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TürkçeGuide · 10 min
From the Machinery Directive to the Machinery Regulation – what changes for documentation?
What changes in 2027 for instructions for use, the declaration of conformity and archiving? The differences for your documentation at a glance.
Guides
Guides: Machinery Regulation and digital instructions for use
Authorities and chambers explain what applies. We also show how to implement it – with references to Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 and, where relevant, German national law.
Guides & whitepapers
The key content as a PDF – to share and print
Download our guides and checklists as designed PDFs – on the Machinery Regulation and the Cyber Resilience Act, ideal for your team, management or your next project meeting.
Understanding the obligations
Guide · 10 min
Obligations of importers and distributors under the Machinery Regulation
Importing machinery from third countries: what importers and distributors must check, keep and provide under Regulation 2023/1230 – with a checklist.
Guide · 8 min
Consumer machinery: which safety information must be supplied on paper
For non-professional users, safety information must be supplied on paper. What exactly that includes and what may remain digital.
Providing documents digitally
Guide · 8 min
Instructions for use via QR code – how to implement it correctly
A QR code on the rating plate instead of a paper binder? What the Machinery Regulation requires, which mistakes get expensive and how to do it right.
Guide · 9 min
Paper copy of the instructions for use on request – deadline, costs, process
Machinery Regulation Article 10(7): when you must supply instructions for use on paper free of charge, the one-month deadline, a practical workflow.
Guide · 8 min
Providing the EU declaration of conformity digitally – obligations and practice
Digital EU declaration of conformity under the Machinery Regulation: content, 10 years online, signature, versions. With a checklist.
Guide · 8 min
10-year availability: securing instructions for use and EU DoC long term
Online for at least 10 years – and retained for 10 years. We separate the two obligations clearly and show how to secure them technically.
Guide · 8 min
Language of instructions for use in the EU – rules and practice
Which language must instructions for use be in for the destination country? Machinery Regulation rules, original instructions, translation, digital.
Comparing solutions
Guide · 8 min
Authoring system, portal or PDF platform – what do SMEs need?
CCMS, content delivery portal or lean PDF platform: what small machine builders really need for the Machinery Regulation – with criteria.
Guide · 8 min
Digital product passport for machinery – status 2026 and how it differs from digital instructions for use
Does your machinery need a digital product passport? DPP (ESPR) vs. digital instructions for use, status of the working plan, battery passport, to-dos.
Guide · 6 min
Cyber Resilience Act for machine builders – reporting, support period and user information
CRA (EU) 2024/2847 for machines with controls and data connections: reporting since 11 Sep 2026, support period, user information, deadlines.