Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship, has launched the Centre for European Union Small and Medium Enterprises (EU SME Centre) in Beijing on 5 November. Funded by the European Commission, this new venture will provide information, advice, training and matchmaking opportunities for European SMEs wishing to export to or invest in the Chinese market.

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Baseline®-MOCON®, Inc. (USA) introduces the VOC-TRAQTM USB Toxic Gas Detector as the inexpensive way to detect many toxic gases using Baseline-MOCON’s line of patented piD-TECH® plus...

The most cost effective way to manage the calibration and bump testing of BW’s (UK) portable gas detectors is through the MicroDock II automated test and calibration system. Fully portable and...

Detcon’s (USA) Model MCX-32 is an "auto-configurable" multichannel integrated control system with a capacity of 64 active channels. It can receive and supervise inputs from a wide rang...

General Monitors Middle East,(UAE) with local representative Trizac Abu Dhabi, will be showcasing its full range of Gassonic ultrasonic gas leak detectors along with a new technical handbook at the AD...

The new HART Loop Converter from Pepperl+Fuchs (Germany) increases the performance of 4…20 mA field devices in many process automation applications. This device converts up to three digital HAR...

For more than 100 years, Oldham from Industrial Scientific has specialised in safety and more particularly in gas and fire detection. The company offers a wide range of single gas and multigas portabl...

At the very core of the CE marking for machinery is the risk assessment. Manufacturers are allowed to do the risk assessment themselves. It is even highly recommendable to do it, because it provides for a excellent insight in the safety level of the machinery. But how to conduct the risk assessment? The Risk Assessment Guide explains a standardized methodology for hazard identification and risk analysis and risk evaluation. This methodology is very practical: it is used by our own experts. The Guide also includes the checklist for the hazard identification, and a template to record the risk analysis…

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According to an investigation of AsianInspection, 25% of toys made in China are still not phtalate free. AsianInspection announced the results of an inspection of 35 randomly selected toys on their website today. These toys were destined for European and American markets. Phthalates are chemical compounds used primarily to enhance the flexibility and durability of plastics like plasticized PVC. In response to consumer health concerns, phthalates are being phased out of toys in the United States (CPSIA), Canada, and the European Union (REACH). At high level of exposure, the…

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When you are working in the field of CE marking / CE certification, like I do, you notice the mark on all kinds of products. I can’t help it. It just see it everywhere. And of course, sometimes you are surprised to find the CE mark affixed to products that do not require it at all. Like last week, when I was shopping for gadgets. (Yeah, I am hopeless…) I found another good example of a false CE marking. So I bought it and went for a coffee and made this little video below to show to you.

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