Safety products prevent production downtime
September 2014
Sensors & Transducers
Wenglor offers a full election of safety products such as light curtains, safety switches, relays and interlocks, as well as protection columns designed to boost system availability and to prevent production downtime through intelligent self-monitoring and early diagnosis.
To ensure maximum freedom in system design the safety technology has been developed to provide optimum safety for personnel and equipment, even in the smallest spaces. In addition, the products are easy to handle, configure and install and are wear free and easy to clean.
In the light curtain range, Wenglor supplies four variants. The type 4 device can be used as both hand and finger protection. Equipped with basic functions such as protection mode and restart inhibit, they are suited to hazardous areas as there are no blind spots. Due to visible red light, the safety through-beam sensors are quick to align and can monitor areas of up to 60 m. For applications requiring full body protection, the safety light arrays (types 2 and 4) cover areas between 0,5 and 20 m with red light beams.
New products in the portfolio include four control elements and various safety relays. The emergency stop switch is self-monitoring and tamper-proof, enabling fast stopping of systems. Its contactless functionality ensures long service life. The matching safety lock device prevents access to hazardous areas, while its self-monitoring locking force and tamperproof design add peace of mind.
Also new are two safety relays and an expansion module. DIP switches allow for easy setup and the self-monitoring hybrid fuse and LED diagnostic display ensure efficient status display.
For more information contact Anastas Schnippenkotter, ASSTech Process Electronics & Instrumentation, 27 (0)11 708 9200, [email protected], www.asstech.co.za
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