Pilz’s safety validation services for plants and machines can now be tailored to your needs, with a choice of three different validation levels. This guarantees an efficient service tailored to individual requirements, so that plants and machines are designed in compliance with standards and with maximum safety.

After risk assessment, the establishment of a safety concept, the safety design and the implementation of the system, safety validation is the final step in achieving safe commissioning of plants and machines. Its aim is to ensure that protective measures are correctly implemented and that the safety systems are fully operational. International standards such as ISO 13849, IEC 62061 and IEC 61508 form the basis for safety validation. These standards stipulate that the machine manufacturer or operator must regularly confirm that the safety design has been correctly implemented.

However, depending on the specific application, the requirements may differ: Does it involve additional machines of an already validated type? Are minor changes to the machine made? Or are complex and major changes to the machine necessary, so that a new CE certification is necessary? Which level of validation is appropriate in each case?

Customer-centric

Pilz offers tailor-made validation support and has expanded its range of machinery safety services for the future. “Until now, we have offered validation as a complete service portfolio”, says John McAuliffe, Vice President of Pilz International Services Group. “However, in some cases, such as when buying a machine from a manufacturer with whom you already have a good working relationship, when an identical machine is already installed or when making small changes to an existing machine, then a proportional check may be sufficient.”

Based on proven methods and many years of validation expertise, automation specialist Pilz now offers a different range of independent safety validations. Manufacturers and operators are able to obtain validations that are individually tailored to their individual needs, as well as confirmation of compliance with the relevant standards, which means greater efficiency during implementation.

Three tailored levels

Level 1 validation encompasses basic checks that highlight critical non-conformities, while level 2 carries out more thorough checks, particularly in terms of functional safety, which ensure that the machine provides adequate safety measures. Level 3 validation services are in-depth, detailed conformity checks, which are also CE-compliant. At all three levels, machine manufacturers and operators benefit from the expertise of Pilz experts.
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