oSIST prEN ISO 19085-12:2026
(Main)Woodworking machines - Safety - Part 12: Tenoning-profiling machines (ISO/DIS 19085-12:2026)
General Information
- Abstract
This document specifies the safety requirements and measures for manually loaded and unloaded
— single-end tenoning machines with a manual feed sliding table,
— single-end tenoning machines with a mechanical feed sliding table,
— single-end tenoning-profiling machines with mechanical feed,
— double-end tenoning-profiling machines with mechanical feed, also designed to be automatically either loaded or unloaded, or both, and
— angular systems for tenoning and profiling with mechanical feed
with maximum workpiece height capacity of 200 mm for single-end machines and 500 mm for double-end machines, capable of continuous production use, altogether referred to as “machines”.
This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events as listed in Annex A, relevant to machines, when operated, adjusted and maintained as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer including reasonably foreseeable misuse. Also, transport, assembly, dismantling, disabling and scrapping phases have been taken into account.
The machines are designed to process in one pass one end or two sides, either opposite or perpendicular to each other, of workpieces made of
a) solid wood, and
b) materials with similar physical characteristics to wood (see ISO 19085-1:2021, 3.2); and
c) only the machines with mechanical feed, made of
d) fibre-cement,
e) rock wool and glass wool,
f) gypsum,
g) plasterboard,
h) matrix engineered mineral boards, silicate boards and sulfate boards,
i) composite materials with core consisting of polyurethane or mineral material laminated with light alloy,
j) polymer-matrix composite materials and reinforced thermoplastic, thermoset and elastomeric materials,
k) aluminium light alloy profiles, and
l) composite boards made from the materials listed above.
This document is also applicable to machines fitted with one or more of the following devices or additional working units, whose hazards have been dealt with:
— sanding units;
— fixed or movable workpiece support;
— automatic tool changing;
— automatic workpiece returner;
— glass bead saw unit;
— hinge recessing unit;
— boring unit;
— dynamic processing unit;
— sawing unit installed out of the integral enclosure, between machine halves in double-end machines;
— foiling unit;
— coating unit;
— grooving unit with a milling tool installed out of the integral enclosure, between machine halves;
— brushing unit;
— gluing unit;
— sealing unit;
— dowels inserting unit;
— tongues inserting unit;
— inkjet marking unit;
— laser marking unit;
— labelling unit;
— workpiece back-up device (device that is either anti-chipping or anti-splintering, or both);
— quick tool changing system;
— post-formed edge pre-cutting unit;
— additional workpiece support (at either infeed or outfeed, or both);
— parallel infeed device on single-end machines;
— transversal infeed device on single-end machines;
— intermediate workpiece support on double-end machines;
— automatic infeed device;
— feed chain with dogs.
This document does not deal with any hazards related to:
a) systems for automatic loading and unloading of the workpiece to a single machine other than automatic workpiece returner;
b) single machine being used in combination with any other machine (as
- Status
- Not Published
- Public Enquiry End Date
- 03-Sep-2026
- Technical Committee
- VSN - Safety of machinery
- Current Stage
- 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 24-Jun-2026
- Due Date
- 11-Nov-2026
Overview
oSIST prEN ISO 19085-12:2026:2026, developed by CEN, specifies comprehensive safety requirements for tenoning and profiling woodworking machines. This standard applies to a range of machine types, including single-end and double-end tenoning machines (with manual and mechanical feeds), tenoning-profiling machines, and angular systems. It addresses significant hazards throughout the machine lifecycle, from operation and maintenance to assembly and scrapping.
The document targets machines that process solid wood, wood-like materials, and, for machines with mechanical feed, additional materials such as fibre-cement, gypsum, and composite boards. By implementing these safety measures, manufacturers, suppliers, and users can reduce risks, ensure regulatory compliance, and promote safer working conditions in woodworking environments.
Keywords: woodworking machines safety, tenoning-profiling machines, machine hazard assessment, ISO 19085-12, CEN standards, mechanical feed, industrial safety.
Key Topics
- Safety Requirements and Controls
- Detailed criteria for control systems, including start/stop functions, braking, manual reset, and emergency stop procedures.
