EN 10204:2004 Metallic Products —Types of Inspection Documents
EN 10204 certification refers to the certification of metal product materials, which is used to declare that the inspection results are consistent with the requirements of the order. (statement of compliance with the order, with indication of results of specific inspection)
If a metal material plant is ISO 9001 certified and the issuing body is a certification body in the European Union, the plant can issue EN 10204-3 to its customers1. Material Certificate.
As the seller, the metal material factory issues a material certificate to the buyer. The name of the customer's factory must be reflected on the certificate, that is, there is a clear buyer. A buyer needs a certificate.
If the metal material factory is not ISO 9001 certified or ISO 9001 is not an EU certification body, the factory does not have the right to issue EN 10204-31 certificate, you must apply for EN 10204-3 from a third-party certification body2 certificates.
en 10204-3.2 The issuing authority must be an EU authorized body. After testing the type of product purchased by the factory buyer, the factory buyer declares to the factory buyer in the capacity of a third party that the inspection results are in accordance with the order.
The certificate must also include the name of the customer and the name of the production plant.
en 10204-3.2 certificate is a valid certificate to prove to customers that their products meet the European material specifications, generally for the export of large-scale equipment, pressure equipment and other products, need its raw material supplier to provide EN10204-32 certificates to prove that the raw materials used in the equipment are in accordance with European norms. The EN10204 certificate is applicable to any metal material, such as steel, weldments, etc.
According to the EU CE regulations, pressure vessels exported to the EU need to have CE-PED certification for pressure vessels issued by EU institutions, and pressure vessel raw material manufacturers also have relevant requirements and must meet the requirements of the EU standard EN 10204 standard. ped-4.3 material certification is the material manufacturers need to meet the certification, the certification is a certification of the factory material quality control system, after the enterprise obtains the certification, the factory products can be issued EU EN 10204-31. Material Certificate.
The specific requirements are as follows:
1) Factory system assessment: enterprises need to have a sound quality management system and ISO9001 quality system certificate.
2) Check whether the equipment of the enterprise is complete, and whether it can independently complete the test specified in the standards that the materials produced need to meet.
3) Review whether the company's product testers have the corresponding qualifications and capabilities to complete the required tests.
4) Review the raw materials and production process of the enterprise, and the quality control of the products leaving the factory.
5) The auditor will go to the enterprise for sampling testing. It mainly tests the chemical composition, impact test, tensile properties of the sample.
6) The final auditor writes the technical file, submits it to the EU agency for filing together with the test report, and issues the certificate.
ped-4.3. The material certification is valid for 3 years, and annual review is required every year.
If the enterprise cannot meet the above conditions and the export volume is not large, it can choose to be tested and certified in batches by a third-party organization, and issue EN10204-32. Material Certificate. (Note: EN10204-3.)2. The certification belongs to the single-batch certification).
ped-4.3. Material certification is applicable to any metal material: such as steel, weldments, etc.; After obtaining the certification, the materials and semi-finished products produced by the enterprise can not only be directly exported to the EU and recognized by EU customers, but also have a very great competitive advantage when they are provided to many domestic enterprises. Because half of the projects end up with your buyers supplying from abroad, it will be more advantageous for the company to have an EU material certificate as a basic one.
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