About This Documentation; Documentation Validity; Required And Supplementary Documentation; Presentation Of Information - Emerson AVENTICS ITS Série Notice D'instruction

1 About This Documentation

1.1 Documentation validity

This documentation applies to the following double-acting pneumatic piston rod
cylinders:
• Tie rod cylinder series ITS and TRB acc. to ISO 15552
• Profile cylinder series CCL-IS and PRA acc. to ISO 15552
• Compact cylinders, KPZ series
• Compact cylinder series CCI and CCL-IC acc. to ISO 21287
• Mini cylinder series MNI acc. to ISO 6432,
• Round cylinder series CSL-RD and RPC
This documentation is geared toward system planning engineers, system opera-
tors, and assembly technicians.
Read this documentation carefully, especially the section "Notes on Safety",
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before working with the product.

1.2 Required and supplementary documentation

Only commission the product once you have obtained the system documen-
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tation and understood and complied with its contents.

1.3 Presentation of information

To allow you to begin working with the product quickly and safely, standard
warnings, symbols, terms, and abbreviations are used in this documentation. For
better understanding, these are explained in the following sections.

1.3.1 Warnings

In this documentation, there are warning notes before the steps whenever there
is a risk of personal injury or damage to equipment. The measures described to
avoid these hazards must be followed.
Safety instructions are set out as follows:
Structure of warnings
Hazard type and source
Consequences
Precautions
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Meaning of the signal words
Immediate danger to the life and health of persons.
Failure to observe these notices will result in serious health consequences, in-
cluding death.
Possible dangerous situation.
Failure to observe these notices may result in minor injuries or damage to
property.
Possibility of damage to property or malfunction.
Failure to observe these notices may result in damage to property or malfunc-
tions, but not in personal injury.

2 Notes on Safety

2.1 About this chapter

The product has been manufactured according to the accepted rules of current
technology. Even so, there is risk of injury and damage to equipment if the fol-
lowing chapter and safety instructions of this documentation are not followed.
1. Read these instructions completely before working with the product.
2. Keep this documentation in a location where it is accessible to all users at all
times.
AVENTICS™ | R412005817-BAL-001-AJ | English
SIGNAL WORD
DANGER
CAUTION
NOTICE
3. Always include the documentation when you pass the product on to third par-
ties.

2.2 Intended use

The product is a pneumatic system component for moving masses and transfer-
ring tensile or compressive forces.
The product is intended for professional use only.
The product fulfills the requirements specified in the ATEX Directive
2014/34/EU and may be used in accordance with the installation regula-
tions currently in effect for devices and systems in explosive areas as fol-
lows:
• In zones 1 and 2 (gas explosion protection, category 2G and 3G) in the explo-
sion groups IIA, IIB, and IIC, temperature class 4
• In zones 21 and 22 (dust explosion protection, category 2D and 3D) in the ex-
plosion groups IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC, temperature class 135°C
Intended use includes having read and understood this documentation, espe-
cially the "Notes on safety" chapter.

2.3 Improper use

Any use other than that described under Intended use is improper and is not per-
mitted.
AVENTICS GmbH is not liable for any damages resulting from improper use. The
user alone bears the risks of improper use of the product.
Improper use of the product includes:
• use in firedamp protection areas,
• use of the product as a spring or cushioning element, as this may result in im-
permissible loads.

2.4 Personnel qualifications

The work described in this documentation requires basic mechanical and pneu-
matic knowledge, as well as knowledge of the appropriate technical terms. In or-
der to ensure safe use, these activities may therefore only be carried out by quali-
fied technical personnel or an instructed person under the direction and supervi-
sion of qualified personnel.
Qualified personnel are those who can recognize possible hazards and institute
the appropriate safety measures, due to their professional training, knowledge,
and experience, as well as their understanding of the relevant regulations per-
taining to the work to be done. Qualified personnel must observe the rules rele-
vant to the subject area.

2.5 General safety instructions

• Observe the regulations for accident prevention and environmental protec-
tion.
• Observe the national regulations for explosive areas.
• Observe the safety instructions and regulations of the country in which the
product is used or operated.
• Only use AVENTICS products that are in perfect working order.
• Follow all the instructions on the product.
• Persons who assemble, operate, disassemble, or maintain AVENTICS products
must not consume any alcohol, drugs, or pharmaceuticals that may affect
their ability to respond.
• To avoid injuries due to unsuitable spare parts, only use accessories and spare
parts approved by the manufacturer.
• Comply with the technical data and ambient conditions listed in the product
documentation.
• If unsuitable products are installed or used in safety-relevant applications, this
may result in unintended system operating states that may lead to injuries
and/or equipment damage. Therefore, only use a product in safety-relevant
applications if such use is specifically stated and permitted in the product doc-
umentation.
• You may only commission the product if you have determined that the end
product (such as a machine or system) in which the AVENTICS products are in-
stalled meets the country-specific provisions, safety regulations, and stan-
dards for the specific application.
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