This part of IEC 60974 specifies safety and performance requirements for industrial and professional equipment used in arc welding and allied processes to feed filler wire.
This document is applicable to WIRE FEEDERS and to WIRE-FEED CONTROLS that are stand-alone (separate from the welding equipment), housed together in a single enclosure or housed in a single enclosure with other welding equipment. The WIRE FEEDER can be suitable for manually or mechanically guided torches.
This document is not applicable to spool-on torches, which are covered by IEC 60974-7.
NOTE 1 Typical allied processes are electric arc cutting and arc spraying.
NOTE 2 This document does not include electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements, which are given in IEC 60974-10.
Legislation related to this standard
Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
Harmonized/Supporting
WITHDRAWN
EN 60974-5:2013
PUBLISHED
EN IEC 60974-5:2019
60.60
Standard published
Apr 26, 2019