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Functional Safety (FS) Certification Program
Intertek Functional Safety Conformity Assessment Program
Intertek’s program allows manufacturers of automated machinery and robotics to illustrate compliance to standards with the Intertek Functional Safety (FS) Mark. Our modular solutions provide flexible options for manufacturers, and our comprehensive certifications provide stakeholders with unique visibility to safety measures for the products they purchase, install, or utilize in operations.
Intertek’s Functional Safety Certification Program & Mark Guidance paper outlines the process through assessment, evaluation, certification, labelling, and listing.
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Intertek is a leading robotics service provider with analytical and compliance expertise to guide your robotic products through product development and launch to global markets. We deliver extensive risk assessment and compliance evaluations to ensure that standalone robots, or robotics as part of automated systems, comply with global safety and performance standards. Product evaluations consider aspects such as electrical and mechanical safety, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), electromagnetic interference (EMI), battery testing, functional safety, cyber security, field evaluation and inspection, and the broad range of regional and country-specific directives and requirements. With 1,000+ locations and 46,000+ people, we go beyond physical quality control to provide Total Quality Assurance. Our innovative Assurance, Testing, Inspection, and Certification solutions to enable customers to power ahead safely. Contact us to discuss a custom product evaluation and compliance plan.
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Intertek is a leading robotics service provider with analytical and compliance expertise to guide your robotic products through product development and launch to global markets. We deliver extensive risk assessment and compliance evaluations to ensure that standalone robots, or robotics as part of automated systems, comply with global safety and performance standards. Product evaluations consider aspects such as electrical and mechanical safety, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), electromagnetic interference (EMI), battery testing, functional safety, cyber security, field evaluation and inspection, and the broad range of regional and country-specific directives and requirements. With 1,000+ locations and 46,000+ people, we go beyond physical quality control to provide Total Quality Assurance. Our innovative Assurance, Testing, Inspection, and Certification solutions to enable customers to power ahead safely. Contact us to discuss a custom product evaluation and compliance plan.
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