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UMW laser welding machine recall: damage to sight risk

Laser welding machine
Image: The Netherlands via EU Safety Gate

What's being recalled

Laser welding machine.

Country of origin: People's Republic of China.

How to identify it

Safety Gate alert SR/03093/26

Product name on the item: Laser machine

Type or model: UW-1500W

The hazard

Because of the absence of a remote interlock, direct access to laser radiation during operation is possible. Looking directly into the laser beam or exposure via scattered radiation could damage a person’s sight.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive nor with the European standards EN 11553 and EN 60825-1.

What to do

Ban marketing of product (compulsory, distributor).

Product recall from consumers (compulsory, distributor).

The official notice

This page is a summary of the notice published by The Netherlands via EU Safety Gate, collected from EU Safety Gate. Check the original before you act on it.

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