Product category:
Food and drink manufacturing: processing equipment
News Release from: Schmersal UK | Subject: Hygienic control devices and indicator lights
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 September 2003
Panel devices designed for food markets
Because most hygienic panel mounted devices are adapted from existing products, hygienic control devices and indicator lights have been designed specially for the food and beverage market.
Because most commercially available hygienic panel mounted devices are adapted from existing products, Schmersal UK has introduced a range of hygienic control devices and indicator lights designed specifically to meet the health and safety requirements of EC machine directives for the food and beverage market Schmersal UK managing director Terry Hayward stresses that these components are not adapted from existing products
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 19 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Special attention has been paid to materials, shapes and sealing." He says: "And the range meets two key safety requirements - employee protection from infection and disease, and consumer protection from product contamination." Surfaces in contact with food are specially shaped to avoid the accumulation of dirt and bacteria and to be easily cleaned.
They are manufactured in materials approved to European directive standards for use in food and beverage areas.
Areas not accessible are sealed against the ingress of organic substances.
The comprehensive range includes pushbuttons, LED illuminated pushbuttons, mushroom buttons, two and three position selector switches with and without lockable covers, emergency-stop devices, LED high and flat pilot lights, and blanking plugs.
They are designed for 22.3mm fixing holes or 30.5mm using an adapter.
The range is IP67 protected to EN 60529 - including protection against the penetration of water in cases of permanent submersion - and conforms to IP69K according to DIN 40050 Part 9 - including protection against water pressure/steam jet up to 100 bar and at 80degC.
All devices also conform to the special requirements of EN 1672-1 and 2 for food machines; EN 13570 for mixing machines; and EN 12266 for endless saw machines.
And they have satisfied the additional requirements of the EC Machine Directive in Annex 1 Point 2.1 "Basic health and safety requirements for food processing machine" .
The range of control circuit devices has been awarded an "iF Design Award 2003" by the Industrie Forum Design Hannover, a name synonymous with excellence in design.
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