Aerotech AOM360D Series, Hardware Manual

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Motor-Related Warnings
Aerotech motors are capable of producing high forces and velocities. Obey all warnings and all
applicable codes and standards when you use or operate a stage or system that incorporates
Aerotech motors.
DANGER: Mechanical Hazard!
Personnel must be made aware of the mechanical hazards during set up or when you
do service to the stage.
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Unintentional manual movement into the stage "end-of-travel" stops, could damage
the stage or undo precision alignments.
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Stage movement could create pinch points, entanglement hazards, or rotational
mechanical hazards.
DANGER: Hot Surface Hazard!
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The stage/motor frame temperature could exceed 70°C in some applications.
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Do not touch the stage/motor frame while it is in operation.
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Wait until the stage/motor has cooled before you touch it.
DANGER : Risk of Explosive Atmosphere!
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Standard Aerotech stage/motors are not rated for applications with explosive
atmospheres such as airborne dust or combustible vapors.
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Do not operate stage/motors outside of Aerotech environmental specifications.
DANGER: Magnetic Field Hazard!
Aerotech stage/motors contain magnets which can present a Magnetic Field Hazard.
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Do not disassemble a stage motor under any circumstances.
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Strong magnetic fields could interfere with external/internal medical devices.
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Strong magnetic fields could present mechanical hazards such as pinch points.
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