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Working Instructions & Maintenance
General Information - Safety Warnings - Product Layout
GENERAL INFORMATION
Varvel speed reducers and variators are not in the field of application of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/CE as consid-
ered “
machinery components
”.
Guide of Machinery Directive - § 35 - decrees:
"
The Machinery Directive does not apply directly to machinery components, such as, for example, valves, hydraulic cylin-
ders or
gearboxes
,
that do not have a specific application as such but are intended to be incorporated into machinery,
although the design and construction of such components must enable the complete machinery to comply with the rele-
vant essential health and safety requirements."
Regular operation and the right to guarantee servicing request the observance of information contained in this manual that
must be read before the gearbox is put into service.
SAFETY WARNINGS
2.1 Product Operation
During operation, outer surfaces of gearboxes and variators may warm up because of in motion parts and also by external
environmental conditions.
Everything referred to transport, stocking, assembling, setting up, starting and maintenance must be performed by trained
personnel and that follows this manual within specific national / regional regulations about safety and prevention of acci-
dents.
2.2 Prevalent Use
Gearboxes and variators referred to in this manual are destined to operate industrial applications and they correspond to
standards and regulations where applicable.
Performances and technical data are available in the unit’s nameplate and from the related documentation.
2.3 Transport
Carefully check the state of the goods at their receipt and immediately notify the possible damages to the carrier.
2.4 Long-Term Storage
Stocked units must be kept in dry warehouse and dust free.
For storage longer than 3 months, apply anti-oxidants on the shafts and machined surfaces paying special attention to oil
seal lips.
Storages longer than one year reduce bearing grease lifetime
.
2.5 Environmental Management
In conformity with Environmental Certification ISO14001, we recommend the following to dispose of
scrapped gearbox components: to deliver to authorised centres for metal object collection:
drained oils and lubricants: to deliver to Exhausted Oil Centres;
product accompanying packages (pallets, carton boxes, paper, plastic, etc.): to deliver into regeneration / recycling cir-
cuits as far as possible, by delivering separate waste classes to authorised companies.
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PRODUCT LAYOUT
The following layouts supply a generic help in finding out the most significant parts of the products.
Various design executions, assembling versions, number of stages actually origin a variety of solutions and therefore, we
recommend to refer to the appropriate catalogue and/or
Engineering Department
.
