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Standards Compliance and Agency Certifications
The PreciseFlex robots are intended for use with other equipment and are considered a subassembly
rather than a complete piece of equipment on their own. They meet the requirements of these standards:
EN ISO 10218-1-2011 Robots for Industrial Environments, Safety Requirements
EN 610204-1 Safety of Machinery, Electrical Equipment of Machines
EN 61000-6-2 EMC Directive (Immunity)
EN 61000-6-4 EMC Directive (Emissions)
To maintain compliance with the above standards the controller must be installed and used in accordance
with the regulations of the standards, and in accordance with the instructions in this user’s guide.
In addition to the above standards, the PF400 and PF3400 robots have been designed to comply with the
following agency certification requirements, and carry the CE and CSA marks.
CE
CSA
FCC Class A
ANSI/RIA R15.06 Safety Standard
Moving Machine Safety
The PreciseFlex robots can operate in Manual Control Mode, in which an operator directly controls the
motion of the robot, or Computer Control Mode in which the robot operation is automatic. Manual Control
Mode is often used to teach locations in the robot workspace. The robot’s speed is limited in Manual
Control Mode to a maximum of 250mm per second for safety. While the PreciseFlex 400 is a light-duty
robot that can only apply approximately 20-60 Newtons of force, it is very important for operators to keep
their hands, arms and especially their head out of the robot’s operating volume. It is important that
operators wear safety glasses when inside the robot’s operating volume.
In Computer Mode, the robot can move quickly. The PF400 and PF3400 robots have been designed to
be “hand-safe” even in computer mode, and in some cases a risk assessment of the application may
indicate that it can be used without operator safety screens. However, safety glasses should be worn at
all times when an operator is within the robots working volume. Please refer to the EN ISO 10218-2-2011
Robots for Industrial Environments, Safety Requirements for information on recommended safe operating
practices and enclosure design for robots of various sizes and payloads.
Voltage and Power Considerations
The Guidance 1400B controller requires two DC power supplies, a 24 VDC power supply for the
processor and user IO, and a separate 48VDC motor power supply.
DANGER: The Guidance 1400, the 48 VDC and the 24 VDC power
supplies are all open frame electrical devices that contain unshielded high
voltage pins, components and surfaces. These products are intended to
be mounted in a cabinet or machine chassis that is not accessible when
C line power is turned on.
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