Pinnacle Systems Universal Safety Controller HUB - Manual (Page 4)

Proper Usage and Limitations
The information disclosed herein includes proprietary
rights of the manufacturer. Neither this document nor
the information disclosed herein shall be reproduced
or transferred to other documents, used or disclosed
to others for manufacturing purposes, or for any other
purposes, except as specifically authorized in writing by
the manufacturer. If this manual is supplied in connection
with the sale or delivery of manufacturer’s equipment, it
is to be used solely for maintenance, repair, or installation
of such equipment. The Universal Safety Controller HUB
has manufactured in the United States. The Installation
Manual was printed in the United States.
You must read and fully understand the following
information pertaining to the proper use and limitations of
your Universal Safety Controller HUB:
• The Universal Safety Controller HUB must be
installed by qualified personnel only.
• The Universal Safety Controller HUB must
NOT be used on full revolution presses or any
machine that cannot be commanded to stop at
any time.
• You must NOT wire the Safety Output contacts
of the Universal Safety Controller HUB to an
external relay unless you use the External Relay
Checking feature.
• The mechanical power press on which the
Universal Safety Controller HUB is installed
must meet ANSI B11.1-2009 and OSHA
1910.217 regulations. These include inspection
and maintenance procedures that must be
followed to comply with the regulations. The
manufacturer will NOT take responsibility for
improperly maintained machinery.
• Point of operation safeguarding is defined
in ANSI B11.19-2010. This regulation is
used to determine a safe distance to place
your Universal Safety Controller HUB. The
manufacturer takes no responsibility for injury
as a result of improper safeguarding or improper
safe distances.
• The Universal Safety Controller HUB may not
be able to safely stop a press which has a faulty
stopping mechanism. The manufacturer cannot
be held responsible for an improperly maintained
or faulty stopping mechanism.
• The Universal Safety Controller HUB must
be checked before put into operation. Follow
instructions provided in this manual for
procedures on how to do this.
• The Universal Safety Controller HUB should
never be modified or repaired except by
qualified personnel and upon authorization of
the manufacturer. Never operate machinery that
is not in full working order.
• Make sure that all maintenance people, machine
operators, die-setters, foreman, and supervisors
have read and understood this manual and all
procedures have been and will be followed.
• All procedures in this manual must be followed.
The manufacturer cannot take responsibility for
operation if all procedures and warnings in this
manual are not followed.
Warranty
Manufacturer warrants that this product will be free
from defects in material and workmanship for a period
of two years from the date of shipment thereof. Within
the warranty period, the manufacturer will repair or
replace (at our discretion) any product that is disclosed
as defective upon examination by the manufacturer and
is returned with shipping charges prepaid. This warranty
will not apply to any product that has been subjected to
misuse, negligence, accident, restriction, and use not in
accordance with manufacturer’s instructions or which will
have been altered or repaired by persons other than the
authorized agent or employees of the manufacturer.
Disclaimer
The provisions of the warranty are the sole obligations
of the manufacturer and exclude all other warranties of
merchantability, expressed or implied. Further, there are
no warranties that extend beyond the above warranty.
Limitation of Liability
In the event of any claim for breach of any obligations
of the manufacturer under any order, whether expressed
or implied, and particularly in the event of any claim of
a breach of the warranty or warranties contained in
the paragraph “Warranty” or of any other warranties,
expressed or implied which might despite the paragraph
entitled “Disclaimer,” be determined to be incorporated in
any order, the company shall under no circumstances be
liable for any consequential or special damages, either in
law or in equity, or for losses or expenses or claims for
the same arising from the use of, or inability to use, the
products of the manufacturer for any purpose whatsoever.
We have designed our equipment to the very highest
performance and safety standards known to the current
technological state of the art. However, the installation,
usage, suitability, and fitness of our equipment for any
purpose, known or unknown, is interdependent upon
the performance of other equipment not manufactured,
installed, or secured or maintained by the manufacturer.
We cannot and do not accept responsibility for any overall
system performance when factors, such as these, are
beyond our control.