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With increasing cycle rates, machine functions are becoming ever more complex - against this background, the topic of functional safety is becoming increasingly important. Computer&AUTOMATION shows a selection of current products relating to this topic in a picture gallery.
read more...Conveyor technology places very specific demands on drives. With both mains-operated and controlled motors, the user has therefore inevitably had to make compromises to date. Not so with a 'smart motor'.
read more...At Pilz, users were able to create individual safety-door solutions from various components using the modular principle. The decisive factor here is a diagnostic tool that allows individual safety safety-doors to be controlled with single-cable solutions.
read more...Schaltbau is launching DC contactors for the growing markets of DC voltage applications. With the C310 series, the company offers an alternative to the gas-encapsulated devices that have often been used to date.
read more...Three-phase soft start control
The SSW900 soft starter, which will replace the previous 'SSW07' starter series from WEG, was developed for industrial and commercial use and covers output currents from 10 A to 412 A in the 220 to 575 V wide voltage range.
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.
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