JMTEC Sp. z o.o.

We audit individual machines, assemblies of machinery and complete production lines.

The audit scope may include:

• Hazard identification
• Risk assessment
• Assessment of fixed and movable guards
• Assessment of interlocking and guard-locking devices
• Assessment of access to danger zones
• Assessment of emergency stopping
• Analysis of safety-related control systems
• Assessment of light curtains, scanners, safety mats and other protective devices
• Assessment of electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic installations
• Analysis of energy sources
• Verification of safety functions
• Review of technical documentation
• Verification of installation diagrams
• Identification of non-conformities
• Recommendations for corrective measures

We audit new machines, machinery in operation, retrofitted equipment, machines awaiting acceptance and machinery following accidents or failures.

Depending on your needs, an audit may conclude with a report or form the first stage of a subsequent retrofit carried out by JMTEC.

We prepare and review machinery risk assessments in accordance with EN ISO 12100.

The scope may include:

• Determining the limits of the machinery
• Identifying intended use
• Identifying reasonably foreseeable misuse
• Hazard identification
• Risk estimation
• Assessment of implemented risk reduction measures
• Determining additional protective measures
• Identifying residual risks
• Linking risk assessment results to safety functions
• Updating the risk assessment after a retrofit

Risk assessment may form part of the CE process, an audit, a retrofit or machinery acceptance.

We retrofit machinery to improve safety, automation and reliability, and adapt equipment to the user’s current needs.

The work may include:

• Analysis of the machine’s current condition
• Development of a retrofit concept
• Design of safeguarding measures
• Design and manufacture of guards
• Modifying access to danger zones
• Rebuilding control systems
• Upgrading safety circuits
• Implementing safety controllers
• Installing light curtains
• Installing safety scanners
• Installing safety switches
• Installing guard interlocks and locking devices
• Modifying machine stopping methods
• Modifying electrical installations
• Modifying pneumatic installations
• Modifying hydraulic installations
• Changing control logic
• Integrating new devices with existing controls
• Upgrading control panels and control devices
• Updating diagrams
• Post-retrofit testing
• Updating the risk assessment
• Preparing as-built documentation

We can manage the entire process, from identifying the problem to implementing and accepting the retrofit.

JMTEC carries out automation work for machinery and production lines.

The scope may include:

• Designing and upgrading control systems
• Rebuilding control cabinets
• Selecting electrical and control equipment
• Modifying control circuits
• Upgrading safety systems
• Integrating new devices
• Modifying controls on existing machinery
• Upgrading operator panels
• Integrating protective devices with the control system
• Testing system operation after modifications
• Preparing and updating electrical documentation

Automation work can be carried out as a standalone task or as part of a machinery safety retrofit.

We design, analyse and verify machinery safety functions.

The scope may include:

• Identifying safety functions
• Determining the required Performance Level (PLr)
• Selecting the system architecture
• Selecting components
• Analysing the system category
• Assessing diagnostic coverage
• Assessing fault tolerance
• Calculations in accordance with EN ISO 13849-1
• Calculations in SISTEMA
• Analysis of emergency stopping
• Analysis of guard interlocks
• Analysis of safe stopping functions
• Analysis of safety light curtains and scanners
• Preparing the validation basis
• Testing safety functions
• Supporting validation in accordance with EN ISO 13849-2

For retrofits, we can combine safety analysis with implementation of control system modifications.

We measure the stopping time of hazardous machine movements and their run-down.

These measurements are used, among other applications, to assess:

• Light curtains
• Safety scanners
• Two-hand control devices
• Interlocking guards
• Other protective devices whose effectiveness depends on the machine stopping time

The scope may include:

• Measuring total stopping time
• Measuring the run-down of hazardous parts
• Analysing stopping repeatability
• Determining minimum distances for protective devices
• Verifying existing distances
• Assessing protective device positioning against EN ISO 13855
• Assessing the effect of a retrofit on stopping time
• Preparing measurement documentation

Measurements may form part of an audit, machinery acceptance, a retrofit or safety function validation.

We verify diagrams and the actual implementation of installations on machines.

The scope may include:

• Electrical diagrams
• Pneumatic diagrams
• Hydraulic diagrams
• Safety circuit diagrams
• Control circuits
• Equipment installed in control cabinets
• Protective device connections
• Emergency stop circuits
• Actuating elements
• Feedback circuits
• Energy isolation points

We also verify that diagrams match the machine’s actual configuration.

Where discrepancies are identified, we can update the documentation or include the necessary changes in a retrofit.

We support machine manufacturers, integrators and companies building machinery for their own use throughout conformity assessment.

