Proper Use

Overview

This section contains information regarding the operation of the Lexium Cobot.Qualified personnel, working with the Lexium Cobot, must read and observe this information.

Installation and Intended Use

The Lexium Cobot is intended to be integrated into a manufacturing line and/or assembled with other components to build up a machine or process in an industrial environment for civilian end use cases. The Lexium Cobot is either an open type Lexium Cobot that is intended to be installed into an enclosure to provide access protection, or a collaborative operation product where a purposely designed Lexium Cobot system and an operator work within a collaborative workspace.

The Lexium Cobot is intended for usage in the following cases:

Loading and unloading
Packaging
Case erecting
Picking and placing
Palletizing
Assembling
Inspecting
Machine tending
Material working
Gluing and Bonding
Polishing
Soldering

The Lexium Cobot is equipped with safety-related functions, which are purposely designed for different types of interaction, when the Lexium Cobot Arm operates without fences and/or together with an operator.

In the context of Lexium Cobot, the following terms apply for different types of interaction:

Coexistence:

Operators and robots work simultaneously or with a time lag in close proximity but have separate workspaces and do not work towards a common goal. There is no direct contact between operators and robots.
Cooperation:

Operators and robots work at different times in the same workspace to achieve a common goal. There is no direct interaction between operators and robots.
Collaboration:

Operators and robots work simultaneously in the same workspace to achieve a common goal, such as the assembly of a product. There is direct interaction between the operator and the robot.

Coexistent, cooperative, and collaborative operations are only intended for non-hazardous applications, where the complete application, including tool, work piece, obstacles and other machines is without any significant hazards according to the risk assessment of the specific application.

WARNING
	PERSONAL INJURY Do not use the Lexium Cobot in a coexistent, cooperative, or collaborative operation if the application could potentially cause injuries according to your risk analysis. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.

Any other use is not an intended use.

Provide for Protective Measures

Before installing the Lexium Cobot, provide appropriate protective devices in compliance with local and national standards. Do not commission components without appropriate protective devices. After installation, commissioning, or repair, test the protective devices used.

Other standards are applicable as guideline for a Lexium Cobot integration into the machine such as (non exhaustive list):

Directive 2006/42/EC on machinery
Directive EMC 2014/30/EU
Standard ISO 10218-1 Robots and Robotic devices - Safety requirements for industrial Robots - Part 1: Robots
Standard ISO 10218-2 Robots and Robotic devices - Safety requirements for industrial Robots - Part 2: Robot systems and integration
Standard ISO 13849-1 Safety of machinery - Safety related parts of control systems - Part 1: General Principles for Design
Standard ISO/TS 15066 Robots and Robotic devices - Collaborative Robots
Standard ISO 13857 Safety of machinery - Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper and lower limbs
Standard ISO 14120 Safety of machinery - Guards - General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards
Standard EN ISO 13854 Safety of machinery - Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts of the human body
Standard ISO 13855 Safety of machinery - Positioning of safeguards with respect to the approach speeds of parts of the human body
Standard NFPA 79 Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery
Standard NFPA 70 National Electric Code
Standard UL 1740 Standard for Robots and Robotic Equipment
Standard UL 2011 Standard for Factory Automation Equipment

Perform a risk evaluation concerning the specific use before operating the Lexium Cobot Arm and take appropriate security measures.

WARNING
	unintended equipment operation Use appropriate protective devices (functional safety devices) in compliance with local and national standards. Ensure that a risk assessment is conducted and respected according to EN/ISO 12100 during the design of your machine. Apply all measures from the hazard and risk analysis before putting the system in operation for the first time. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.

WARNING

unintended equipment operation

Use appropriate protective devices (functional safety devices) in compliance with local and national standards.
Ensure that a risk assessment is conducted and respected according to EN/ISO 12100 during the design of your machine.
Apply all measures from the hazard and risk analysis before putting the system in operation for the first time.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.

If circumstances arise that affect the safety or cause changes to the operating behavior of the Lexium Cobot, then immediately shut down the Lexium Cobot and contact your local Schneider Electric service representative.

Use Original Equipment Only

Use only the accessories and mounting parts specified in the documentation and only third-party devices or components that have been expressly approved by Schneider Electric. Only modify the Lexium Cobot in the manner intended and described in this documentation, and other documentation concerning any other associated equipment.

WARNING
	unintended equipment operation Only use software, firmware and hardware components approved by Schneider Electric for use with this equipment. Update your application program every time you change the physical hardware configuration. Validate and test your system every time you have applied safety-related or non-safety-related changes to your application program or modified the physical hardware configuration. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.

WARNING

unintended equipment operation

Only use software, firmware and hardware components approved by Schneider Electric for use with this equipment.
Update your application program every time you change the physical hardware configuration.
Validate and test your system every time you have applied safety-related or non-safety-related changes to your application program or modified the physical hardware configuration.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.

Misuse

The Lexium Cobot is not suitable for the manipulation of living organisms or explosive materials, nor is it suitable for impact movement.

Incompatible Environments

The components must not be used in the following environments:

Hazardous (explosive) atmospheres
Floating systems
Medical, life critical or life support systems
Domestic appliances
Underground
Highly saline environments (refer to Technical Data for materials used)
Environments with increased radioactive radiation
Vacuum environments

This equipment has been designed to operate outside of any hazardous location. Only install this equipment in zones known to be free of a hazardous atmosphere.

DANGER
	POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSION Install and use this equipment in non-hazardous locations only. Failure to follow these instructions will result in death or serious injury.

Installation and Operating Conditions

The operating conditions at the installation location must be inspected and maintained in accordance with the required technical data (performance data and ambient conditions). Commissioning is prohibited until the usable machine or process in which the Lexium Cobot is installed is in accordance to the applicable local regulations and standards.

WARNING
	UNINTENDED EQUIPMENT OPERATION Only use the components in accordance with the installation conditions described in this documentation and other supporting documentation and standards. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.