DIN/VDI Standards Committee Acoustics, Noise Control and Vibration Engineering
DIN EN 60745-2-23
; VDE 0740-2-23:2013-11
Hand-held motor-operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2-23: Particular requirements for die grinders and small rotary tools (IEC 60745-2-23:2012, modified); German version EN 60745-2-23:2013
Handgeführte motorbetriebene Elektrowerkzeuge - Sicherheit - Teil 2-23: Besondere Anforderungen für Stabschleifer und kleine rotierende Elektrowerkzeuge (IEC 60745-2-23:2012, modifiziert); Deutsche Fassung EN 60745-2-23:2013
Overview
This standard applies to die grinders and small rotary tools for mounted accessories not exceeding 55 mm in diameter and mounted sanding accessories not exceeding 80 mm in diameter such as - threaded cones or plugs that are threaded on a mandrel with an unrelieved shoulder flange, - mandrel mounted wheels and rotary files with a rated speed not exceeding a peripheral speed of the accessory of 80 m/s at rated capacity. This standard does not apply to straight and vertical grinders utilizing flanges for driving an abrasive accessory. Those electric tools are covered by IEC 60745-2-3. The responsible committee is DKE/K 514 "Elektrowerkzeuge" ("Electric tools") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE.
