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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...Industry 4.0 calls for automation concepts in which the control intelligence can be distributed across many components. IEC 61499 opens up interesting possibilities here that are not obvious at first glance - for example, single line engineering.
read more...Pilz hosted its annual press conference on April 6: In addition to the figures for the past financial year 2015, the provider of safe automation solutions from Ostfildern also announced the first information on the Hannover Messe innovations.
read more...Security-oriented communication
Following the successful standardization of Profibus and Profinet in China, Profisafe has now also been elevated to the status of a national Chinese standard as a communication-based safety standard.
read more...The 'Forum Safety & Security 2016' (formerly 'Forum Functional Safety') will take place in Munich from July 5 to 7. Interested speakers can submit their topic proposals by March 11.
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