3.1 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 Engineering 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 Engineering 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 EZ-SCREEN LS Basic ability 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 EZ-SCREEN LS Basic 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 EZ-SCREEN LS Basic 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 EZ-SCREEN LS Basic 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 EZ-SCREEN LS
Basic, contact Banner Engineering.
3.1.1 Appropriate Applications
EZ-SCREEN LS Basic is typically used for, but is not limited to, the following applications:
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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
3.1.2 Examples: Inappropriate Applications
Do not use EZ-SCREEN LS Basic in the following applications:
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With any machine that cannot be stopped immediately after a stop signal is issued, such as single-stroke (or full-
revolution) clutched machinery
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With any machine with inadequate or inconsistent machine response time and stopping performance
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With any machine that ejects materials or component parts through the defined area
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In any environment that is likely to adversely affect photoelectric sensing efficiency. For example, corrosive chemicals
or fluids or unusually severe levels of smoke or dust, if not controlled, may degrade sensing efficiency
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As a tripping device to initiate or reinitiate machine motion (PSDI applications), unless the machine and its control
system fully comply with the relevant standard or regulation (see OSHA 29CFR1910.217, NFPA 79, ANSI B11.19,
ISO 12100, IEC 60204-1, IEC 61496-1, or other appropriate standard)
If an EZ-SCREEN LS Basic is installed for use as a perimeter guard (where a pass-through hazard may exist, see
or Eliminating Pass-Through Hazards
on page 24), the dangerous machine motion can be initiated by normal means only
after the safeguarded area is clear of individuals and the safety related part of the control system that is providing the latching
function has been manually reset.
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