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Manufacturer and operator have to define the exact scope, acceptance criteria and consequences of deviations in the contract.",[],{"id":653,"__typename":620,"image":654},"L24veiYsQ9y7zkjCe2jYng",{"id":655,"url":656,"alt":657,"title":4,"width":658,"height":659,"focalPoint":660},"XqINAenJTMyiZtNc5IiUaw","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.datocms-assets.com\u002F54402\u002F1787573830-1668513854-commissioning.avif?auto=format","--- **Filename:** `image--3-.png`  1. Graphic titled “Commissioning” showing FAT factory acceptance at the manufacturer and SAT factory acceptance on site at the customer. 2. Overview uses factory and building-with-wrench icons to distinguish FAT at the manufacturer from SAT at the customer’s site. 3. Commissioning graphic comparing two acceptance stages: “FAT: Factory acceptance at the manufacturer” and “SAT: Factory acceptance on site at the customer.” ---",1760,2214,{"x":528,"y":528},{"id":662,"__typename":532,"text":663,"markdown":132,"highlight":133},"JUUYcsAnSXOBempimyTpLQ",{"value":664,"blocks":764},{"schema":535,"document":665},{"type":537,"children":666},[667,671,675,679,683,687,753,760],{"type":540,"children":668},[669],{"type":543,"value":670},"During the factory acceptance test, quality management, engineering, automation as well as operating and maintenance staff check whether the machine meets the order specification and design requirements. Depending on the plant, the FAT covers functional sequences, safety functions, software versions, interfaces, cycle times and a review of the documentation.",{"type":540,"children":672},[673],{"type":543,"value":674},"Once the FAT is passed, or released subject to conditions, the machine is dismantled, shipped and installed at the customer site. The site acceptance test then covers the completeness of the machine and its documentation, correct installation, safety tests, utility connections, interfaces and the trial run under the conditions on site.",{"type":540,"children":676},[677],{"type":543,"value":678},"FAT and SAT are not interchangeable. The FAT catches design and functional faults before costly shipping. The SAT proves that the machine works properly after transport, assembly and integration into the real manufacturing environment. For large plants, partial acceptances per subsystem make sense before the overall plant goes into operation.",{"type":601,"level":602,"children":680},[681],{"type":543,"value":682},"How does the commissioning process work step by step?",{"type":540,"children":684},[685],{"type":543,"value":686},"A robust commissioning process runs in seven consecutive steps, from the assembly check to the contractual performance record. Every step needs defined entry conditions, inspection criteria, responsible roles and a documented approval.",{"type":559,"style":688,"children":689},"numbered",[690,699,708,717,726,735,744],{"type":563,"children":691},[692],{"type":540,"children":693},[694,697],{"type":543,"marks":695,"value":696},[556],"Commissioning preparation:",{"type":543,"value":698}," Check planning documents, assembly status, outstanding work and prerequisites.",{"type":563,"children":700},[701],{"type":540,"children":702},[703,706],{"type":543,"marks":704,"value":705},[556],"Cleaning:",{"type":543,"value":707}," Clean the plant inside and out and remove hazardous residues.",{"type":563,"children":709},[710],{"type":540,"children":711},[712,715],{"type":543,"marks":713,"value":714},[556],"Safety, function and acceptance testing:",{"type":543,"value":716}," Check protective functions, plant functions and agreed performance characteristics.",{"type":563,"children":718},[719],{"type":540,"children":720},[721,724],{"type":543,"marks":722,"value":723},[556],"Overall leak test:",{"type":543,"value":725}," Examine connections and pressurised systems for leaks.",{"type":563,"children":727},[728],{"type":540,"children":729},[730,733],{"type":543,"marks":731,"value":732},[556],"Inerting:",{"type":543,"value":734}," Displace oxygen or reactive media with a suitable inert gas, where the process requires it.",{"type":563,"children":736},[737],{"type":540,"children":738},[739,742],{"type":543,"marks":740,"value":741},[556],"Start-up:",{"type":543,"value":743}," Stabilise, load and optimise the plant in stages, then start and shut down repeatedly.",{"type":563,"children":745},[746],{"type":540,"children":747},[748,751],{"type":543,"marks":749,"value":750},[556],"Performance guarantee