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  1. Checklist extrusion profile approval drawings

    Last Updated: 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 desig...

  2. The product shall be sold in the EU Market

    Last Updated: 03/04/2025 in Compliance
      The General process of CE marking 1. The development team shall evaluate what regulations that is applicable to its product.The CE directives (i.e. Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and others ) are provided in the link to EU commission...

  3. Guideline to evaluate food contact materials

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

  4. Advanced tips & tricks

    Last Updated: 04/03/2025 in 3D Printing
    Author: Max Bensryd How to create a good STL-file Notice that a print job that collides with the intended purge line position will be paused for you to remove the purge line before continuing the print. Creating .STL-files....

  5. FEM Simulation

    Last Updated: 04/03/2025 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...

  6. DOCUMENTATION

    Last Updated: 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

  7. 4 RISK IDENTIFICATION

    Last Updated: 11/02/2025 in Compliance The product shall be sold in the EU Market Risk assessment for the Machinery Directive
    The risk identification is in the first row table 2 in Risk Asssessment and are to be used with chapter 5.4 in EN ISO 12100 in order to provide effective outcome of the risk identification The information in Hazard shall be explain so it is easy ...

  8. Define the economic role of the company.

    Last Updated: 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...

  9. OSHA or UL testing

    Last Updated: 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.  ...

  10. 6 Risk reduction

    Last Updated: 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...