DIN EN 12331:2015-12

This standard defines relevant requirements set out in Annex I of EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, relating to machines which were placed on the European Economic Area (EEA) market for the first time, with the intent of simplifying the means of proving conformity with these requirements. Once this standard is designated a harmonized standard in the Official Journal of the European Union, a manufacturer applying this standard may assume compliance with the requirements of the Machinery Directive (the so-called presumption of conformity). This European Standard specifies requirements for the design and manufacture of mincing machines operated in a stationary position. The machines covered by this European Standard are used for size reduction of fresh or frozen meat, meat products and fish (hereinafter referred to as product) by cutting in a set of cutting tools. Mincing machines for domestic uses are not included in this European Standard. Filling mincers are covered by EN 12463 "Food processing machinery - Filling machines and auxiliary machines - Safety and hygiene requirements". This European Standard applies only to machines that are manufactured after the date of issue of this European Standard. Mincing machines in connection with using a hold-to-run foot switch are not covered by this European Standard. This European Standard covers: - mincing machines used in shops and preparation rooms; - mincing machines used in kitchens where sausages are prepared; - mincing machines used industrially; - accessories. The extent to which hazards are covered is indicated in this European Standard. For other hazards which are not covered by this European Standard, machinery should comply with EN ISO 12100:2010 where applicable. This European Standard is not dealing with specific requirements for the control of mincing machines with foot switch. This European Standard covers the following types: - mincing machine with feed tray, feed intake and pusher, diameter ≤ 52 mm on feed intake; - mincing machine with feed tray, feed intake, restrictor plate and pusher, diameter > 52 mm on feed intake; - mincing machine with feed intake hopper and cover, screw conveyor, with or without mixing screw in feed intake hopper; - mincing machine with feed intake hopper, with or without cover, screw conveyor, with or without mixing screw in the feed intake hopper, with loading device (continuously or discontinuously). Mincing machines comprise a machine base, a worm casing with a worm, a feed tray (with feed intake) or a feed intake hopper, a screw conveyor (and sometimes an additional mixing screw in the feed intake hopper), a set of cutting tools, a lock nut, a loading device, a drive motor and - depending on machine type - electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic components. They will also have various safeguarding devices. Mincing machines may be equipped, for example, with - an extraction claw; - an ejector or extractor; - a protective hood over the discharge outlet; - a cover over the inlet opening of the feed intake hopper; - a transport carriage for the lock nut, the set of cutting tools, the worm and the screw conveyor; - a lifting device for the lock nut, the set of cutting tools, the worm and the screw conveyor; - a loading device. The product is fed manually or by means of the loading device into the mincing machine. The product is fed to the worm either by means of a pusher or a screw conveyor and size reduced in the set of cutting tools. It is not intended that mincing machines are cleaned with pressurized water. However, it is to be foreseen that it is difficult to guarantee that this method will never be used in practice. In order to deal with this eventuality corresponding requirements should apply. This European Standard specifies all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to mincing machines, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer. This European Standard specifies the hazards which can arise during commissioning, operation, cleaning, use, maintenance and decommissioning of the machine. This standard contains the German version of EN 12331:2015 which has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 153 "Machinery intended for use with foodstuffs and feed" of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). The significant changes with respect to DIN EN 12331:2011-02 are as follows: a) figures were renewed and renumbered; b) Clause 2: EN 1088 was replaced by EN ISO 14119; c) Clause 3: some definitions were improved and their wording used in this document; d) Clause 4: transferred to a table; e) 5.2.5.1: inclusion of a note that the combination of certain hole plate diameters with certain hole diameters constitutes a locking element under certain conditions; f) Bibliography: the standards DIN 9810 and UNI 11303 were supplemented with regard to 5.2.4.2. The national interests during the preparation of this standard were represented by Working Committee NA 060-18-02 AA "Fleischverarbeitungsmaschinen" ("Meat processing machinery") of Technical Section "Food Processing Machinery" at DIN Standards Committee Mechanical Engineering (NAM). Representatives of the manufacturers and users of meat processing machinery as well as representatives of the employers' liability insurance associations contributed to this standard.