The scope may include:

• Identifying applicable legislation
• Selecting standards
• Analysing requirements of type-A, type-B and type-C standards
• Risk assessment
• Assessing implemented risk reduction measures
• Analysing control systems
• Reviewing technical documentation
• Verifying diagrams
• Reviewing operating instructions
• Reviewing EU declarations of conformity
• Preparing technical documentation
• Preparing materials required for conformity assessment
• Supporting preparation of machinery for CE marking

We also help assess how modifications and retrofits affect the machinery’s legal status.

We support clients during acceptance of machinery supplied by manufacturers and integrators.

The acceptance scope may include:

• Reviewing documentation before delivery
• Verifying CE documentation
• Reviewing operating instructions
• Assessing diagrams
• Inspecting the machine
• Checking guards and protective devices
• Verifying access to danger zones
• Emergency stop tests
• Guard interlock tests
• Safety function tests
• Stopping time measurements
• Verifying protective device distances
• Checking documentation against the actual machine
• Preparing a list of non-conformities
• Verifying corrective actions before final acceptance

We can participate in Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) and acceptance procedures carried out directly at the user’s plant.

We prepare and review machinery technical documentation.

The scope includes, among other items:

• Operating instructions
• Risk assessments
• Safety function documentation
• Retrofit documentation
• Technical documentation for CE marking
• Installation diagrams
• As-built documentation
• Lists of safety devices
• Information on residual risks
• Operating procedures
• Safety instructions
• Documentation required for machinery acceptance

We prepare operating instructions taking into account PN-EN ISO 20607 requirements and documentation of the actual machine.

We design and implement LOTO systems for safe servicing, maintenance and repair work.

The scope may include:

• Analysing energy sources
• Identifying electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, thermal and other forms of energy
• Identifying isolation points
• Assessing options for dissipating residual energy
• Preparing a general LOTO procedure
• Preparing machine-specific procedures
• Labelling isolation points
• Selecting padlocks, lockout devices and LOTO equipment
• Preparing LOTO stations
• Preparing instructions and labels
• Training employees
• Supporting system implementation

A system can be implemented for an individual machine, a department or an entire plant.

We provide training for:

• Management
• Maintenance departments
• Occupational health and safety departments
• Design engineers
• Automation engineers
• Technical personnel
• People responsible for investment projects
• People involved in machinery acceptance

Training topics may include:

• Machine safety
• Risk assessment
• Manufacturer and user responsibilities
• CE requirements
• Acceptance of new machinery
• Retrofits
• Safety functions
• PL and EN ISO 13849-1
• Protective devices
• Emergency stopping
• Day-to-day machinery supervision
• LOTO
• Documentation requirements

Training can be general or tailored to a specific plant, machinery fleet or project.

JMTEC can provide external technical support to machine manufacturers and integrators.

We can take responsibility for, among other tasks:

• Risk assessment
• Selecting standards
• Analysing safety requirements
• Designing safeguarding measures
• Analysing safety functions
• SISTEMA calculations
• Stopping time measurements
• Acceptance procedures
• Preparing instructions
• CE documentation
• Verifying diagrams
• Supporting machine commissioning at the end customer’s site

This allows manufacturers and integrators to draw on external expertise without expanding their own teams.

For machinery users, we can act as an external partner responsible for assessing and improving the safety of their machinery fleet.

The scope may include:

• Machinery audits
• Developing retrofit plans
• Setting priorities
• Acceptance of new machinery
• Assessing retrofits
• Measurements
• Reviewing documentation
• Implementing LOTO
• Training
• Supporting occupational health and safety and maintenance departments
• Carrying out retrofits

Cooperation can take the form of a one-off assignment or ongoing technical support.

Our projects draw on the requirements of, among others:

EN ISO 12100, EN ISO 13849-1, EN ISO 13849-2, EN 62061, EN ISO 13850, EN ISO 13855, EN ISO 13857, EN ISO 14118, EN ISO 14119, EN ISO 14120, EN 60204-1 and type-C standards applicable to specific machinery.

Standards are selected individually based on the machine type, technologies used and project scope.

JMTEC can deliver individual tasks as well as complete projects.

We can act as:

• An audit contractor
• A technical partner for an industrial plant
• A subcontractor to a machine manufacturer
• A subcontractor to an integrator
• A retrofit contractor
• External automation support
• An external machine safety specialist
• A technical documentation contractor
• Support during acceptance and commissioning

Our approach is to move from identifying a problem to delivering an engineering solution.

Clients can commission an analysis alone or a complete service covering machinery assessment, solution development, retrofit implementation, testing, measurements and documentation following completion of the work.