IEC/EN 61010-1; Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use

All companies selling products on the European market must be able to demonstrate that their products meet the applicable EU requirements. The IEC/EN 61010-1 standard has been developed to specify the requirements for measurement, control and laboratory equipment. In this training we will go through the requirements.

Almost a 100 percent of all measurement, control and laboratory equipment that is submitted for testing today does not meet the requirements on the first try! To discover this at the end of the development process can be very costly. For the manufacturer, this means that the product must be redesigned or possibly replace critical components. The consequences are delayed market entry, lost sales and the cost of redesigning and retesting the product. Our training in IEC/EN 61010-1 edition 3.1 helps you understand the requirements that are placed on your product during testing to fulfill the requirements.

All manufacturers selling products on the European market have to be able to demonstrate that the products meet the applicable EU requirements. As a manufacturer of measurement, control and laboratory equipment, you must be able to demonstrate that the product meets EU requirements, including the Low Voltage Directive (LVD), in some cases the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) and in other In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR) and in many cases also the Machinery Directive (MD). By meeting the requirements of the harmonized standard IEC/EN 61010-1, which was developed to specify the requirements for measurement, control and laboratory equipment, the product is assumed to meet the current directives. If you also want to sell the product in North America, there are several additional requirements that the product must meet.

About the course

The IEC 61010-1 training course initially and briefly covers issues of product liability and CE marking as well as the several directives that IEC 61010 products may be subject to. We also review the standardization process and the current structure of the standard family.

We walk through the standard requirements and highlight important design and safety requirements, what they mean and how to ensure that the product meets the requirements. Since most manufacturers also sell their products outside of Europe, we also review  some additional requirements, that the product have to fulfill, to be sold in North America.

From the program

• Overview of directives, standards and CE marking
• Overview of the standardization process
• Standard structure and standard family
• Design requirements
• IEC/EN 61010-1 - cornerstones of the standard
  • Electrical insulation
  • Mechanical hazards
  • Fire protection requirements
  • Risk analysis requirements
• Additional requirements in the standard for the North American market

Course objectives

After the course, you should have a good understanding of the requirements your products must meet. This knowledge will help you minimize the risks of expensive development projects and get your product to market faster.

Who is the course aimed at?

The course is aimed at electrical, electronic and mechanical designers, quality managers and those responsible for regulatory affairs at companies that manufacture measurement, control and laboratory equipment.

Prerequisites

To get the most out of the course, it is a good idea to have read the standard and have some experience with design and safety requirements before the course.

Course language: English

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