run:",{"type":543,"value":752}," Prove the contractually guaranteed output under the agreed conditions.",{"type":540,"children":754},[755,758],{"type":543,"marks":756,"value":757},[556],"Recommendation:",{"type":543,"value":759}," Link every step to a formal approval point. The next process step may only start once mandatory inspections are complete, critical deviations are closed and the responsible roles are named.",{"type":540,"children":761},[762],{"type":543,"value":763},"The following sections walk through the seven steps in the order you will work through them in the project.",[],{"id":766,"__typename":620,"image":767},"R6P_zvOEQPuCr7XTHId-Iw",{"id":768,"url":769,"alt":770,"title":4,"width":625,"height":771,"focalPoint":772},"W677bASZSL2ipAqWkunSAw","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.datocms-assets.com\u002F54402\u002F1787573911-1668595699-milestones-of-the-commissioning.avif?auto=format","--- **Filename:** `image--3-.png`  1. Numbered overview of four commissioning phases: plant parts inspection, test run, guarantee run, and take-off. 2. Graphic shows four color-coded steps: establishing operational capability, staged commissioning, proving guaranteed performance, and completing the take-off. 3. Process overview of commissioning from plant parts inspection through test and guarantee runs to final take-off. ---",2542,{"x":528,"y":528},{"id":774,"__typename":532,"text":775,"markdown":132,"highlight":133},"UrI_pH2HTUOSdZo0wXPddA",{"value":776,"blocks":1126},{"schema":535,"document":777},{"type":537,"children":778},[779,783,790,794,798,802,806,810,814,819,823,827,831,835,839,843,847,851,855,859,863,867,871,875,879,883,887,891,895,899,903,959,963,967,971,975,979,1029,1033,1037,1041,1045,1049,1053,1057,1061,1065,1069,1073,1077,1106,1110,1114,1118,1122],{"type":601,"level":643,"children":780},[781],{"type":543,"value":782},"Steps 1 and 2: preparation and cleaning",{"type":540,"children":784},[785,788],{"type":543,"marks":786,"value":787},[556],"Preparation confirms that the plant is mechanically complete and ready for the inspections that follow. ",{"type":543,"value":789},"Cleaning removes foreign objects and residues that would endanger people, damage components or distort measurement results.",{"type":540,"children":791},[792],{"type":543,"value":793},"During preparation, the team compares the physical installation with drawings, P&IDs, circuit diagrams, bills of materials and layout plans. It records assembly deviations, missing parts, open cables, wrong directions of rotation, incomplete labelling and outstanding work. Changes have to be traceable in the as-built documentation.",{"type":540,"children":795},[796],{"type":543,"value":797},"A sound inspection looks beyond the machine itself. Foundations, utility supply, network connections, extraction, lighting, access routes and escape routes are part of the prerequisites too. Measuring equipment has to be suitable for the intended use and, where required, calibrated.",{"type":540,"children":799},[800],{"type":543,"value":801},"Interior and exterior cleaning is carried out to suit the plant: wiping, brushing, blasting, grinding or controlled blowing out with air, steam or nitrogen. The method depends on the material, the type of contamination and the risk assessment. With nitrogen, you have to explicitly account for oxygen displacement and the risk of asphyxiation.",{"type":540,"children":803},[804],{"type":543,"value":805},"The most common mistake at this point is moving into trial operation too early. Unfinished assembly work increases the risk of accidents and later complicates root cause analysis, because assembly faults, setting faults and control faults occur at the same time.",{"type":601,"level":643,"children":807},[808],{"type":543,"value":809},"Step 3: safety, function and acceptance testing",{"type":540,"children":811},[812],{"type":543,"value":813},"The safety test confirms that protective measures work, the function test checks the intended sequence, and the acceptance test evaluates the agreed contractual characteristics. These inspections pursue different goals and therefore need separate criteria and approvals.",{"type":601,"level":815,"children":816},4,[817],{"type":543,"value":818},"Safety testing",{"type":540,"children":820},[821],{"type":543,"value":822},"Safety testing covers protective devices, interlocks, emergency stop and emergency shutdown functions, safety controls, depressurisation and drainage systems as well as safe operating modes. Inspectors