En 12966 Factory Production Control

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EUROPEAN STANDARD CEN TC 226 WG3 NxxxE
NORME EUROPEENNE prEN 12966-3
EUROPISCHE NORM 8 February 2002

UDC
Descriptors :

English version

Variable message signs
Factory Production Control

Signalisation routire verticale Panneaux
messages variables - Partie 3 : contrle
de production en usine
Ortsfeste, vertikale Verkehrszeichen
Wechselverkehrszeichen - Teil 3:
Fertigungskontrolle

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn
up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 226.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the
requirements of the CEN Internal Regulations, which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English,
French and German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to CEN Central
Secretariat has the same status as the official version.

CEN

European Committee for Standardisation
Comit Europen de Normalisation
Europisches Komitee fr Normung

Central Secretariat : rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels

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Contents

Foreword..................................................................................................... 3
1 SCOPE.................................................................................................. 3
2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES.............................................................. 4
3 DEFINITIONS, SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS.......................... 4
3.1 Factory Production Control (FPC):........................................................................4
3.2 Attestation of Conformity (AC) System 1: ............................................................5
3.3 Batch: .........................................................................................................................5
3.4 Individual (and non-series): ....................................................................................5
4 FACTORY PRODUCTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS................ 6
4.1 General Comments .................................................................................................6
4.2 Factory Production Control System......................................................................7
4.3 Quality records .........................................................................................................8
4.4 Control of non-conforming products .....................................................................8
4.5 Traceability................................................................................................................8
5 COMMON REQUIREMENTS............................................................... 9
5.1 Raw materials and constituents.............................................................................9
5.2 Controls and tests during manufacture ................................................................9
5.3 Final testing...............................................................................................................9
5.4 Handling and Storage .............................................................................................9
6 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS............................................................. 10
Annex A (informative)............................................................................. 11
Bibliography ........................................................................................................................11
Annex B (informative)............................................................................. 12
Examples of test forms to register the results of a conformity review.......................12

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FOREWORD
This European Standard has been prepared by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 226 "Road
Equipment", of which the secretariat is held by AFNOR.

This document is currently submitted to TC 226/WG 3 for approval to prEN enquiry.

This European Standard, EN 12966, comprises the following parts:

Part 1: Variable message signs
Part 2: Initial type testing
Part 3: (this part) Factory production control

In accordance with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the following countries are
bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

No existing European Standard is superseded.
1 SCOPE
This part of this European standard describes the requirements on Factory
Production Control (FPC) system 1, as required by the Directive 89/106/EEC in
support of its legal requirements, with which the manufacturers of variable message
signs shall comply, when their products have to bear the European Commission
conformity marking: CE marking. It is based upon the requirements of the
Construction Products Directive (CPD: Annex A, ref. 1) and on the guidance given by
the European Commission (EC) for the Factory Production Control (FPC) of
construction products (Annex A, ref. 2).
It is to be considered as a guide to the manufacturer and the certification bodies
involved in the FPC of variable message signs as it is specifying which sorts of
parameters and tests have to be taken into consideration within the FPC, but leaving
the precise test methods to be applied to be chosen depending on the characteristics
of the manufacturers facilities and production methods as usual in third party
assessment and surveillance of Quality Systems. The precise parameters and
methods will be found in the manufacturers written procedures and agreed upon by
manufacturer and the third party responsible for the initial assessment of the FPC.
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Manufacturers having an FPC system which complies with EN ISO 9000 series, and
which addresses the requirements of the appropriate harmonised standard are
recognised as satisfying the FPC requirements of the Directive and therefore this
European Standard.
In the case of individual (and non-series) production, a declaration of conformity, as
far as the Factory Production Control is concerned, in accordance to CPD/Annex III
(2)(ii) third possibility shall suffice.
NOTE: The requirements described in this part of this European standard are
applicable to the products under the scope of the European
Standard Variable Massage Signs. Fixed, Vertical Road Traffic Signs are
not covered by this European standard.
2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES
This part of the European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference,
provisions from other publications. These normative references are cited at
appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter. For dated
references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications
apply to this part only when incorporated in it by amended revision. For undated
references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies.
EN ISO 8402Quality management and quality assurance Vocabulary
EN ISO 9000Quality Systems. Model for quality assurance in design/development,
production, Installation and servicing
EN 12966 Variable Message Signs
3 DEFINITIONS, SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
For the purposes of this part of this European standard the following definitions apply
together with the definitions in EN 8402 and in EN 12966 Part 1Variable Message
Signs
3.1 Factory Production Control (FPC):
The permanent internal control of production exercised by the manufacturer, as it is
specified in the Annex III of the Construction Products Directive (CPD).
All the elements, requirements and provisions required by the manufacturer shall be
documented in a systematic manner in the form of written policies and procedures.
This production control system documentation shall ensure a common understanding
of quality assurance and enable the achievement of the required product
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characteristics and the effective operation of the production control system to be
checked.
3.2 Attestation of Conformity (AC) System 1:
The attestation of conformity system shall be system 1 as described in the Annex III
of the Construction Products Directive (CPD).
Certification of the conformity of the product by an approved certification body, on the
basis of:
(a) tasks for the manufacturer
1. factory production control;
2. Testing of samples taken at the factory in accordance with a prescribed
test plan;
(b) tasks for the approved body
1. initial type-testing of the product;
2. initial inspection of the factory and of the factory production control;
3. continuous surveillance, assessment and approval of the factory
production control

