Safe zero-speed/slow-speed monitor
25 June, 2009 byThe Wieland SNS 4084K standstill monitor enables machinery operators in process industries to safely monitor two input signals in the 0.1 to 99 Hz frequency range.
Uptime and the new age of safety control
12 June, 2009 by Gary Milburn*Unleashed by new safety standards that embrace the latest microprocessor technologies, modern safety control systems are now intricately tied to how the plant operates — not only optimising worker safety, but improving productivity and uptime.
Decentralised machine control
09 June, 2009 byThe PSS4000 automation system and PAS4000 software suite provides integration of safety, standard and motion control, as well as visualisation and diagnostics. All data is conveyed via a SafetyNET p ethernet-based industrial fieldbus network.
Steel recoiler safety controlled
20 January, 2009It’s often a requirement of many manufacturing processes to have the operators become directly involved in the machine action at the unloading point, either to unload or secure the outbound product. Unfortunately, the outfeed sections of most processes are notoriously dangerous, so in reality we should be striving to remove the operators from the area at all times.
Modular safety system
05 October, 2008The Sirius 3RK3 modular safety system MSS offers an enhanced safety solution that combines the functionality of a simple safety relay and a fail-safe programmable logic controller.
Safety system
08 July, 2008The XMR system architecture of the HIMax safety system allows users to adjust the redundancy of individual modules to the requirements of the differing process loops. XMR refers to the degree of modular redundancy in the system, with ‘x’ assuming any value between one and four.
