EN ISO 19085-6:2024 PDF

Overview

EN ISO 19085-6:2024 (ISO 19085-6:2024) specifies safety requirements for single spindle vertical moulding machines (toupies) used for continuous production to cut solid wood and materials with similar physical characteristics. The standard addresses significant hazards during normal operation, adjustment, maintenance and reasonably foreseeable misuse. Transport, assembly, dismantling and scrapping phases are also considered. It is intended to be used together with Part 1 of the ISO 19085 series and supports conformity with EU Directive 2006/42/EC where applicable.

Key topics and technical requirements

The standard covers both control-system safety and mechanical protection, including (but not limited to):

• Control system and operator controls

  • Safety and reliability of control systems, control devices and start/stop functions
  • Normal, operational and emergency stops; manual reset and safe-stop behaviour
  • Braking function for tools and specified maximum run‑down time
  • Mode selection, speed changing (belt shifts, incremental motors, frequency inverters) and direction-of-rotation changes
  • Failure of power supply, standstill detection and speed monitoring

• Mechanical hazards and guarding

  • Stability and risk of break-up during operation
  • Tool design and tool-fixing requirements (spindle locking, flange dimensions, arbor rings)
  • Requirements for quick tool/arbor change systems and interchangeable arbors
  • Guards (fixed, interlocking movable and adjustable), protection against ejection and falling objects

• Additional devices and working units

  • The standard explicitly covers machines fitted with devices such as vertical arbor adjustment, tilt mechanisms, tenoning sliding tables (manual type), glass bead saw units, adjustable table inserts, quick-change systems, demountable power feed units and powered supports.

• Exclusions

  • Machines with outboard bearings, machines with powered front extension/tenoning sliding tables, machines for explosive atmospheres and machines manufactured prior to publication are excluded.

Practical applications

• Use the standard for designing, manufacturing and validating safe woodworking machines (toupies).
• Apply it when carrying out risk assessments, specifying guards, braking systems and control logic for vertical moulders.
• Reference it as technical evidence for CE conformity assessments and to satisfy relevant clauses of Directive 2006/42/EC (see Annex ZA).
• Integrate its requirements into user manuals, commissioning procedures and maintenance protocols.

Who should use this standard

• Machine manufacturers and designers of vertical moulding machines
• Safety engineers, compliance officers and test laboratories
• Machine installers, maintenance teams and workshop managers
• Procurement specialists specifying safe woodworking machinery

Related standards

• ISO 19085‑1 (Part 1 - General safety requirements for woodworking machines)
• National adoption texts (EN ISO 19085‑6:2024) and Annex ZA for direct linkage to EU machinery legislation

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