NOTE: The specification of the system should be such that it can be
implemented even where performance does not need to be determined for
a certain characteristic, because at least one Member State has no legal
requirement at all for such characteristic [ see Article 2.1. of the CPD and,
where applicable, clause 1.2.3. of the Interpretati ve Documents]. In those
cases, the verification of such a characteristic must not be imposed on the
manufacturer if he does not wish to declare the performance of the product
in that respect.
3.3 Batch:
The amount of product manufactured as one complete operation.
3.4 Individual (and non-series):
Manufacturing process where successive items are not identical
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4 FACTORY PRODUCTION CONTROL
REQUIREMENTS
4.1 General Comments
The manufacturer shall exercise a permanent FPC.
The manufacturer is responsible for organising the effective implementation of the
FPC system. Tasks and responsibilities in the production control organisation shall
be documented and this documentation shall be kept up-to-date.
In each factory, the manufacturer may delegate, among other things, the action to a
person having the necessary authority to:
a) identify procedures to demonstrate conformity of the product at the
appropriate stages;
b) identify and record any instance of non-conformity;
c) identify procedures to correct instances of non-conformity.
The manufacturer shall draw up and keep up-to-date documents defining the FPC
which he applies. The manufacturers documentation and procedures shall be
appropriate to the product and the manufacturing process. All FPC systems shall
achieve an appropriate level of confidence in the conformity of the product.
The elements mentioned and the requirements set out must be adaptable:
a) to the particular features of the manufacturing processes. In particular,
production control must be able to be adapted depending on the degree of
automation of the manufacturing chain, adjustment devices, self
adjustments, which manufacture may comprise;
b) to the performance level the product is intended to have where the
technical specification of the product provides for a range of performance
levels and where the risk resulting from not achieving the intended
performance varies with the level.
These procedures must be chosen in the interests of ensuring that the level of
confidence obtained by the production control is effectively the same for all
conceivable situations of manufacture.
The manufacturer shall implement these procedures and instructions, record these
operations and their results and use these results to correct any deviations, repair the
effects of such deviations, treat any resulting instances of non-conformity, solve the
problems of non-conformity of products and, if necessary, revise the FPC to rectify
the cause of non-conformity.
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There shall be an approved body to undertake the following tasks:
1. Initial type testing of products
2. Initial inspection of the factory and the factory production control
3. Regular surveillance, assessment and approval of the factory
production control
Factory Production Control therefore brings together operational techniques and all
measures allowing maintenance and control of the conformity of the product with
technical specifications. Its implementation may be achieved by controls and tests on
measuring equipment, raw materials and constituents, processes, machines and
manufacturing equipment and finished products, including material properties in
products, and by making use of the results thus obtained. Attestation of conformity
cannot be achieved in the absence of such a control.
4.2 Factory Production Control System
The System (production control operation) shall at least include the necessary
procedures for:
1. the specification and verification of raw materials and relevant
constituents;
2. the controls and tests to be carried out during manufacture
3. the verifications and tests carried out on finished products according to
the test regime specified in clause 6 of this standard;
4. the control of the necessary installations, equipment and trained
personal to execute the tests on the raw materials, the tests during
production and the final quality control tests as it is specified in clause 6
of this standard.
The controls and tests during manufacture and their frequency shall be chosen
based upon the product type and composition, the manufacturing process and its
complexity, the sensitivity of the product features to variations in manufacturing
parameters, etc.
The test methods to be applied and the tolerances for the results of all tests used, are
to be laid down in the Quality System of the manufacturer. The appropriate
calibrations shall be carried out on defined measuring and test instruments.
Frequency of testing shall be in accordance with the test plan of the manufacturer,
unless otherwise specified in this standard, and shall be carried out according to the