do not only check whether a signal is triggered. They also check whether the plant reaches the defined safe state and whether unexpected restart is prevented.",{"type":540,"children":824},[825],{"type":543,"value":826},"The basis is the risk assessment according to EN ISO 12100. For safety-related parts of control systems, EN ISO 13849-1 or IEC 62061 apply depending on the design. The electrical equipment of machines is often assessed against EN 60204-1. Which standards apply follows from the machine, the hazards and the applicable conformity procedure.",{"type":601,"level":815,"children":828},[829],{"type":543,"value":830},"Function testing",{"type":540,"children":832},[833],{"type":543,"value":834},"Function testing examines sequences, sensors, actuators, operating modes, recipes, alarms and interfaces. A structured test covers normal operation, edge cases and fault responses. Turn the failure modes from your FMEA or risk assessment into concrete test cases, otherwise you only test the good case.",{"type":601,"level":815,"children":836},[837],{"type":543,"value":838},"Acceptance testing",{"type":540,"children":840},[841],{"type":543,"value":842},"Acceptance testing evaluates contractually guaranteed characteristics such as throughput, efficiency, availability, accuracy or product quality. The decisive factor is a measurement method agreed in advance. Without defined starting conditions, measuring points and tolerances, disputes arise even though both sides are assessing the same plant.",{"type":601,"level":643,"children":844},[845],{"type":543,"value":846},"Steps 4 and 5: leak testing and inerting",{"type":540,"children":848},[849],{"type":543,"value":850},"The leak test looks for leaks at connections and pressurised components, and inerting then creates a safe or process-appropriate atmosphere. Test medium, test pressure and procedure have to follow from the technical design and the approved test instruction.",{"type":540,"children":852},[853],{"type":543,"value":854},"For the overall leak test, the team closes the designated vents and drains and pressurises the test area with an approved medium. Pressure gauges, pressure curve, holding time and leak detection methods provide the documented evidence. Blanket pressure values are unsuitable, because permissible pressure, material, volume and hazard are specific to each plant.",{"type":540,"children":856},[857],{"type":543,"value":858},"Oxygen must not be used as a test medium without careful assessment. Combined with oils, greases or flammable substances it creates a considerable fire and explosion hazard. The approved test procedure determines the medium and the required protective measures.",{"type":540,"children":860},[861],{"type":543,"value":862},"During inerting, nitrogen usually displaces the oxygen present or other reactive gases. Depending on the process, this protects against oxidation, corrosion or an explosive atmosphere. Effectiveness is confirmed by suitable measurements, for example the oxygen concentration at defined points.",{"type":540,"children":864},[865],{"type":543,"value":866},"Nitrogen is not toxic, but it displaces breathable air. Ventilation, area barriers, permit procedures and, where needed, gas detection are therefore a mandatory part of work preparation.",{"type":601,"level":643,"children":868},[869],{"type":543,"value":870},"Steps 6 and 7: start-up and performance guarantee run",{"type":540,"children":872},[873],{"type":543,"value":874},"During start-up, the plant is brought under control from standstill to stable operation at rated conditions. The performance guarantee run that follows provides traceable proof of whether it reaches the contractually guaranteed output.",{"type":540,"children":876},[877],{"type":543,"value":878},"Start-up begins with individual units and auxiliary systems. Stabilisation, gradual loading, running in, controlled shutdown and restart follow. Only once the plant runs stably at the intended load levels does operation at full capacity follow.",{"type":540,"children":880},[881],{"type":543,"value":882},"Deviations are recorded in a punch list. Every entry needs a unique plant reference, a fault description, a criticality rating, a responsible person, a deadline and evidence of resolution. Photos and videos support root cause analysis, but they do not replace measured values or a formal function test.",{"type":540,"children":884},[885],{"type":543,"value":886},"For the performance guarantee run, input materials, ambient