scope:

This documentd specifies requirements for the design and manufacture of mincing machines (see Figures 1 a and 1 b).

The mincing machines (hereinafter referred to as machine) covered by this document are used for size reduction of fresh or frozen meat, meat products and fish (hereinafter referred to as product) by cutting in a set of cutting tools.

Machines for domestic uses are not included in this document. Filling mincers are covered by EN 12463 "Food processing machinery - Filling machines and auxiliary machines - Safety and hygiene requirements".

This document applies only to machines that are manufactured after the date of issue of this document.

This document covers:

- professional machines used for on-demand preparation in shops characterized by:

- designed as a table top machine;

- and having a feed tray;

- and the product is only feed manually;

- and is only operated from the ground;

- and is operated by no more than one operator;

- and with full visibility and full accessibility of the entire machine from the operator workstation;

- and having hole plate diameter ≤ 106 mm;

- and a worm casing set which is removable without using any tools;

- and the weight of the worm casing set ≤ 15 kg;

NOTE The table top machine can be equipped with a frame or base, so no separate table is needed.

- industrial machines used for industrial mass production, and which cannot be characterized as a professional machine.

The extent to which hazards are covered, is indicated in this document. For other hazards which are not covered by this document, machinery should comply with EN ISO 12100:2010 where applicable.

This document does not describe the specific requirements for the control of machines with foot switch.

This document does not describe the specific requirements for additional mixing screws in the feed intake hopper which are covered by EN 13570 "Food processing machinery - Mixing machines - Safety and hygiene requirements".

This document covers the following types of machines:

- machine with feed tray, feed intake and pusher (see Figure 3);

- machine with feed tray, feed intake, restrictor plate and pusher (see Figure 4);

- machine with feed intake hopper, cover and screw conveyor (see Figure 5);

- machine with feed intake hopper, with or without cover, screw conveyor, with loading device (continuously or discontinuously).

Machines comprise a machine base, a worm casing with a worm, a feed tray (with feed intake) or a feed intake hopper, a screw conveyor, a set of cutting tools, a lock nut, a loading device, a drive motor and - depending on machine type - electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic components. They will also have various safeguarding devices as examples in Clause 5.

Machines may be equipped e.g. with:

- an extraction claw;

- an ejector or extractor;

- a protective hood over the discharge outlet;

- a cover over the inlet opening of the feed intake hopper;

- a transport carriage for the lock nut, the set of cutting tools, the worm and the screw conveyor;

- a lifting device for the lock nut, the set of cutting tools, the worm and the screw conveyor;

- a loading device.

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