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Increasingly automated production processes cannot do without robot applications sooner or later. The robots work together with the worker at different levels of proximity. A challenge for safe sensor technology.
read more...Mobile machines or plant components place special demands on safety. When the topic of WLAN comes into play, previous solutions reach their limits. Sigmatek aims to overcome these with a new generation of handheld operating devices.
read more...Contactors are often used to control pneumatic valves that also perform safety functions in accordance with EN ISO 13849. In the course of the risk assessment, pitfalls can lurk in terms of functional safety that are not known from the electrical side.
read more...The shared use of the workspace by humans and robots is an important step on the way to future industrial production. For efficient collaboration to work, intuitive and safe interaction and control options are required.
read more...A generally established 'state of the art' has developed for the design, development and operation of safety control systems. The situation is different when it comes to IT security, where appropriate measures are often defined and implemented on an ad hoc basis. It is high time to change this.
read more...At the beginning of the year, the VDMA published standard sheet 66416. Dr. Oliver Frager, Director R&D Mechatronics at Teamtechnik Maschinen und Anlagen, explains what is behind it.
read more...In the future, safety must ensure both the protection of people and machines as well as the necessary flexibility and availability in the smart factory. This requires a holistic approach to safety and security.
read more...The BiSS open source interface can now also be used for safety applications in accordance with SIL2 and SIL3. The previous protocol with its standard physical layer is retained.
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