Lennart Laakmann from Pilz explains the comprehensive EN 415 standard and its crucial role in packaging machine safety. The presentation covers primary, secondary and end-of-line packaging applications, detailing how C-type standards ensure automatic compliance with higher-level regulations. Laakmann discusses the transition from the Machinery Directive to the Machinery Regulation in January, emphasising new cybersecurity requirements. Real-world applications demonstrate Pilz’s safety solutions, including magnetic switches, safety controllers and certified cardboard feed systems. The expert addresses how safety requirements evolve with automation and smart packaging lines, highlighting business advantages beyond regulatory compliance. #interpack #packagingsafety #EN415 #machineregulation #pilz #packagingmachines #safetysystems #automation
The new Machinery Regulation puts cybersecurity on the factory floor from January 2025. Lennart Laakmann (Pilz) will demonstrate at interpack 2026 how the 1,200-page EN 415 standard secures every type of packaging machine – from form, fill and seal to palletising – and turns compliance into an advantage.