conditions, product variant, measurement method and permissible interruptions have to be fixed in advance. Otherwise there is no reliable way to judge whether a deviation comes from the machine, the material or the site conditions.",{"type":540,"children":888},[889],{"type":543,"value":890},"A staged approach works well in practice: technical stability first, then quality capability, and only then the contractual performance run. If you schedule the guarantee run too early, you usually produce additional repeats rather than a faster completion.",{"type":601,"level":643,"children":892},[893],{"type":543,"value":894},"When is a commissioning successfully completed?",{"type":540,"children":896},[897],{"type":543,"value":898},"A commissioning is complete when the plant runs safely and as intended, meets the agreed quality and performance targets, and all required records are approved. A successful start-up alone is not enough.",{"type":540,"children":900},[901],{"type":543,"value":902},"Completion criteria include:",{"type":559,"style":560,"children":904},[905,911,917,923,929,935,941,947,953],{"type":563,"children":906},[907],{"type":540,"children":908},[909],{"type":543,"value":910},"effective protective measures and completed safety-related inspections",{"type":563,"children":912},[913],{"type":540,"children":914},[915],{"type":543,"value":916},"fulfilled legal, normative and operational requirements",{"type":563,"children":918},[919],{"type":540,"children":920},[921],{"type":543,"value":922},"proven function under the agreed operating conditions",{"type":563,"children":924},[925],{"type":540,"children":926},[927],{"type":543,"value":928},"products in the required quality and quantity",{"type":563,"children":930},[931],{"type":540,"children":932},[933],{"type":543,"value":934},"completed FAT, SAT or performance records in line with the contract",{"type":563,"children":936},[937],{"type":540,"children":938},[939],{"type":543,"value":940},"approved operating, maintenance and safety documentation",{"type":563,"children":942},[943],{"type":540,"children":944},[945],{"type":543,"value":946},"trained operating and maintenance staff",{"type":563,"children":948},[949],{"type":540,"children":950},[951],{"type":543,"value":952},"closed critical defects and remaining items accepted in writing",{"type":563,"children":954},[955],{"type":540,"children":956},[957],{"type":543,"value":958},"documented handover to manufacturing and maintenance",{"type":540,"children":960},[961],{"type":543,"value":962},"The German Major Accidents Ordinance only applies if the establishment falls within its scope because of the hazardous substances present. In that case, the associated safety and organisational requirements have to be met before operation starts.",{"type":540,"children":964},[965],{"type":543,"value":966},"Technical completion, contractual acceptance and transfer of risk are not automatically the same moment. What counts are the contractual arrangements and the documented approvals. Digital status tracking makes these differences visible for project management, operators and suppliers.",{"type":601,"level":643,"children":968},[969],{"type":543,"value":970},"Why does commissioning large plants often take months?",{"type":540,"children":972},[973],{"type":543,"value":974},"Large plants need long commissioning times because numerous subsystems, safety records and technical dependencies have to be tested in a fixed order. Digital processes mainly shorten waiting, searching and coordination times, not the test and stabilisation phases that are physically necessary.",{"type":540,"children":976},[977],{"type":543,"value":978},"Typical time drivers include:",{"type":559,"style":560,"children":980},[981,987,993,999,1005,1011,1017,1023],{"type":563,"children":982},[983],{"type":540,"children":984},[985],{"type":543,"value":986},"incomplete assembly or delayed utility supply",{"type":563,"children":988},[989],{"type":540,"children":990},[991],{"type":543,"value":992},"complex scheduling and resource planning",{"type":563,"children":994},[995],{"type":540,"children":996},[997],{"type":543,"value":998},"safety considerations for different operating states",{"type":563,"children":1000},[1001],{"type":540,"children":1002},[1003],{"type":543,"value":1004},"missing or unapproved documentation",{"type":563,"children":1006},[1007],{"type":540,"children":1008},[1009],{"type":543,"value":1010},"dependencies between mechanics, electrics, automation and process