Gexcon Certification provide ATEX certification of mechanical equipment and protective systems. Through Gexcon’s testing facilities, Gexcon Certification can carry out the necessary tests as a part of the conformity assessment procedure, including large scale explosion testing.
ATEX Certification:
EU-type examination
EU-Type Examination is an ATEX certification procedure where the manufacturer provides a specimen of the envisaged production to a notified body which undertakes the necessary evaluation to determine that the “type” meets the essential requirements of Directive 2014/34/EU and issues an EU-type examination certificate.
Note: Quality module for production according to Directive 2014/34/EU is not included in Gexcon Certification’s scope.
Conformity assessment
Explosion testing
Storage of technical file
Conformity assessment procedure for equipment category 2 non-electrical where the product and quality system assessment procedure is carried out by the manufacturer and technical documentation is communicated to notified body for storage purposes.
Storage of technical file
ATEX Certification:
Unit verification
Conformity based on unit verification is a conformity assessment procedure where the notified body examines individual equipment or protective system and carries out tests as defined in European harmonised standards, if they exist, or otherwise in European, international or national standards or conduct equivalent tests to ensure conformity with the relevant requirements of Directive 2014/34/EU and draw up a certificate of conformity.
Unit verification
UK Conformity Assessment
UK conformity assessment (UKCA) marking is used on products placed on the market in Great Britain (GB). It shows that products comply with requirements in legislation applying in GB. Businesses have been able to use the UKCA mark since 1 January 2021 to demonstrate their conformity with product standards in England, Scotland and Wales.
Gexcon Certification can assist with UKCA certification for existing EU-Type Certificates. Contact us to learn more about the UKCA certification process.