test methods indicated in this standard. These methods shall be direct methods. In
the case of certain characteristics, indirect test methods can be used if a definite
correlation or relationship can be established between the specific characteristic (the
one to be verified) and another characteristic which is easier or safer to measure.
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4.3 Quality records
The quality records shall include everything that is necessary to the control of raw
materials and constituents, to control the production process and the final product.
The description of the products, date of manufacture, test method adopted, test result
and acceptance criteria shall be entered in the register under the signature of the
person responsible for control who carried out the verification.
In case of non-conformity: the corrective actions, taken to rectify the situation, shall
be indicated in the register.
4.4 Control of non-conforming products
If control or test results show that the product does not meet the requirements, the
necessary corrective action shall be immediately taken. Products (or batches) not
conforming shall be isolated and properly identified. Once the fault if possible has
been corrected, the test or verification in question shall be repeated.
Non-conforming products shall be reviewed in accordance with documented
procedures. In certain cases, non-conforming products may be accepted with or
without repair by concession.
With regard to any control result not meeting the requirements of the technical
specification, the corrective measures taken to rectify the situation (e.g. a further test
carried out or modification of manufacturing, process, throwing away) must be
recorded.
In case of any product delivered before the tests results are available, a procedure
and record shall be maintained for notifying customers. If the results show a non-
conformity, and the product shall not be accepted without repair (by concession), a
recall procedure shall be provided in that case.
4.5 Traceability
The manufacturer or his agent shall keep full records of individual products (or
batches), including their related manufacturing details and characteristics, and keep
records of to whom these products were first sold.
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5 COMMON REQUIREMENTS
The manufacturer shall have available the installations, equipment and personal
which enable him to carry out the necessary verifications and tests.
The manufacturer shall calibrate or verify and maintain the control, measuring or test
equipment in good operating condition, whether or not it belongs to him. The
equipment shall be used in conformity with the specification or the test reference
system to which the specification refers.
NOTE: The manufacturer, or his agent, may meet these requirements by concluding
subcontracting agreement with one or more organisations or persons having the
necessary skills and equipment.
5.1 Raw materials and constituents
The manufacturer shall draw up and keep up-to-date documented procedures and
instruction for the quality control and testing all materials and constituents, in
particular those characteristics which have a direct influence on the properties of the
final product.
5.2 Controls and tests during manufacture
The manufacturer shall draw up and keep up-to-date documented procedures and
instructions for carrying out the appropriate control during the manufacture.
5.3 Final testing
The minimum frequency of final testing shall be as designated in clause 6. If a
manufacturer operates a certified Quality System (according to EN ISO 9000 series
of standards), an alternative frequency based upon statistical observations may
be agreed with the Notified Body.
5.4 Handling and Storage
Whilst the product is under the control of the manufacturer, they shall ensure that
packaging, handling and storage, do not damage the product and that it remains
compliant with the applicable technical specification.
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6 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
The test methods for the characteristics included in this clause are those specified in
chapter 9 of part 1 of this specification.
On basis of each batch, unless otherwise stated in the manufacturers Quality
System (according to EN ISO 9001) approved by one of the notified bodies in the
framework of the CPD, the final control testing shall include at least:
a) colour chromaticity coordinates according to the appropriate class (C1
or C2)
b) luminance limits according to the appropriate class (L1,L2 or L3)
c) luminance ratio according to the appropriate class (R1 or R2)
d) beam width according to the appropriate class (B1,B2,B3,B4,B5,B6 or
B7) uniformity of light emitting elements
Variable message signs making use of retro-reflective and non retro-reflective
materials shall meet the specific relevant requirements as stated in EN 12899. Fixed
vertical road signs Evaluation of conformity Part 4: Requirements for factory
production control clause 6.

