New Machinery Regulation 2027: what changes compared to the Machinery Directive?

For companies working with lifting equipment, this entails a number of important points of attention.

As of 20 January 2027, the new Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 will replace the current Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC). For companies working with lifting equipment, this entails a number of important points of attention. But what does this mean specifically for your organization? Do you need to modify existing lifting equipment? Are the Belgian inspection requirements changing? And how can you prepare today? In this article, we provide a clear overview of the most important changes.