WHERE SAFETY AND CYBERSECURITY COME TOGETHER
From January 20, 2027, the EU Machinery Regulation redefines machine safety by bringing functional safety, cybersecurity, and digital documentation together as essential requirements for CE marking. For machine builders, this means addressing new risks introduced by digitalization, connected machines, and emerging technologies such as AI-based functions, while ensuring machines remain safe, compliant, and ready for the market.
While responsibility for CE conformity remains with the machine builder, the regulation also places new requirements on safety components and digital elements used in machines.
ABB works alongside machine builders throughout their conformity journey, providing secure products, clear documentation, and proven engineering practices aligned with the EU Machinery Regulation.
ABB supports OEMs with secure-by-design drives, PLCs, and automation solutions, developed in line with international standards and proven engineering practices. By integrating safety and cybersecurity from the start, ABB helps machine builders reduce compliance effort, manage regulatory complexity, and focus on building high-performance machines with confidence.
ABB DELIVERS SAFETY, SECURITY, AND COMPLIANCE BY DESIGN
Safety and cybersecurity
<p>Integrated approach to functional safety and cybersecurity – ensuring machines remain safe even in connected environments.</p>Engineering and products
<p>Secure-by-design drives and PLCs developed to support Machinery Regulation requirements – from risk assessments to CE marking.</p>Documentation and CE marking
<p>Clear, digital-ready documentation to support CE marking and simplify conformity assessment.</p>ENGINEERING MACHINERY COMPLIANCE THE ABB WAY
Meeting the EU Machinery Regulation is no longer only about mechanical safety. From January 20, 2027, machine builders must address functional safety, cybersecurity, and digital documentation together as part of CE marking.
ABB supports this shift with secure-by-design drives, PLCs, and engineering practices that help customers reduce compliance effort, manage risk, and stay market-ready.
In line with the EU Cyber Resilience Act, secure-by-design means integrating cybersecurity into product design and development from the outset — including secure default configurations, access control mechanisms, and protection against unauthorized changes that could affect safety functions.
How ABB supports compliance in practice
Risk Assessment and Machine Safety (ISO 12100)
ABB supports systematic risk identification and mitigation, including risks introduced by digitalization and connected machines.
Functional Safety of Control Systems (IEC 62061, ISO 13849, IEC 61800-5-2)
Safety functions in drives and PLCs are designed, validated, and documented to support functional safety requirements under the new regulation.
Industrial Cybersecurity (IEC 62443 series)
Cybersecurity is addressed as part of machine safety, covering secure product development, configuration, and operation for connected systems.