3.3 Appropriate Applications and Limitations
WARNING:
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Read this Section Carefully Before Installing the System
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Failure to follow these instructions could result in serious injury or death.
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If all mounting, installation, interfacing, and checkout procedures are not followed properly, this
Banner device cannot provide the protection for which it was designed.
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The user is responsible for ensuring that all local, state, and national laws, rules, codes, or
regulations relating to the installation and use of this control system in any particular application
are satisfied. Ensure that all legal requirements have been met and that all technical installation
and maintenance instructions contained in this manual are followed.
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The user has the sole responsibility to ensure that this Banner device is installed and interfaced to
the guarded machine by Qualified Persons, in accordance with this manual and applicable safety
regulations. A Qualified person is a person who, by possession of a recognized degree or
certificate of professional training, or who, by extensive knowledge, training and experience, has
successfully demonstrated the ability to solve problems relating to the subject matter and work.
The Banner S4B is intended for point-of-operation machine guarding and other safeguarding applications. It is the user’s
responsibility to verify whether the safeguarding is appropriate for the application and is installed, as instructed by this
manual, by a Qualified Person.
The ability of the S4B to perform its safeguarding function depends upon the appropriateness of the application and upon its
proper mechanical and electrical installation and interfacing to the guarded machine.
If all mounting, installation,
interfacing, and checkout procedures are not followed properly, the S4B cannot provide the protection for which it
was designed
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WARNING:
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Install System Only on Appropriate Applications
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Failure to follow these instructions could result in serious injury or death.
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Use Banner's S4B only on machinery that can be stopped immediately after a stop signal is issued
at any point in the machine's stroke or cycle, such as part-revolution clutched machines. Under no
circumstances may the S4B be used on full-revolution clutched machinery or in unsuitable
applications.
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If there is any doubt about whether or not your machinery is compatible with the S4B, contact
Banner Engineering.
3.3.1 Appropriate Applications
S4B is typically used for, but is not limited to, the following applications:
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Small assembly equipment
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Automated production equipment
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Robotic work cells
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Molding and power presses
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Assembly and packaging machines
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Lean manufacturing systems
S4B Safety Light Curtain
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