DS/EN 201:2009

Plastics and rubber machines - Injection moulding machines - Safety requirements

This standard specifies the essential safety requirements for injection moulding machines for the processing of plastics and/or rubber.*All hazards listed in Clause 4 are covered by this standard.*The following machines are not covered:*- machines on which the clamping unit can only be operated by the physical force of the operator;*- injection moulding machines with pneumatic drives for the platen movement;*- injection moulding machines with vertical platen movements driven by an electrical axis;*- blow moulding machines associated with an injection process (EN 422);*- machines for reaction injection moulding (RIM) (EN 1612-1);*- presses (EN 289)*- footwear moulding machines covered by EN 1845.*The safety requirements for the interaction between injection moulding machines and ancillary equipment are specified.*This standard covers magnetic clamping systems only if:*- machines have horizontal clamping units; and*- the mould area is protected by guards; and*- such systems are delivered at the same time as the injection moulding machine by the machine manufacturer.*This standard does not cover requirements for the design of an exhaust system.*This standard is not applicable to injection moulding machines which are manufactured before the date of its publication as an EN.