On July 1, 2013, the new Construction Products Regulation (CPR) came into force, requiring manufacturers of construction products, which are covered by a Harmonized European Standard, to prepare and provide their customers with the CE Marking and the Declaration of Performance.
On August 8, 2014, the coexistence period of the Harmonized European Standard for Sandwich Panels (UNE-EN 14509:2014 Self-supporting insulated sandwich panels with double metal face. Factory-made products. Specifications) . Said coexistence period ended one year later, on August 8, 2015. Which means that CE Marking comes into force, and is mandatory for all products covered by this standard.
SPEED DRY double-sided metal self-supporting sandwich panels manufactured by MULTIPANEL comply with CE Marking, which means that the following tasks are performed:
Factory Production Control (FPC)
Initial Type Tests (EIT)
Declaration of Performance
Marking and labeling
Factory Production Control (FPC)
The FPC involves the control of the production process, controlling the raw materials, the product in process and the finished product, by performing the tests required by the Standard.
Initial Type Tests (ITT)
The initial type tests are tests carried out by accredited laboratories on different parameters, as established by the standard, on a specimen of a sandwich panel or a complete panel. This means that the panels will be manufactured with the same characteristics as the samples that have already been tested by the laboratory. The model or specimen tested will always be the most unfavorable of the whole range in terms of parameters and the results obtained can be used in any range of measurements.
The obligatory characteristics must be tested, MULTIPANEL has carried out the following Initial Type Tests:
Perpendicular tensile strength
Tensile modulus E of the core
Compressive strength
Compressive modulus
Durability DUR 1
Core density
Thermal conductivity
Thermal resistance
Thermal transmittance U of panel
Thermal transmittance U of gasketed panel
Shear strength of core material
Bending moment capacity of panel on two supports
Interaction between bending moment and reaction on support
Creep coefficient
Reaction to fire
Performance Statement
MULTIPANEL issues a Declaration of Performance of the products delivered to the customer. It is a Declaration where appears a list of products with identification, their intended use, evaluation system, harmonized standard, notified bodies (laboratories) and declared performance of the products, according to the results of external laboratory tests.
This declaration entitles MULTIPANEL to place the CE Marking labels on the products.
Marking and labeling
All SPEED DRY panels manufactured by MULTIPANEL are labeled with the CE Marking that implies the compliance of each panel with the characteristics of the tests performed.
The CE Marking consists of a label that includes the CE marking symbol. This label must be placed on the product in a visible, legible and indelible manner, by means of a label attached to the packaging.
The marking indicates that the product complies with the applicable directives and must be affixed at the end of the production control phase. It is MULTIPANEL’s responsibility that the CE marking and labeling reaches the end user who receives the product.