- Specifications for speed control, failure responses, and detection of moving parts.
- Protective Measures Against Hazards
- Mandatory guarding of hazardous areas using fixed and interlocking guards.
- Requirements for clamping and support devices, ejection prevention, and minimization of kickback risks.
- Considerations for fire, noise, dust emission, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
- Machine Adaptability and Additional Units
- Safety integration for machines equipped with additional working units, such as sanding, boring, sawing, marking, gluing, labelling, and automatic feed devices.
- Inclusion of units that enhance process automation and complex profiles.
- Processing Capabilities
- Machines covered are capable of processing one or both ends/sides of workpieces in a single pass.
- Supported materials include solid wood, wood composites, and, for specific machines, a range of non-wood materials and composites.
- Exclusions
- Hazards related to separate automatic loading/unloading systems (except workpiece returners), multi-machine lines, and use of tools protruding outside safety enclosures are not within the scope.
Applications
oSIST prEN ISO 19085-12:2026:2026 is essential in environments where woodworking tenoning and profiling machines are used in continuous production, including:
- Industrial Furniture Manufacturing
- Ensures safer production lines for doors, frames, panels, and furniture components.
- Construction Materials Processing
- Extends to machines used on composite building panels, fibre-cement, gypsum, and engineered boards.
- Automated Production Facilities
- Helps integrate advanced safety features in automated and semi-automated woodworking processes.
- Machinery Supply and Procurement
- Supports manufacturers, importers, and users in selecting or retrofitting compliant machinery to reduce accident risks.
- Regulatory Compliance
- Facilitates meeting the requirements of machinery safety directives and risk reduction mandates at national and international levels.
Implementing this standard helps organizations reduce workplace injuries, achieve compliance with Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, and minimize operational interruptions due to safety incidents.
Related Standards
To ensure comprehensive safety in woodworking machinery, oSIST prEN ISO 19085-12:2026 should be used alongside:
- ISO 19085-1:2026 - Common requirements for woodworking machines.
- ISO 12100:2010 - General principles for risk assessment and risk reduction.
- ISO 13849-1:2023 - Safety-related parts of control systems.
- ISO 13857:2019 - Safety distances to prevent hazardous zone access.
- ISO 11553-1:2020 - Laser safety requirements for machinery.
- IEC 60825-1:2014 - Safety of laser products.
- Additional relevant EN and ISO standards on pressure-sensitive protective devices, marking, and indication requirements.
Adherence to these interconnected standards ensures optimal safety management throughout machinery design, installation, and operation in woodworking sectors.
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- Effective Date
- 09-Jul-2025
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Frequently Asked Questions
oSIST prEN ISO 19085-12:2026 is a draft published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Woodworking machines - Safety - Part 12: Tenoning-profiling machines (ISO/DIS 19085-12:2026)". This standard covers: This document specifies the safety requirements and measures for manually loaded and unloaded — single-end tenoning machines with a manual feed sliding table, — single-end tenoning machines with a mechanical feed sliding table, — single-end tenoning-profiling machines with mechanical feed, — double-end tenoning-profiling machines with mechanical feed, also designed to be automatically either loaded or unloaded, or both, and — angular systems for tenoning and profiling with mechanical feed with maximum workpiece height capacity of 200 mm for single-end machines and 500 mm for double-end machines, capable of continuous production use, altogether referred to as “machines”. This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events as listed in Annex A, relevant to machines, when operated, adjusted and maintained as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer including reasonably foreseeable misuse. Also, transport, assembly, dismantling, disabling and scrapping phases have been taken into account. The machines are designed to process in one pass one end or two sides, either opposite or perpendicular to each other, of workpieces made of a) solid wood, and b) materials with similar physical characteristics to wood (see ISO 19085-1:2021, 3.2); and c) only the machines with mechanical feed, made of