BECKHOFF Drive Technology 2 For your safety
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2 For your safety
Read the section on safety and heed the notices to protect yourself against personal injury
and material damages.
Liability limitations
All the components of the servo drive AX5000 are supplied in certain hardware and software
configurations appropriate for the conditions of the application. Unauthorized modifications
to the hardware and/or software configurations other than those described in the
documentation are not permitted, and nullify the liability of Beckhoff Automation GmbH &
Co. KG.
In addition, the following actions are excluded from the liability of Beckhoff
Automation GmbH & Co. KG:
• Failure to comply with this documentation
• Improper use
• Untrained personnel
• Use of unauthorized spare parts
2.1 Staff qualification
Only technical personnel with knowledge of control and automation technology may carry
out any of the illustrated work steps on the Beckhoff software and hardware, in particular on
the servo drive AX5000.
The technical personnel must have knowledge of drive technology and electrical systems
and must also know how to work safely on electrical equipment and machines.
This also includes:
• work preparation and
• Securing of the working environment
(e.g. securing the control cabinet against being switched on again).
The technical personnel must be familiar with the current and necessary standards and
directives for the automation and drive environment.