engineering",{"type":563,"children":1012},[1013],{"type":540,"children":1014},[1015],{"type":543,"value":1016},"repeated tests after software or design changes",{"type":563,"children":1018},[1019],{"type":540,"children":1020},[1021],{"type":543,"value":1022},"long response times for defects and spare parts",{"type":563,"children":1024},[1025],{"type":540,"children":1026},[1027],{"type":543,"value":1028},"unclear acceptance criteria between manufacturer and customer",{"type":540,"children":1030},[1031],{"type":543,"value":1032},"Sound planning breaks the overall plant down into testable systems and subsystems. For each system, the project team defines prerequisites, test packages, responsible roles and approval points. This systemisation prevents a single open assembly from masking the progress of the entire plant.",{"type":540,"children":1034},[1035],{"type":543,"value":1036},"Digital checklists provide only the order-specific inspections on site. Mandatory fields and threshold values prevent incomplete data sets. Deviations are assigned to a role immediately, while project management and specialist departments follow the status in parallel.",{"type":540,"children":1038},[1039],{"type":543,"value":1040},"An ERP connection reduces extra work when order data, material numbers, serial numbers and machine variants flow into the inspection order automatically. Once complete, results and status information can be passed back to SAP or another leading system.",{"type":540,"children":1042},[1043],{"type":543,"value":1044},"In practice, a combination of technical scheduling and digital deviation management works well. Software compensates for neither missing resources nor unstable machines. The biggest time gain comes where your teams have so far been waiting for information, decisions or complete records.",{"type":601,"level":602,"children":1046},[1047],{"type":543,"value":1048},"Which legal requirements apply to commissioning?",{"type":540,"children":1050},[1051],{"type":543,"value":1052},"Manufacturers have to meet the requirements of European machinery law, and operators additionally have to ensure safe use under the German Industrial Safety Regulation (BetrSichV). CE marking, declaration of conformity and risk assessment each serve a different purpose.",{"type":540,"children":1054},[1055],{"type":543,"value":1056},"Until 19 January 2027, Machinery Directive 2006\u002F42\u002FEC is the central European legal framework for machinery. From 20 January 2027, EU Machinery Regulation 2023\u002F1230 replaces the directive. If your projects run beyond that cut-off date, decide early which set of rules applies at the time of placing on the market or putting into service.",{"type":601,"level":643,"children":1058},[1059],{"type":543,"value":1060},"Manufacturer duties: conformity assessment and CE marking",{"type":540,"children":1062},[1063],{"type":543,"value":1064},"Before placing on the market or putting into service, the manufacturer has to carry out the prescribed conformity assessment procedure. This includes the risk assessment, technical documentation, operating instructions and the EC declaration of conformity. Under the new Machinery Regulation, the EU declaration of conformity takes its place.",{"type":540,"children":1066},[1067],{"type":543,"value":1068},"CE marking signals that the manufacturer has taken the relevant European requirements into account and carried out the prescribed conformity assessment procedure. It is neither an independent quality seal nor an official approval. Partly completed machinery is subject to specific requirements, including a declaration of incorporation and assembly instructions. It may only be operated as intended once it forms part of a conforming complete machine.",{"type":601,"level":643,"children":1070},[1071],{"type":543,"value":1072},"Operator duties: BetrSichV and TRBS",{"type":540,"children":1074},[1075],{"type":543,"value":1076},"For employers, the German Industrial Safety Regulation sets out the safe use of work equipment:",{"type":559,"style":560,"children":1078},[1079,1088,1097],{"type":563,"children":1080},[1081],{"type":540,"children":1082},[1083,1086],{"type":543,"marks":1084,"value":1085},[556],"Section 4 BetrSichV:",{"type":543,"value":1087}," The employer may only allow work equipment to be used after carrying out the risk assessment, implementing the necessary protective measures and establishing that use is safe.",{"type":563,"children":1089},[1090],{"type":540,"children":1091},[1092,1095],{"type":543,"marks":1093,"value":1094},[556],"Section 