d) fibre-cement, e) rock wool and glass wool, f) gypsum, g) plasterboard, h) matrix engineered mineral boards, silicate boards and sulfate boards, i) composite materials with core consisting of polyurethane or mineral material laminated with light alloy, j) polymer-matrix composite materials and reinforced thermoplastic, thermoset and elastomeric materials, k) aluminium light alloy profiles, and l) composite boards made from the materials listed above. This document is also applicable to machines fitted with one or more of the following devices or additional working units, whose hazards have been dealt with: — sanding units; — fixed or movable workpiece support; — automatic tool changing; — automatic workpiece returner; — glass bead saw unit; — hinge recessing unit; — boring unit; — dynamic processing unit; — sawing unit installed out of the integral enclosure, between machine halves in double-end machines; — foiling unit; — coating unit; — grooving unit with a milling tool installed out of the integral enclosure, between machine halves; — brushing unit; — gluing unit; — sealing unit; — dowels inserting unit; — tongues inserting unit; — inkjet marking unit; — laser marking unit; — labelling unit; — workpiece back-up device (device that is either anti-chipping or anti-splintering, or both); — quick tool changing system; — post-formed edge pre-cutting unit; — additional workpiece support (at either infeed or outfeed, or both); — parallel infeed device on single-end machines; — transversal infeed device on single-end machines; — intermediate workpiece support on double-end machines; — automatic infeed device; — feed chain with dogs. This document does not deal with any hazards related to: a) systems for automatic loading and unloading of the workpiece to a single machine other than automatic workpiece returner; b) single machine being used in combination with any other machine (as
This document specifies the safety requirements and measures for manually loaded and unloaded — single-end tenoning machines with a manual feed sliding table, — single-end tenoning machines with a mechanical feed sliding table, — single-end tenoning-profiling machines with mechanical feed, — double-end tenoning-profiling machines with mechanical feed, also designed to be automatically either loaded or unloaded, or both, and — angular systems for tenoning and profiling with mechanical feed with maximum workpiece height capacity of 200 mm for single-end machines and 500 mm for double-end machines, capable of continuous production use, altogether referred to as “machines”. This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events as listed in Annex A, relevant to machines, when operated, adjusted and maintained as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer including reasonably foreseeable misuse. Also, transport, assembly, dismantling, disabling and scrapping phases have been taken into account. The machines are designed to process in one pass one end or two sides, either opposite or perpendicular to each other, of workpieces made of a) solid wood, and b) materials with similar physical characteristics to wood (see ISO 19085-1:2021, 3.2); and c) only the machines with mechanical feed, made of d) fibre-cement, e) rock wool and glass wool, f) gypsum, g) plasterboard, h) matrix engineered mineral boards, silicate boards and sulfate boards, i) composite materials with core consisting of polyurethane or mineral material laminated with light alloy, j) polymer-matrix composite materials and reinforced thermoplastic, thermoset and elastomeric materials, k) aluminium light alloy profiles, and l) composite boards made from the materials listed above. This document is also applicable to machines fitted with one or more of the following devices or additional working units, whose hazards have been dealt with: — sanding units; — fixed or movable workpiece support; — automatic tool changing; — automatic workpiece returner; — glass bead saw unit; — hinge recessing unit; — boring unit; — dynamic processing unit; — sawing unit installed out of the integral enclosure, between machine halves in double-end machines; — foiling unit; — coating unit; — grooving unit with a milling tool installed out of the integral enclosure, between machine halves; — brushing unit; — gluing unit; — sealing unit; — dowels inserting unit; — tongues inserting unit; — inkjet marking unit; — laser marking unit; — labelling unit; — workpiece back-up device (device that is either anti-chipping or anti-splintering, or both); — quick tool changing system; — post-formed edge pre-cutting unit; — additional workpiece support (at either infeed or outfeed, or both); — parallel infeed device on single-end machines; — transversal infeed device on single-end machines; — intermediate workpiece support on double-end machines; — automatic infeed device; — feed chain with dogs. This document does not deal with any hazards related to: a) systems for automatic loading and unloading of the workpiece to a single machine other than automatic workpiece returner; b) single machine being used in combination with any other machine (as
