1.1 General
This European standard specifies requirements relating to the design and construction of mainly not moveable slicing machines and auxiliary components.
The slicing machines covered by this standard are used for the cutting and portioning of meat and sausage products, cheese or other sliceable food products that can be cut using one or more blades. Slicing machines are designed to cut pieces or slices.
A sickle blade or an eccentrically moving blade is used for cutting. As a rule, the product only moves along one axis during the cutting process.
The auxiliary components covered by this standard are used for conveying products from the cutting zone, for weighing or for sorting the cut portions.
The specific hazards associated with separate auxiliary components which are used for automatically supplying the meat product and for forming and preparing the portions are not covered in this standard. These auxiliary components shall comply with the requirements in accordance with EN ISO 12100:2010 where relevant.
This European standard covers all the significant hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events identified by means of risk assessment associated with automatic slicing machines and auxiliary components if they are used in accordance with regulations and under the conditions of foreseeable misuse defined by the manufacturer (see Clause 4).
This standard covers hazards which may arise during the commissioning, operation, cleaning, servicing and decommissioning of the machine.
This standard only applies to automatic slicing machines and auxiliary components that were manufactured after the date of publication of this standard.
This standard applies to automatic slicing machines and auxiliary components designed for industrial use. These are machines which are usually used in food processing facilities. The machines are normally permanently installed in one place.
This standard does not apply to cutting machines with moving infeed slides, slicing machines that are used in for example shops, restaurants, supermarkets, canteens etc. and are already covered in EN 1974.
This standard does not apply to portion cutting machines which are manufactured and put on the market in accordance with the requirements specified in EN 13870.
1.2 Machine description
This standard covers the following designs (see Figures 1 to 7):
Design variations in the feed area:
- Slicing machine with manual feed
- Slicing machine with automatic feed
- Slicing machine with continuous feed
Design variations in the outfeed area:
- Slicing machine with outfeed belt, without depositing unit and without subsequent auxiliary components
- Slicing machine with depositing unit and if necessary with subsequent auxiliary components.
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1.3 Machine design
Automatic slicing machines mainly consist of machine bases, product support with automatic or manually operated grippers, holder, blade housing, blade, outfeed device, associated drives and electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic components. Furthermore optional features can be added.
Automatic slicing machines in the scope of this standard may be equipped with the following auxiliary components:
- feeder;
- interleaver;
- outfeed belt;
- depositing unit;
- check weigher;
- auxiliary sorting components (e.g. rocker);
- positioning devices (e.g. wheels)
1.4 Intended use
The intended use of automatic slicing machines and auxiliary components, in accordance with this document, in accordance with regulations (as defined in EN ISO 12100:2010, 3.23) is described in Clause 1.1.
The product is manually placed on the product base or automatically fed to the product base with a loading device. The product is supplied to the blade by automatic or manually operated grippers or conveyor slide or belt and the cutting process begins. The
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Scope
1.1 General
This European standard specifies requirements relating to the design and construction of mainly not moveable slicing machines and auxiliary components.
The slicing machines covered by this standard are used for the cutting and portioning of meat and sausage products, cheese or other sliceable food products that can be cut using one or more blades. Slicing machines are designed to cut pieces or slices.
A sickle blade or an eccentrically moving blade is used for cutting. As a rule, the product only moves along one axis during the cutting process.
The auxiliary components covered by this standard are used for conveying products from the cutting zone, for weighing or for sorting the cut portions.
The specific hazards associated with separate auxiliary components which are used for automatically supplying the meat product and for forming and preparing the portions are not covered in this standard. These auxiliary components shall comply with the requirements in accordance with EN ISO 12100:2010 where relevant.
This European standard covers all the significant hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events identified by means of risk assessment associated with automatic slicing machines and auxiliary components if they are used in accordance with regulations and under the conditions of foreseeable misuse defined by the manufacturer (see Clause 4).
This standard covers hazards which may arise during the commissioning, operation, cleaning, servicing and decommissioning of the machine.
This standard only applies to automatic slicing machines and auxiliary components that were manufactured after the date of publication of this standard.
This standard applies to automatic slicing machines and auxiliary components designed for industrial use. These are machines which are usually used in food processing facilities. The machines are normally permanently installed in one place.
This standard does not apply to cutting machines with moving infeed slides, slicing machines that are used in for example shops, restaurants, supermarkets, canteens etc. and are already covered in EN 1974.
This standard does not apply to portion cutting machines which are manufactured and put on the market in accordance with the requirements specified in EN 13870.
1.2 Machine description
This standard covers the following designs (see Figures 1 to 7):
Design variations in the feed area:
- Slicing machine with manual feed
- Slicing machine with automatic feed
- Slicing machine with continuous feed
Design variations in the outfeed area:
- Slicing machine with outfeed belt, without depositing unit and without subsequent auxiliary components
- Slicing machine with depositing unit and if necessary with subsequent auxiliary components.
(...)
1.3 Machine design
Automatic slicing machines mainly consist of machine bases, product support with automatic or manually operated grippers, holder, blade housing, blade, outfeed device, associated drives and electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic components. Furthermore optional features can be added.
Automatic slicing machines in the scope of this standard may be equipped with the following auxiliary components:
- feeder;
- interleaver;
- outfeed belt;
- depositing unit;
- check weigher;
- auxiliary sorting components (e.g. rocker);
- positioning devices (e.g. wheels)
1.4 Intended use
The intended use of automatic slicing machines and auxiliary components, in accordance with this document, in accordance with regulations (as defined in EN ISO 12100:2010, 3.23) is described in Clause 1.1.
The product is manually placed on the product base or automatically fed to the product base with a loading device. The product is supplied to the blade by automatic or manually operated grippers or conveyor slide or belt and the cutting process begins. The
