99.60 Withdrawal effective Nov 5, 2014
CEN
CEN/TC 153 Machinery intended for use with foodstuffs and feed
European Norm
67.260 Plants and equipment for the food industry
Withdrawn
1.1 This document applies for:
- filling machines with cylinder and piston,
- filling machines with feed intake hopper, feeder and loading device,
- auxiliary machines for filling machines.
This document does not apply to filling machines with cylinder and manual operation.
This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to machines, appliances and machinery, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer and also the reasonable foreseeable misuse (see Clause 4).
These significant hazards, hazardous situations and events exist during the whole life of filling machines.
This document is not applicable to filling machines and auxiliary machines which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.
Filling machines described in this document are no forming, filling and sealing machines as described in
EN 415-3. Clipping machines are not covered by this document.
1.2 This document covers the following types of filling machines and auxiliary machines:
1.2.1 Filling machines with cylinder
- Filling machines with cylinder consist of piston, closing cover, machine frame accessory drive parts and electrical and hydraulic components.
- The material being processed will be fed by hand into the cylinder.
The distance H1 from the floor (standing area) to the middle of the discharge port (filling horn) is
> 975 mm (see Figure 1).
- Filling machines with cylinder will be switched on or off by a knee-operated lever switch.
- Filling machines with cylinder can be fitted with;
- divider slide valve,
- divider rotating valve.
1.2.2 Filling machines with feed intake hopper
- Filling machines with feed hopper intake (with or without infeed auger) consist of feeder on discharge side of the feed intake hopper, machine frame, accessory drive parts and electric, electronic or pneumatic components, depending on machine type.
Legislation related to this standard
Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
Harmonized/Supporting
WITHDRAWN
EN 12463:2004+A1:2011
99.60
Withdrawal effective
Nov 5, 2014
WITHDRAWN
EN 12463:2014