oSIST prEN ISO 19085-12:2026 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.110 - Safety of machinery; 79.120.10 - Woodworking machines. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2026
Lesnoobdelovalni stroji - Varnost - 12. del: Stroji za izdelovanje čepov in
utorov/profilni stroji (ISO/DIS 19085-12:2026)
Woodworking machines - Safety - Part 12: Tenoning-profiling machines (ISO/DIS 19085-
12:2026)
Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 12: Zapfenschneid- und
Schlitzmaschinen-Profiliermaschinen (ISO/DIS 19085-12:2026)
Machines à bois - Sécurité - Partie 12: Machines à tenonner-profiler (ISO/DIS 19085-
12:2026)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO 19085-12
ICS:
13.110 Varnost strojev Safety of machinery
79.120.10 Lesnoobdelovalni stroji Woodworking machines
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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Contents Page
Foreword .vi
Introduction .vii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 3
3 Terms and definitions . 3
4 Safety requirements and measures for controls . 17
4.1 Safety and reliability of control systems.17
4.2 Control devices .18
4.2.1 General .18
4.2.2 Hand-held control set .18
4.2.3 Reset device .18
4.2.4 Single-end tenoning machines with a manual feed sliding table .18
4.2.5 Single-end tenoning machines with a mechanical feed sliding table .18
4.2.6 Single-end and double-end tenoning-profiling machines with mechanical feed .18
4.2.7 Angular systems for tenoning and profiling with mechanical feed .18
4.3 Start .19
4.3.1 Direct start .19
4.3.2 Start via control power-on .19
4.3.3 Laser marking unit .19
4.4 Safe stops .19
4.4.1 Stop function .19
4.4.2 Normal stop . 20
4.4.3 Operational stop . 20
4.4.4 Emergency stop . 20
4.5 Braking function of tools . 20
4.6 Operating modes . 20
4.6.1 General . 20
4.6.2 Mode selection . 20
4.6.3 Manual adjustments mode for tools and other processing units (MODE 2) . 20
4.6.4 Fine adjustment mode (MODE 3) . 20
4.6.5 Feed chains greasing mode (MODE 4) .21
4.7 Tool speed . 22
4.7.1 Speed changing by shifting the belts on the pulleys . 22
4.7.2 Speed changing by incremental speed change motor . 22
4.7.3 Speed control by frequency inverter . 22
4.8 Failure of any energy supply . 23
4.9 Manual reset control . 23
4.10 Standstill detection . 23
4.11 Machine moving parts speed monitoring. 23
4.12 Time delay. 23
4.13 Teleservice . 23
4.14 Protection against corruption . 23
5 Safety requirements and protective measures against mechanical hazards .23
5.1 Stability . 23
5.2 Risk of break-up during operation . 23
5.3 Tool and tool fixing design .24
5.3.1 General .24
5.3.2 Spindle locking .24
5.3.3 Circular saw blade fixing device .24
5.3.4 Flange dimensions for circular saw blades .24
5.3.5 Spindle rings.24
5.4 Tool brake . .24
5.5 Safeguards . 25
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5.5.1 Fixed guards . 25
5.5.2 Interlocking moveable guards . 25
5.5.3 Hold-to-run control . 25
5.5.4 Two hand control . 25
5.5.5 Electro-sensitive protective equipment (ESPE) . 25
5.5.6 Pressure sensitive protective equipment (PSPE) . 25
5.5.7 Enabling control . 25
5.6 Prevention of access to hazardous moving parts . 25
5.6.1 Single-end tenoning machines with a manual feed sliding table . 25
5.6.2 Single-end tenoning machines with a mechanical feed sliding table . 26
5.6.3 Single-end tenoning-profiling machines with mechanical feed .27
5.6.4 Double-end tenoning-profiling machines with mechanical feed . 28
5.6.5 Angular systems for tenoning and profiling with mechanical feed . 36
5.6.6 Guarding of drives . 36
5.6.7 Guarding of the chain or feed mechanisms .37
5.7 Impact hazard . 39
5.8 Clamping devices . 39
5.8.1 Single-end tenoning machines with sliding table . 39
5.8.2 Machines other than single-end tenoning machines with sliding table . 40
5.9 Measures against ejection . 40
5.9.1 Devices against ejection and choice of class of guards . 40
5.9.2 Guards of class A, materials and thickness .41
5.9.3 Guards of class B, materials and thickness .41
5.9.4 Devices to minimize the possibility or effect of ejection or kickback .41
5.10 Workpiece supports and guides . .42
5.10.1 General .42
5.10.2 Roller tables .42
5.10.3 Roller rails .42
5.10.4 Single-end tenoning machines with sliding table .42
5.10.5 Single-end tenoning-profiling machines with mechanical feed .42
