BS EN 13236 provides safety requirements for superabrasive products containing natural or synthetic diamond or cBN (cubic boron nitride).
BS EN 13236 includes precision grinding and cutting-off wheels, non-precision cutting-off wheels, diamond wires, mounted points and other superabrasive products for non-precision grinding. It applies to reconditioned superabrasive cutting-off wheels.
BS EN 13236 specifies requirements and/or measures for the removal or reduction of hazards resulting from the design and application of the superabrasive products.
NOTE - BS EN 13236 does not apply to bonded abrasive products, coated abrasive products, rotating dressing tools, truers or any non-rotating superabrasive products.
BS EN 13236 on safety requirements for superabrasive products is useful for:
BS EN 13236 empowers the manufacturers of superabrasive products with information related to the necessary safety requirements. This helps them eliminate or lessen the possibilities of any hazards. As a result, they are able to perform operations smoothly.
BS EN 13236 enables the designers, manufacturers and suppliers of grinding machines to reduce the risks and achieve conformity of the respective machinery with the essential health and safety requirements of the Machinery Directive.
BS EN 13236 lays out the maximum operating speeds of the grinding machine, bore tolerances, spindle diameter and tensioning of non-precision cutting of wheels, which can be used to test and make a better product that conforms to the appropriate safety and quality norms.
BS EN 13236:2019 supersedes BS EN 13236:2010+A1:2015, which is withdrawn.
Significant changes between BS EN 13236:2010+A1:2015 and BS EN 13236:2019 are as follows:
EN 13236:2019