• Counterspindles or power tools for turning machines
• Direct power tools with internal cooling
• Main drives in presses and extruders, converting applications
• Rotary axes in the paper and printing industry
• For use in crane systems (power house)
• Flying shears, coilers and winder drives
• Customized machines
WARNING
Danger to life and material damage when incorrectly used
If you do not use the motors or their components correctly, there is a risk of death, severe injury
and/or material damage.
• Only use the motors for industrial or commercial plants and systems.
• If, in an exceptional case, you do not use the motors in industrial or commercial plants and
systems, ensure that increased requirements are complied with (e.g. regarding touch
protection).
• Do not use the motors in hazardous areas (where there is a risk of explosion), if the motors
have not been expressly released and authorized for these types of applications. Comply
with the separately added supplementary notes.
• Only use the motors and their components for the applications specied by Siemens.
• Protect the motors against dirt and contact with aggressive substances.
• Ensure that the site conditions comply with the rating plate data and the conditions
specied in this documentation. Take into consideration deviations regarding approvals or
country-specic regulations.
• If you have any questions regarding the intended use, please contact your local sales
partner.
• If you wish to use special versions and design variants, whose technical data dier from the
motors described in this document, then rst contact your local sales partner.
WARNING
Danger to life for wearers of active implants due to magnetic and electrical elds
Persons with active implants, for example cardiac pacemakers, standing close to the motors
can be negatively aected, which could cause serious damage to their health or even death.
• If you are aected, stay at a minimum distance of 500mm from the motors (tripping
threshold for static magnetic elds of 0.5 mT according to the Directive 2013/35/EU).
The motors are designed for operation in covered areas under normal climatic conditions, such
as those found in production environments.
Introduction
1.6Important product information
1PH8 SIMOTICS M main motors
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