User's Manual

Environmental compatibility
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13.1 Environmental compatibility during production
● There is no need to transport hazardous materials.
● The packaging material is made primarily from cardboard.
● Energy consumption during production was optimized.
● Production has low emission levels.
13.2 Disposal
The product must be disposed of in the normal recycling process in compliance with national
and local regulations.
13.2.1 Guidelines for disposal
DANGER
Death, serious bodily injury and/or property damage may result from improper disposal of
direct drives or their components (especially components with permanent magnets).
Direct drives or their components must be disposed of properly.
Main constituents of a proper disposal procedure
● Complete demagnetization of the components that contain permanent magnets
● Components that are to be recycled should be separated into:
– Electronics scrap (e.g. encoder electronics, sensor modules)
– Electrical scrap (e.g. laminated cores, motor windings, cables)
– Iron to be recycled
– Aluminum
– Insulating materials
● No mixing with solvents, cold cleaning agents, or remains of paint, for example
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