This European Standard specifies the safety requirements for pressure metal diecasting units.
It applies to pressure diecasting machines and to the interfaces with the following ancillary equipment:
? die,
? melting, holding and dosing furnaces (see EN 746-1),
? metal feeding equipment,
? inserting and removal devices,
? spraying appliances,
? heat exchanger for the die.
This ancillary equipment itself is not covered.
Additional risks arising from the material being cast are not covered.
This standard does not apply to low pressure diecasting machines and/or gravity diecasting machines.
This standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to pressure
diecasting machines when used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably
foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4). It provides the requirements to be met by the manufacturer
to ensure the safety of persons and property during transport, commissioning, use, de-commissioning and
maintenance periods, as well as in the event of foreseeable failures or malfunctions that can occur in the
equipment.
This document is not applicable to pressure metal diecasting units/machinery which are manufactured before
the date of its publication as EN.
BS EN 869:2006 history
2006BS EN 869:2006+A1:2009 Safety of machinery - Safety requirements for pressure metal diecasting units
2006BS EN 869:2006 Safety of machinery - Safety requirements for pressure metal diecasting units
1998BS EN 869:1998 Safety requirements for high pressure metal diecasting units