Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Function Manual page 19

03.06
Regarding type C standards/product standards
C Standards are Standards for specific machines – for instance, machine tools,
woodworking machines, elevators, packaging machines, printing machines etc.
Product Standards list requirements for specific machines. The requirements can,
under certain circumstances, deviate from the Basic and Group Standards. For
machinery construction companies (e.g. OEMs), Type C Standards/Product Stan-
dards have absolutely the highest priority. The machinery construction company
can then assume that it fulfills the basic requirements of Attachment I of the Ma-
chinery Directive (automatic presumption of compliance).
If, for a particular machine, no Product Standard is available, then Type B Stan-
dards can be used as help when designing and constructing a machine.
All of the listed Standards as well as the mandated Draft Standards are provided in
the Internet under:
http://www.newapproach.org/
Recommendation: Technical development is progressing at a tremendous pace
and with it changes and modifications to machine concepts. This is the reason that
especially when using C Standards, it should be carefully checked as to whether
they are still up-to-date. Where relevant, it should be noted that it is not mandatory
that the Standard is applied but that the safety goal must be achieved.
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