguishes the current Directive and the 2027 Regulation.
Read the memo and download the PDF →This legal briefing explains how European Regulation 2023/1230 replaces the Machinery Directive. It covers economic operators’ responsibilities, substantial modifications, digital instructions and several safety developments. It helps prepare for the 2027 transition while recognising that a component alone cannot establish the conformity of the complete machine.
Key use: Useful context for automation documentation and the responsibilities of those involved.
Scope: This 2023 briefing needs current legal texts alongside it; it does not establish a universal self-test requirement.
Read on the publisher’s website ↗This official guidance brings together workplace safety obligations. It recalls regular maintenance and checks for doors and gates, measures to prevent them falling and safe circulation. It also addresses keeping technical installations in safe condition and dealing promptly with defects that may affect workers’ health or safety.
Key use: Practical guidance for access operators and their maintenance programmes.
Scope: General workplace guidance; it does not provide a test protocol for each automation system.
Read on the publisher’s website ↗This introduction describes mechanical risk through possible contact between a person and a moving material element. It explains the role of energy and the range of situations involved, then points to Mécaprev for prevention principles and examples when designing or modifying work equipment.
Key use: Helps assess hazardous areas across the complete access installation.
Scope: An introduction to prevention; it does not attest relay performance or the conformity of a particular installation.
Read on the publisher’s website ↗The article relates cyber risk assessment to the assessment of a machine’s physical risks. It explains how interference with controls can contribute to harm and discusses threats, vulnerabilities and risk estimation. It places this approach within the new Machinery Regulation requirements applying from January 2027.
Key use: Relevant to connected automation and its remote control.
Scope: A method for industrial machinery; it provides neither an individual audit nor cybersecurity certification.
Read on the publisher’s website ↗This Commission page outlines equipment covered by Regulation 2023/826, including motor-operated building elements. It distinguishes off, standby and networked standby modes, summarises the 2025 and 2027 limits, and links to legislation and supporting documents. It provides context for assessing a configuration before comparing its declared power.
Key use: Establish scope and mode before comparing declared power.
Scope: General overview to read with 2025/2262; no reference-specific conformity verdict.
Read on the publisher’s website ↗FAAC presents its 2026 catalogue and the E781S LC controls used in the 740C, 741C, 746C and 844C gearmotors. The article explains that LC mode reduces consumption after a few minutes of inactivity by switching off unnecessary accessories, then reactivates the system when a command arrives.
Key use: Understand LC mode and the role of connected accessories.
Scope: Manufacturer statement; no complete test protocol or configuration-specific result in this article.
Read on the publisher’s website ↗CAME presents BKX, a sliding-gate range using a 24 V brushless motor. The manufacturer describes a standby energy-saving mode for periods when the operator is not running and states compliance with Regulation 2023/826. The article also discusses the control platform and CXN Bus accessories.
Key use: Link standby behaviour to a range and its controller.
Scope: Range statement without watts or variant-specific tests; no conclusion for every installation.
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