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redPOWER QUBE Cased Fiber Laser User Manual
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3.4.3 Europe: Machinery Directive
This QUBE Fiber Laser does not fall within the meaning of ‘machinery’ given in the Machinery
Directive, 2006/42/EC, and therefore SPI Lasers cannot declare conformity with the Directive.
However SPI Lasers recognises that Laser Integrators may require the integrated laser
system to comply with the Directive. SPI Lasers has therefore designed for compliance to
parts of the standards listed below which are harmonised to the Machinery Directive:
 EN11252:2013
 EN13849-1:2015
 EN13849-2:2012
 EN11554:2008
 EN12100:2010
 EN12198-1:2000+A1:2008, EN12198-2:2002+A1:2008, EN12198-3:2002+A1:2008
 EN 60204-1:2006+A1:2009
3.4.4 Europe: Low Voltage Directive
This QUBE Fiber Laser falls within the scope of the Low Voltage Directive as the Directive
applies to electrical equipment designed for use with a voltage rating of greater than 75V. SPI
Lasers has therefore demonstrated compliance to parts of the standards given below which
are harmonised to the Low Voltage Directive:
 EN 60204-1:2006+A1:2009
 IEC/EN 60825-1
This QUBE Fiber Laser is specifically designed to be a laser for incorporation or
integration into other equipment. As such, it is not required to, and does not, meet the
requirements for a stand-alone laser system as defined by IEC/EN 60825-1.
During installation it is vital that the laser hazard is fully managed. In particular, the Laser
Integrator is required to provision the engineering requirements detailed in IEC/EN
60825-1. These include, but are not limited to:
 Provision of an additional protective housing which prevents human access or
exposure to laser radiation in excess of the AEL for Class 1 laser systems from the
output aperture. (IEC/EN 60825-1 section 4.2).
 Provision of a remote interlock connector which when open-circuit prevents access
to laser radiation in excess of Class 1M (IEC/EN 60825-1 section 4.4).
 Provision of a fail-safe or redundant audible or visible emission indicator at the
laser aperture if it is located more than 2m from the original emission indicator
(IEC/EN 60825-1 section 4.7).
Note that the visible alignment laser carries a Class 2 laser rating as defined by IEC/EN
60825-1.