Wind turbine companies that intend to export their products to the European Union will have to get them CE certified. The CE certification indicates that their products are compliant with the European Law. The CE mark indicates that the wind turbine, which is a functional machine, fits in the scope of Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
Once the conformity declaration is issued the wind turbine will be made to go through the CE marking process. Once the CE mark is achieved, it is confirmed that the machine conforms to the European directives. Pilz Automation Safety is capable of guiding the companies while they go through the entire process of CE marking.
Pilz Automation Safety offers the risk analysis process, which is the main basis for the CE conformity. The risk analysis is a systematic analysis process that aims at detecting and evaluating all the possible hazards and installs the safeguards for minimizing these hazards. By implementing the results of the risk analysis, the product is incorporated with the required safety standards. Pilz supports the wind turbine manufacturers throughout the risk analysis process, by helping them identifying the standards, safety regulations and the best practices in the industry. The risk analysis process also identifies the limiting values of the wind turbine and evaluation of all the hazards that may occur during the operating life cycle of the turbine. Post the risk analysis various recommendations are listed for mitigation of the risk as per current standards. The engineers at Pilz have also devised a testing methodology for assessing the safety-critical elements for wind turbines, which checks if the safety measures conform to all the requirements. The test cases include assessment of select components, assessment of the implemented designs, test of safety related software and sensors actuated technology, implementation of a function test and fault simulation and generating a test report which provides details of the results of the risk analysis.