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2.4 Use in Special Application Areas
The use of the products in one of the following application areas requires a risk assessment and approval by
Harmonic Drive AG.
• Aerospace
• Areas at risk of explosion
• Machines specially constructed or used for a nuclear purpose whose breakdown might lead to the emission of radio-activity
• Vacuum
• Household devices
• Medical equipment
• Devices which interact directly with the human body
• Machines or equipment for transporting or lifting people
• Special devices for use in annual markets or leisure parks
2.5 Declaration of Conformity
2.5.1 Gears
Harmonic Drive® Gears are components for installation in machines as defined by the Machinery Directive.
Commissioning is prohibited until the end product conforms to the provisions of this directive.
Essential health and safety requirements were considered in the design and manufacture of these gear component sets.
This simplifies the implementation of the Machinery Directive by the end user for the machinery or the partly completed
machinery. Commissioning of the machine or partly completed machine is prohibited until the end product conforms to the
Machinery Directive.
2.5.2 Servo Actuators and Motors
The Harmonic Drive® Servo Actuators and Motors described in the engineering data comply with the Low Voltage Directive.
In accordance with the Machinery Directive, Harmonic Drive® Servo Actuators and Motors are electrical equipment
for the use within certain voltage limits as covered by the Low Voltage Directive and thus excluded from the scope of the
Machinery Directive. Commissioning is prohibited until the final product conforms to the Machinery Directive.
According to the EMC directive Harmonic Drive® Servo Actuators and Motors are inherently benign equipment, unable to
generate electromagnetic disturbance or to be affected by such disturbance.
The conformity to the EU directives of equipment, plant and machinery in which Harmonic Drive® Servo Actuators and Motors
are installed must be provided by the user before taking the device into operation.
Equipment, plant and machinery with inverter driven motors must satisfy the protection requirements of the EMC directive.
It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that the installation is carried out correctly.
