May 13, 2021, 9:01 am
Digital systems in agriculture are nothing new, but now that they are moving rapidly into the sphere of automation and machine control, the EU is updating its legislation to address the safety aspect.
Consultation on the proposed revision of Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC is now underway. CEMA – European Agricultural Machinery Association – is naturally taking a keen interest in developments.
In its latest bulletin the trade body states:
“One of the main pillars for the revision of the Machinery Directive has been to ensure that new technologies, when they impact safety of the operator or potentially domestic animals, are well taken into account.”
Includes an integral relay switch for unnecessary safety and upcoming compliance
Comes in well-known mV/V (DYN, MDA, and PT) and mA-HART SPX versions
Fulfills Performance Level c as stipulated by the Machinery Directive (a single sensor is deployed as per Category 1)
Fulfills Performance Level d as stipulated by the Machinery Directive (a pair of sensors is installed as per Category 3)
When the sensor is properly installed and used, it fulfills the following compliance directives:
PED 97/23/EC
NFPA 79 clauses A.9.2, A.9.4.1, A.9.4.3.2
Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
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