AI and digital rules for manufacturing — overview
Adopted 2026-06-28 · ≈ 1 min read · 
edited by Dirk Baaijen
One entry point for manufacturing: which AI and digital rules affect production and products — from the Cyber Resilience Act and NIS2 to the Machinery Regulation and AI in industrial processes — each with a source-traceable file.
Short answer: Manufacturing faces digital rules from two sides: the products you make (Cyber Resilience Act, Machinery Regulation, AI as a safety component) and the organisation around them (NIS2 cybersecurity). This page bundles the files that affect production and products.
Products with digital elements
- Cyber Resilience Act: connected products.
- CRA deadlines — what applies when.
- AI in the warehouse robot: Machinery Regulation.
AI in industrial processes
- AI in manufacturing — overview of applications and rules.
- AI predictive maintenance.
Cyber resilience of the organisation
- NIS2 guide — does your company fall under it + the measures.
Where do you stand?
Want to see which AI rules affect your systems and where the gaps are? Take the AI Act scan — per system, source-traceable.
Sources
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2555/oj
Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS2) — cybersecurity for essential and important entities. - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/oj
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act) — AI as a safety component and product safety.
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