The drive and automation specialist Baumüller has added a freely parameterizable delay time to its SAF 002/003 safety modules of the b maXX 5000 inverter series. New with the SAF 002/003 safety module: The parameterizable delay time is a freely programmable time window that can be individually programmed depending on the safety function and is switched between the safety functions and the Safe-Torque-Off (STO) function. If, for example, the pre-parameterized speed is exceeded during active Safe-Limited-Speed (SLS) speed monitoring, the delay time is started. At the same time, the safety module sends a signal to the inverter so that it performs a specific action. This action can be parameterized in advance; for example, the inverter brakes the drive in a controlled manner within the set time. Only when the machine has come to a standstill is the drive safely switched to torque-free.