scope:

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.

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.

This document covers the following types of filling machines and auxiliary machines:

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.

- 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.

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.

- The material being processed will be fed by hand into the feeding hopper of the filling machine.

- Processing of larger quantities of filling material and the height of the filling machine with feed intake hopper can make it necessary to provide a loading device. The loading device is covered by this document.

- The distance H1 from the floor (standing area) to the middle of the discharge port (filling horn) is > 975 mm.

- Filling machines will be switched on or off by knee-operated lever switches or hand operated switches and/or remote control signals.

- Filling machines with feed intake hopper can be equipped with;

- divider device,

- cover or photoelectric guard at the mouth of the feed intake hopper,

- pressure activated trip bar or light barrier at the hopper edge,

- divided feed intake hopper,

- plough or counter auger,

- interlocked step or interlocked ladder,

- two hand control at the mouth of the feed intake hopper,

- loading device.

Auxiliary machines

- Auxiliary machines consist of devices for filling, portioning, twisting, displacing, forming, mincing and of a drive system.

- Auxiliary machines do not operate independently. These machines will be actuated directly or by filling machines.

- Auxiliary machines will be switched on or off by knee operated lever switches or hand operated switches and/or remote control signals.

- Auxiliary machines can be fitted with;

- dividing device,

- hanging device.

Intended use

During the production of this document the following assumptions were made:

Filling machines are installed in a sufficiently lighted place.

They are used only by designated and skilled operators.

Filling machines are not foreseen to be cleaned with pressurized water (e.g. tap water).

intended Use:

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