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ANNEX A (INFORMATIVE)
Bibliography

List of references used in the text and of useful test methods.

Construction Products Directive of 22 December 1988 (89/106/EEC), published in the
O.J. of the E.C. No. L40 of 11 February 1989, modified by the Directive of 22 July
(93/68/EEC) published in the O.J. of the E.C. No. L220 of 30 August 1993.

Guide for the definition of Factory Production Control in technical specifications
relating to Construction Products 95/135 Rev. 1, European Commission DG-III,
Brussels, 6.7.1995

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ANNEX B (INFORMATIVE)
Examples of test forms to register the results of a
conformity review
Conformity Review
Variable Message Sign
(Name of test subject)

CE-Ident-No applicable standard prEN 12966
Class applicable QS-documents
Product-name
Product-ident-No
Supplier
LOT-N0
Suppliers document-No
1

Date of supply
1

Summary sheet
Variance comparison
Specification requirements Actual values
Test
No
a B c .. a b c ..
Result Signature
01
02
03
..
n
Sample
reference

Table 1 Form for test results: actual values and requested values
NOTE: Use a new record sheet for each test-sample.
testing equipment
testing procedure document

pass fail
sample reference
stock-identification-code
corrective and preventive action
necessary

2nd test necessary
reason of defect

1
If raw material is tested

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needed action
responsible
deadline of action
Auditor: Signature: Date of audit:

Conformity
Review

Manufacturer applicable standard prEN 12966
CE-Ident-No applicable QS-documents
Class
Product-name
Product-ident-No

Chromaticity Co-ordinates
Colour
x y
Pass Fail Signature

Note: Use for each test sample a new sheet of record. Put the x, y values in system
of coordinates in the table. The result meets the requirements if the values are inside
the indicated boxes as mentioned in table 2 for class C1 and table 3 for class C2 in
clause 7.3.2 of this standard.

testing equipment

pass fail
necessary

2nd test necessary
reason of defect
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Conformity
Review

Class
Product-name
Product-ident-No

Colour: WHITE Luminace (cd/m)
Class: L3 L2 L1
Sign illuminance
(lx)
Minimum
Recorded
value
Minimum
recorded
value
Minimum
Recorded
value
Maximum
40.000 12.400 6.200* 3.100* 62.000
4.000 2.200 1.100 550 11.000
400 600 300 150 3.000
40 250 200 100 1.250
< 4 75 60 30 375
Signature Passed Y/N Passed Y/N Passed Y/N
NOTE: Use for each test sample a new sheet of record. This table only is meant as
an example for white light; for the colours white/yellow, yellow, green, red or blue see
respectively table 4b, 4c, 4d, 4
e
or 4f of clause 7.3.3. of this standard

testing equipment

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Conformity
Review

Class
Product-name
Product-ident-No

Minumum luminance ratio
Class R2 R1
ON AXIS OFF AXIS ONAXIS OFF AXIS
Colour
min value min value min value min value
white 10 5 5 3
white/yellow 8,5 4,25 4,25 2,55
yellow 6 3 3 1,8
green 3 1,5 1,5 0,9
red 2,5 1,25 1,25 0,75
blue 1 0,5 0,5 0,3
Signature
Passed Y/N Passed Y/N Passed Y/N Passed Y/N
Note: Use for each test-sample a new sheet of record. Test procedures and
definitions ON AXIS and OFF AXIS according prEN 12966, 9.3.2.3.

testing equipment

pass fail
necessary

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reason of defect
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Conformity
Review

Class
Product-name
Product-ident-No

Viewing angle (degrees)
Beam width
class
Minimum horizontal and
vertical angles
Recorded angles with 50% of
ON AXIS
B1

B2

B3

B4

B5

B6

B7

Signature

Passed Y/N
-5
-30 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 30
-30 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 30
-5
-30 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 30
-5
-30 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 30
-10
-30 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 30
-5
-30 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 30
-10
-30 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 30
-20

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NOTE: Use for each test-sample a new sheet of record. Test procedures according
prEN12966clause 9.3.3, Beam Width. None of the recorded values < 50% ON AXIS
value may be present in the shaded area.

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reason of defect
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Conformity
Review

Class
Product-name
Product-ident-No

Uniformity
Recorded value Calculated
Ratio
Maximum
Ratio
H L H:L H:L
Recorded average value of the
12% highest light emitting elements

12% lowest light emitting elements

3:1
Recorded average value of the 4%
highest light emitting elements
H
4%lowest light emitting elements

5:1
Signature Passed Y/N Passed Y/N
NOTE: Use for each test-sample a new sheet of record. Test procedures according
prEN 12966 clause 9.3.4. Test must be executed for each seperate colour.

testing equipment

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reason of defect
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