5.10.6 Double-end tenoning-profiling machines with mechanical feed .43
5.10.7 Angular systems for tenoning and profiling with mechanical feed .43
5.10.8 Automatic workpiece returner .43
5.10.9 Parallel infeed device . 44
5.10.10 Transversal infeed device .45
5.10.11 Automatic infeed device . 46
5.10.12 Additional workpiece support at the outfeed .47
6 Safety requirements and protective measures against other hazards .48
6.1 Fire . 48
6.2 Noise . 48
6.2.1 Noise reduction at the design stage . 48
6.2.2 Noise emission measurement and declaration . 48
6.3 Emission of chips and dust . 48
6.4 Electricity . 48
6.5 Ergonomics and handling . 48
6.6 Lighting . 49
6.7 Pneumatics . 49
6.8 Hydraulics . 49
6.9 Electromagnetic compatibility. 49
6.10 Laser . 49
6.11 Static electricity. 49
6.12 Errors of fitting . 49
6.13 Isolation . 49
6.14 Maintenance . 49
6.15 Risks due to surfaces, edges or angles . 50
6.16 Relevant but not significant hazards . 50
6.17 Extreme temperatures . 50
6.18 Substances . 50
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7 Information for use .50
7.1 Warning devices . 50
7.2 Marking . 50
7.2.1 Marking principles and methods . 50
7.2.2 Marking contents . 50
7.3 Instructions . 50
7.3.1 Instructions principles and drafting . 50
7.3.2 Instructions handbook contents .51
Annex A (informative) List of significant hazards .53
Annex B (informative) Performance levels required .55
Annex C (normative) Brake test.57
Annex D (normative) Impact test for guards .58
Annex E (normative) Noise test code .59
Annex ZA (informative) ZA - Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 aimed to be covered . 67
Bibliography .69
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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 39, Machine tools, Subcommittee SC 4,
Woodworking machines, in collaboration with the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical
Committee CEN/TC 142, Woodworking machines – Safety, in accordance with the Agreement on technical
cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This document is intended to be used in conjunction with ISO 19085-1:2026.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 19085-12:2024), which has been technically
revised. The main changes are as follows:
— the way of reference from this document to ISO 19085-1:2026 has been simplified, as well as its
explanation in Introduction, and aligned to ISO drafting rules;
— the verification methods at the end of each subclause have been deleted, since self-evident;
— 4.2, 4.6, 7.2, 7.3 have been rearranged, to follow the new subdivision in ISO 19085-1:2026;
— 4.7.3, 5.10 have been subdivided, to follow the new subdivision in ISO 19085-1:2026;
— 5.4, 5.9 have been simplified in structure, for easier reading;
— in 4.6.4, fine adjustment mode (MODE 3) has been added, with limitations, to avoid tampering;
— requirements for double-end machine where a half can shift along the feed have been added in 5.6.4.5,
5.6.4.6 and 5.6.4.7.
A list of all parts in the ISO 19085 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.
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Introduction
The ISO 19085 series provides technical safety requirements for the design and construction of
woodworking machinery, as well as for the content of the relevant instruction handbook. It concerns
designers, manufacturers, suppliers and importers of the machines specified in the Scope.
This document is a type-C standard as stated in ISO 12100:2010.
This document is of relevance, in particular, for the following stakeholder groups representing the market
players with regard to machinery safety:
— machine manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organisations, market surveillance etc.).
Others can be affected by the level of machinery safety achieved with the means of the document by the
above-mentioned stakeholder groups:
— machine users/employers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— machine users/employees (e.g. trade unions, organizations for people with special needs);
— service providers, e.g. for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises);
— consumers (in case of machinery intended for use by consumers).
The above-mentioned stakeholder groups have been given the possibility to participate at the drafting
process of this document.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events are
covered are indicated in the Scope of this document.
When requirements of this type-C standard are different from those which are stated in type-A or type-B
standards, the requirements of this type-C standard take precedence over the requirements of the other
standards for machines that have been designed and built according to the requirements of this type-C
standard.