6 BetrSichV:",{"type":543,"value":1096}," Work equipment and work processes have to be designed and used safely under the intended conditions of use.",{"type":563,"children":1098},[1099],{"type":540,"children":1100},[1101,1104],{"type":543,"marks":1102,"value":1103},[556],"Section 14 BetrSichV:",{"type":543,"value":1105}," Certain work equipment has to be inspected by a qualified person before first use or after changes subject to inspection.",{"type":540,"children":1107},[1108],{"type":543,"value":1109},"Important Technical Rules for Industrial Safety are TRBS 1111 on risk assessment, TRBS 2111 on mechanical hazards and TRBS 2141 on hazards from steam and pressure. They put the BetrSichV into concrete terms and help the employer apply the state of the art.",{"type":540,"children":1111},[1112],{"type":543,"value":1113},"Beyond machinery law, further regulations apply depending on the plant, for example for pressure equipment, explosion protection, electrical equipment, hazardous substances or installations requiring monitoring. ISO 45001 for occupational health and safety management and ISO 9001 for documented quality processes provide an organisational framework too, but they do not replace any legally required individual inspection.",{"type":601,"level":602,"children":1115},[1116],{"type":543,"value":1117},"Why does paper-based commissioning documentation reach its limits?",{"type":540,"children":1119},[1120],{"type":543,"value":1121},"Paper-based documentation splits inspection, data capture, defect handling and archiving into several separate work steps. As the scope of the plant grows, search effort, transcription errors and coordination effort rise disproportionately.",{"type":540,"children":1123},[1124],{"type":543,"value":1125},"Many companies create multilingual maximum checklists in Word or Excel. Staff print them, file them in order folders and complete them by hand on site. Several hundred pages are then scanned, named and assigned to an order in SAP or a document management system. This will probably sound familiar.",[],{"id":1128,"__typename":620,"image":1129},"HnOPYUG_Qpq7nbCATFgiBw",{"id":1130,"url":1131,"alt":1132,"title":4,"width":625,"height":1133,"focalPoint":1134},"RRZ1PDs-TM-oeIfIT_FJGg","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.datocms-assets.com\u002F54402\u002F1787573983-1668595847-paper-based-commissioning-process.avif?auto=format","--- **Filename:** `image--3-.png`  1. Infographic titled “Paper-based commissioning process” lists eight manual steps connected by a downward arrow. 2. Overview shows the creation of multilingual test protocols, compilation of order files, physical deployment, comparison with maximum lists, manual documentation, scanning into SAP, and manual research. 3. Process diagram highlights the administrative workload of paper-based commissioning through handwritten records, manual supplements, physical filing, and follow-up research. ---",1973,{"x":528,"y":528},{"id":1136,"__typename":532,"text":1137,"markdown":132,"highlight":133},"LEnvoquJR0u6eRtzzOsL9w",{"value":1138,"blocks":1250},{"schema":535,"document":1139},{"type":537,"children":1140},[1141,1145,1149,1157,1161,1165,1169,1173,1238,1242,1246],{"type":540,"children":1142},[1143],{"type":543,"value":1144},"The process creates media breaks. Measured values are hard to read, mandatory fields stay empty, and photos sit apart from the inspection point on mobile phones or network drives. Later changes to forms also create parallel versions whose validity can only be verified with considerable effort.",{"type":540,"children":1146},[1147],{"type":543,"value":1148},"Maximum checklists make the problem worse. They contain every variant and language, even though a specific order only needs part of them. Inspectors have to skip irrelevant items and cannot always tell which inspections are actually mandatory for the configured machine.",{"type":540,"children":1150},[1151,1153],{"type":543,"value":1152},"Sequence of the paper-based commissioning process, from creating multilingual inspection records through handwritten documentation and manual scanning into SAP to manual research when questions come up ",{"type":543,"marks":1154,"value":1156},[1155],"emphasis","The paper-based sequence lines up eight manual work steps before a record can be found again.",{"type":540,"children":1158},[1159],{"type":543,"value":1160},"Paper remains usable for simple, infrequent inspections or as a defined emergency process. 