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  1. General tips for designing plastic parts New

    Created On: 17/12/2025 in Designers Handbook Design Guidelines Injection molding or extrusion
    Authors: Martin Bredberg & Thomas Pfeiffer 1. General guidelines 1.1. Uniform thickness 1.2. Surface roughness 1.3. Snap function 1.4. Hinges Inserts and clocks 2. Common problems/issues 2.1. Warping 2.2....

  2. Checklist extrusion profile approval drawings

    Created On: 11/09/2025 in Designers Handbook
    Author: Thomas Pfeiffer / 2025-09-11 Introduction Extrusion companies don’t make new tools (dies) without a signed approval drawing! The designer must compare the FlexLink drawing very thoroughly with this approval drawing. It’s the des...

  3. Guideline to evaluate food contact materials

    Created On: 03/04/2025 in Compliance The product shall be sold in the EU Market FOOD CONTACT CERTIFICATES
    Normpack-Guideline-20240416-1.pdf ...

  4. FEM Simulation

    Created On: 03/03/2025 in Designers Handbook
    Author: Max Bensryd Why use FEM simulation? Time & Cost save Less material waste because there is no need for multiple physical prototypes. Quicker than waiting for prototype orders. Reduces need for real world testin...

  5. DOCUMENTATION

    Created On: 28/02/2025 in Compliance The product shall be sold in the EU Market Risk assessment for the Machinery Directive General on Machinery Directive
    Partly Completed Machine : Assembly instruction Declaraition of Incorporation  CE: User instruction Declaration of Conformity

  6. Define the economic role of the company.

    Created On: 11/02/2025 in Compliance The product shall be sold in the EU Market Risk assessment for the Machinery Directive Define economic role of the company producing your product
    Putting  products  on the market  within  EU  Economic  Area.    Regulation  2019/1020 Define   Economic actor .  • Identify  What economic actor – specifically defined in each EU Directive  • Manufacturer       ( La...

  7. OSHA or UL testing

    Created On: 04/02/2025 in Compliance The product shall be sold outside the EU US MARKET
    Compliance with the testing standards of  OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) or UL ( Underwriters Laboratory)  is mandatory. In addition compliance evaluations are required to identify compliance to specific state or region.  ...

  8. 6 Risk reduction

    Created On: 03/02/2025 in Compliance The product shall be sold in the EU Market Risk assessment for the Machinery Directive
    Risk reduction Risk reduction shall be performed by priority of  using harmonized standard, only the clauses in a standards gives presumption of conformity to the Machinery Directive C standard giving risk to a specific machine ,  Conveyors E...

  9. 5 RISK ESTIMATION

    Created On: 03/02/2025 in Compliance The product shall be sold in the EU Market Risk assessment for the Machinery Directive
    Conventional risks are provided in a risk figure  When control systems are involved in causing a risk the you must use PL r , Performance Level Required  When control systems to some level involved and  providing a hazard  ...

  10. 3 Overview Risk assessment process

    Created On: 28/01/2025 in Compliance The product shall be sold in the EU Market Risk assessment for the Machinery Directive
    According to the Machinery directive certain actions are required in order to explain the general process,  there is a harmonized standard for the risk assessment process, EN ISO 12100, providing the principles of the Risk assessment process.  ...