In this document, a subclause can refer to the same subclause of ISO 19085-1:2026 or give specific
requirements or both.
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Woodworking machines — Safety —
Part 12:
Tenoning-profiling machines
1 Scope
This document specifies the safety requirements and measures for manually loaded and unloaded
— single-end tenoning machines with a manual feed sliding table,
— single-end tenoning machines with a mechanical feed sliding table,
— single-end tenoning-profiling machines with mechanical feed,
— double-end tenoning-profiling machines with mechanical feed, also designed to be automatically either
loaded or unloaded, or both, and
— angular systems for tenoning and profiling with mechanical feed
with maximum workpiece height capacity of 200 mm for single-end machines and 500 mm for double-end
machines, capable of continuous production use, altogether referred to as “machines”.
This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events, listed in
Annex A, relevant to the machines when used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are
reasonably foreseeable, as well as when transported, assembled, adjusted, maintened, dismantled, disabled
and scrapped.
The machines are designed to process in one pass one end or two sides, either opposite or perpendicular to
each other, of workpieces made of solid wood or of materials with similar physical characteristics to wood
(see ISO DIS 19085-1:2026, 3.2).
The machines with mechanical feed only are designed to process in the same ways also workpieces made of:
— fibre-cement,
— rock wool and glass wool,
— gypsum,
— plasterboard,
— matrix engineered mineral boards, silicate boards and sulfate boards,
— composite materials with core consisting of polyurethane or mineral material laminated with light alloy,
— polymer-matrix composite materials and reinforced thermoplastic, thermoset and elastomeric materials,
— aluminium light alloy profiles, and
— composite boards made from the materials listed above.
This document is also applicable to machines fitted with one or more of the following devices or additional
working units, whose hazards have been dealt with:
— sanding units;
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— fixed or movable workpiece support;
— automatic tool changing;
— automatic workpiece returner;
— glass bead saw unit;
— hinge recessing unit;
— boring unit;
— dynamic processing unit;
— sawing unit installed between machine halves in double-end machines;
— foiling unit;
— coating unit;
— grooving unit with a milling tool installed between machine halves;
— brushing unit;
— gluing unit;
— sealing unit;
— dowels inserting unit;
— tongues inserting unit;
— inkjet marking unit;
— laser marking unit;
— labelling unit;
— workpiece back-up device (device that is either anti-chipping or anti-splintering, or both);
— quick tool changing system;
— post-formed edge pre-cutting unit;
— additional workpiece support (at either infeed or outfeed, or both);
— parallel infeed device on single-end machines;
— transversal infeed device on single-end machines;
— intermediate workpiece support on double-end machines;
— automatic infeed device;
— feed chain with dogs;
— automatic tool change device;
— cabability to shift a machine half along the feed in double-end tenoning-profiling machines with maximum
workpiece height capacity of 40 mm and no unit installed out of the integral enclosure.
This document does not deal with any hazards related to:
a) systems for automatic loading and unloading of the workpiece to a single machine other than automatic
workpiece returner;
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b) single machine being used in combination with any other machine (as part of a line);
c) use of tools, other than saw blades or boring tools or milling tools for grooving, installed between
machine halves and out of the integral enclosure in double-end machines;
d) use of tools protruding out of the integral enclosure;
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e) chemical characteristics of all materials listed in the 4 paragraph above and their dust.