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Comparison shows a test run of the plant leading to its official market entry according to the Machinery Directive 2006\u002F42\u002FEC. 3. Process graphic distinguishes plant testing from formal commissioning and market entry under the Machinery Directive 2006\u002F42\u002FEC. ---",1170,{"x":528,"y":528},{"id":1755,"__typename":532,"text":1756,"markdown":132,"highlight":133},"dzeYrb7zRsuQqURdgT8d4g",{"value":1757,"blocks":1811},{"schema":535,"document":1758},{"type":537,"children":1759},[1760,1764,1771,1775,1779,1783,1787,1799,1803,1807],{"type":540,"children":1761},[1762],{"type":543,"value":1763},"Start-up technically refers to trial and test operation before final use, while commissioning describes the transfer into intended use. In day-to-day project work, teams often use both terms interchangeably; legally, the regulatory context decides.",{"type":540,"children":1765},[1766,1768],{"type":543,"value":1767},"Comparison of start-up as test operation of the plant and commissioning as official market entry under Machinery Directive 2006\u002F42\u002FEC ",{"type":543,"marks":1769,"value":1770},[1155],"Start-up means test operation, commissioning means first use for the intended purpose under the Machinery Directive.",{"type":540,"children":1772},[1773],{"type":543,"value":1774},"Start-up typically includes fine adjustment, parameterisation, checking and optimisation. The plant is already running, but has not necessarily met all acceptance and release criteria. This state requires clear access rules, safe operating modes and defined responsibilities, because protection concepts do not yet have to work fully in their series condition during test operation.",{"type":540,"children":1776},[1777],{"type":543,"value":1778},"The Machinery Directive defines commissioning as the first use of a machine for its intended purpose within the European Union. Technical test runs at the manufacturer's site are distinct from this. They remain relevant for occupational safety as soon as employees work with or on the plant.",{"type":540,"children":1780},[1781],{"type":543,"value":1782},"A clear status logic therefore works well in practice: mechanically complete, released for testing, in trial operation, technically accepted and released for continuous operation. This prevents a successful individual test from being mistaken for complete commissioning.",{"type":601,"level":643,"children":1784},[1785],{"type":543,"value":1786},"What is the difference between digital and virtual commissioning?",{"type":540,"children":1788},[1789,1797],{"url":1790,"meta":1791,"type":1312,"children":1794},"https:\u002F\u002Foperations1.com\u002Fen\u002Fglossary\u002Fvirtual-commissioning",[1792,1793],{"id":1307,"value":1308},{"id":1310,"value":1311},[1795],{"type":543,"value":1796},"Virtual commissioning",{"type":543,"value":1798}," tests control software and machine behaviour on a simulation model or digital twin, while digital commissioning supports the real inspection on the physical machine. The two approaches complement each other: simulation eliminates faults before installation, digital documentation secures the evidence on the real object.",{"type":601,"level":643,"children":1800},[1801],{"type":543,"value":1802},"Who is responsible for commissioning, the manufacturer or the operator?",{"type":540,"children":1804},[1805],{"type":543,"value":1806},"The manufacturer is responsible for product conformity, the operator for safe use at the specific site. The most common mistake is equating CE conformity with operational release.",{"type":540,"children":1808},[1809],{"type":543,"value":1810},"For linked plants, customer-side modifications or new interfaces, it has to be clear who takes overall responsibility. Put that allocation in writing before the first inspection starts.",[],{"favicon":1813,"globalSeo":1815},{"url":1814},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.datocms-assets.com\u002F54402\u002F1773657489-operations1_favicon.png",{"facebookPageUrl":132,"siteName":1816,"titleSuffix":132,"twitterAccount":4,"fallbackSeo":1817},"Operations1",{"description":1818,"title":1816,"image":1819,"twitterCard":1821},"Operations1 is the leading Connected Worker Platform for large manufacturers. Empower your workers, increase operational excellence and build future-proof operations. ",{"url":1820},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.datocms-assets.com\u002F54402\u002F1772620363-ops1_favicon.png","summary",1789476942521]