United KingdomThe Eisenkolb B.V. Automatic Roman Blinds Pocket Tape Stitching Machine (model ABS-2400), used to unwind pocket tape and stitch it onto curtain fabric, is affected. It was withdrawn because the insertion beam and guide beam are not adequately guarded, creating a risk of injury and entrapment and the CNC machine could move unexpectedly; the manufacturer will provide protective devices and fixed guarding and offers a retrofit for existing machines, and owners are advised to contact their supplier about the retrofit.
What's being recalled
Product Safety Report for Eisenkolb b.V. / Automatic Roman Blinds Pocket Tape Stitching Machine presenting a risk of entrapment.
Type: Machinery – Notching Machine
Manufacturer: Eisenkolb B.V.
Model Number: ABS-2400
Country of Origin: The Netherlands
Product Description: The machine is used for the manufacture of roman blinds and is designed to unwind pocket tape from a roll and to stitch it in strips onto curtain fabric.
How to identify it
PSD notification number: 2502-0075
Notified by: Health & Safety Executive
The hazard
The moving parts of the machine, namely the insertion beam and the guide beam, are not adequately guarded and no protective devices are provided to prevent a user reaching into the machine during operation, leading to a risk of injury from contact with the moving parts and/or entrapment between the moving parts and other fixed structures. In addition, as this is a CNC machine, there is the potential for the machine to start or move in an unintended or unexpected manner.
The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008.
What to do
The manufacturer has confirmed it will take the following corrective action:
providing a protective device (an infrared light beam above and below the guide beam, and an interlock), such that hazardous movement ceases when operator presence is detected at the guide beam;
providing fixed guarding which closes off potential shear/entrapment points near the path of the sewing machine.
The manufacturer has confirmed that the corrective measures will be available on new machines, as well as a retrofit for existing machines already on the market. Owners are advised to contact their supplier for advice with regards to the retrofit of the machines.
Until the corrective action has been taken, HSE has instructed the manufacturer, Eisenkolb B.V., to cease supply of any further machines on the GB market.
The official notice
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