Information required for quotations
The specifics of the application of the CE mark directives to any product are dependent on a large number of factors. Whether or not the product falls within the scope of a particular Directive can be dependent simply on the contents of the manufacturer’s sales literature or user instructions.=
Because of this it's impossible to publish a priced 'menu' for our servi= ces. Each project is unique and before we can tell potential client show much it= is going to cost to help them, we need to know quite a lot about the product a= nd the company which makes it.
Usually projects are commenced by Conformance issuing detailed quotation. This way the client knows exactly what they are getting involved in before spending any money and we can offer some basic information without it havin= g to be so general as to be almost useless.
A list of the information which we need in order to be able to provide a quotation is below. If you'd like a quotation from us for your CE marking project, please use this list to provide us with the information we need. <= /p>
If you don’t have answers to all the questions, don’t worry - just tell us what you can and if we need more information we’ll ask f= or it. If you don’t want to send a complete copy of (for instance) a bul= ky operator’s manual, just send us the contents page and we’ll ask= for the other parts if we need them.
Information we need typically includes:
• Name and address of manufacturer and= of the company which will be responsible for importing the product into the EU= ;
• Product description (dimensions, wei= ght, power supply requirements etc.);
• Details of any additional supplies required (feed stock material, water supply, air/gas supply etc.);
• Copy of sales literature;
• Block diagram and explanation of principles of operation;
• Details of intended use (i.e. what t= he machine is to be used for);
• Copy of operator’s manual/user instructions;
• Copy of installation and maintenance instructions;
• Details of the sort of people who wi= ll be using it (skilled staff, line operators, researchers, students, etc.);
• Scale of production (is this equipme= nt a one-off, or is it produced in volume? If produced in volume give approximate numbers per year).
• Parts list, including details of any subassemblies purchased from external suppliers and any approvals these have got.
• Countries where the product is to be= sold
• Approximate time scale for completin= g CE marking (when are you expecting to ship the product).
• Is the product or something similar to it already on sale outside the EU, and if so how long = has it been sold for and how many units have been sold?
• Is the unit itself or something simi= lar already on sale in the EU?
• Is the unit made by you, or is it ma= de by another company and you are responsible for selling it inside the EU?
• Does it have any existing safety app= rovals (e.g. UL for the USA)
• Do you have full component drawings = for the product?
• Does it contain any digital circuitry (e.g. a microprocessor controller) and if so, what clock frequencies are us= ed?
• Do you have any EMC test data for the unit?
• Do you (or the manufacturer) have an approved quality management system, and if so by whom has it been approved = and to what standard?
A note about confidentiality
As a matter of policy we never pass information between different clients (or potential clients) without the agreement of the parties concerned. We don’t even publish a list of clients - if you want references from pe= ople with whom we’ve worked before, we’ll be happy to provide them, = but we will check with the referees before we release their details. If necessa= ry, we are usually happy to sign a confidentiality agreement in advance of receiving the information required in order to prepare a quote and for a sm= all charge we can provide the text of a suitable agreement for clients who don&= #8217;t already have their own.
B= ack to the Conformance CE marking contents page
Last updated: 29 March 2000