The EU Machinery Regulation brings digital instructions, safety-related software and connected controls into the machinery-safety conversation. For manufacturers, the preparation starts with practical decisions about how users access information and how digital systems affect safe operation.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 applies from 20 January 2027. Machinery placed on the EU market before that date must comply with the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Teams preparing for the transition need to connect the requirements to their product design, documentation and conformity assessment.
Join Alicja Halbryt and Gustavo Sánchez from Nemko Digital for EU Machinery Regulation: Understanding the Digital Requirements. Explore what your team needs to review in product design, software protection and technical documentation.
Two dates. Choose your session.
The same content will be offered in two separate sessions:
- Wednesday, 25 November 2026 · 16:00 CET (UTC+1)
- Thursday, 26 November 2026 · 09:00 CET (UTC+1)
Both sessions take place live on Zoom and include a presentation and Q&A. Choose the date that works for you on the webinar registration page.
What the webinar will clarify
Digital instructions that users can access when they need them
Digital instructions are permitted under the Regulation, but making a manual available online is only part of the requirement. Users must be able to find, print, download and save the instructions so they remain accessible, including during a machinery breakdown.
Manufacturers must keep digital instructions accessible online for the machinery’s expected lifetime and for at least 10 years after it is placed on the market. If a user requests paper instructions at the time of purchase, they must be provided free of charge within one month. Machinery intended for, or reasonably foreseeably used by, non-professional users must also be supplied with essential safety information on paper.
The webinar will explore what these conditions mean for documentation, customer support and the way instructions reach users.
Software, data and connectivity that affect safe operation
When software or connectivity affects machinery safety, teams need to understand what must be protected and what evidence must be retained.
The Regulation addresses protection against accidental or intentional corruption of safety-relevant software and data, hazardous situations arising from connected or remote devices, and the safety and reliability of control systems. It also requires evidence of specified interventions and software or configuration changes. Particular control-system scenarios carry additional tracing-log requirements; these are not a blanket logging obligation for every machine.
The discussion will help teams connect these requirements to risk assessment, software safety and technical documentation.
AI and cybersecurity requirements without a one-size-fits-all answer
The Machinery Regulation, EU AI Act and Cyber Resilience Act address different requirements. Their relevance depends on the product and its functions, so connected or AI-enabled machinery does not automatically follow one universal assessment route.
The webinar will distinguish these frameworks and examine their implications for AI-enabled safety functions. The focus is practical preparation and coordination between teams, rather than product-specific legal conclusions.
Resolve the digital questions before 2027
The decisions you make about instructions, software protection and connected controls shape how your machinery will be used and assessed. Leaving them unresolved gives your team less time to review the design, preserve the right evidence and agree who is responsible.
Bring your questions about digital manuals, safety-related software or AI-enabled safety functions to the live Q&A with Alicja Halbryt and Gustavo Sánchez. Use the discussion to focus your next design and documentation review on the digital requirements that affect your machinery.
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