This document is not applicable to machines intended for use in potentially explosive atmosphere nor to
machines manufactured prior to its publication.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 286-2:2010, Geometrical product specifications (GPS) — ISO code system for tolerances on linear sizes —
Part 2: Tables of standard tolerance classes and limit deviations for holes and shafts
ISO 11553-1:2020, Safety of machinery — Laser processing machines — Part 1: Laser safety requirements
ISO 12100:2010, Safety of machinery — General principles for design — Risk assessment and risk reduction
ISO 13849-1:2023, Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems — Part 1: General principles
for design
ISO 13856-2:2013, Safety of machinery — Pressure-sensitive protective devices — Part 2: General principles for
design and testing of pressure-sensitive edges and pressure-sensitive bars
ISO 13857:2019, Safety of machinery — Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper and
lower limbs
ISO/DIS 19085-1, Woodworking machines — Safety — Part 1: Common requirements
IEC 60825-1:2014, Safety of laser products - Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements
IEC 61310-1:2007, Safety of machinery - Indication, marking and actuation - Part 1: Requirements for visual,
acoustic and tactile signals
E N 12198 -1:2000 +A 1: 2008 , Safety of machinery - Assessment and reduction of risks arising from radiation
emitted by machinery - Part 1: General principles
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 12100:2010 , ISO 13849-1:2023 ,
ISO/DIS 19085-1 :2026 and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
single-end tenoning machine with a manual feed sliding table
machine designed for the production of tenons (3.10) on one end of a workpiece during one cycle where the
tenon is cut by means of milling tools and saw blades each mounted on its own spindle and with a manual
feed sliding table supporting the workpiece during processing
Note 1 to entry: Figure 1 illustrates an example of a single-end tenoning machine with a manual feed sliding table.
ISO/DIS 19085-12:2026(en)
Key
1 milling tool enclosure
3 workpiece clamping device
2 saw blade enclosure
4 manual feed sliding table
Figure 1 — Example of a single-end tenoning machine with a manual feed sliding table
3.2
single-end tenoning machine with a mechanical feed sliding table
machine designed for the production of tenons (3.10) on one end of a workpiece during one cycle where the
tenon is cut by means of milling tools and saw blades each mounted on its own spindle, with a mechanical
feed sliding table and with one operator position for both loading and unloading
Note 1 to entry: Figure 2 illustrates an example of a single-end tenoning machine with a mechanical feed sliding table.
3.3
single-end tenoning-profiling machine with mechanical feed
machine designed for either producing tenons (3.10) or profiling (3.9), or both, on one side of the workpiece
in one pass
Note 1 to entry: This machine is also known as “shaper-sander” or “shape and sand machine” (e.g. in North America).
See Figure 3 illustrates an example of a single-end tenoning-profiling machine with mechanical feed.
ISO/DIS 19085-12:2026(en)
Key
1 tools enclosure
3 mechanical feed sliding table
2 workpiece clamping device
Figure 2 — Example of a single-end tenoning machine with a mechanical feed sliding table
ISO/DIS 19085-12:2026(en)
Key
1 tools enclosure
2 workpiece support
3 power-driven upper feed-rollers enclosure
4 adjustable workpiece support
Figure 3 — Example of a single-end profiling machine with mechanical feed
3.4
double-end tenoning-profiling machine with mechanical feed
double-end machine
machine consisting of a pair of machine halves (3.6), primarily designed for either producing tenons (3.10) or
profiling (3.9), or both, on opposing sides of a workpiece in one pass
Note 1 to entry: Figure 4 illustrates an example of a double-end tenoning-profiling machine with mechanical feed.
ISO/DIS 19085-12:2026(en)
Key
1 machine half (3.6)
2 workpiece feeding chain
3 intermediate workpiece support
Figure 4 — Example of a double-end tenoning-profiling machine fed by chains
3.5
angular system
angular system for tenoning and profiling with mechanical feed
combination of a single-end tenoning machine with a mechanical feed sliding table (3.2) and a single-end
profiling machine with mechanical feed (3.3) disposed in sequence perpendicularly to each other
Note 1 to entry: Figure 5 illustrates an example of an angular system for tenoning and profiling with mechanical feed.
The transfer of workpiece from the tenoning side to the profiling side can be automatic or by the intervention of the
operator.
3.6
machine half
part of a machine consisting of a frame, working units, workpiece support and
feeding system
Note 1 to entry: Each machine half processes one side of the workpiece. One or both machine halves are capable of
opening (distancing) and closing (approaching) to accept workpieces of different dimensions. Examples of feeding
systems are chain beam and top pressure beam. The half that does not open and close can be able to shift along the
feed, for workpiece beveling (for floors).
3.7
integral enclosure
guarding designed to fit close to a single-end machine or to each machine half (3.6) of a double-end machine,
where certain setting adjustments can be available outside the enclosure
Note 1 to entry: the integral enclosure can also attenuate noise
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