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A complete IO-Link Safety system by Pilz

01 March, 2024

Pilz now offers a complete IO-Link Safety System for safe communication at the field level.


Turck TBPN and TBIP safety I/O modules

13 August, 2020

Turck has expanded its range of safety I/O components with the TBPN and TBIP block I/O modules for Profisafe and CIP Safety respectively.


ABB FSPS-21 PROFIsafe module

19 May, 2020

ABB is providing integrated safety functionality for its all-compatible variable speed drives (VSDs).


Schmersal Safety Field Box system

30 June, 2019

The configurable Safety Field Box system allows safety switchgear devices to be connected in the field and freely interlinked on a decentralised basis.


Pilz PNOZ m EF 4AI analog input module

21 September, 2018

The latest Pilz analog input module PNOZ m EF 4AI expands the PNOZmulti 2 range of configurable, safe small control systems.


Beckhoff ELX series terminals with TwinSAFE SC

02 July, 2018

The EtherCAT Terminals in the ELX series from Beckhoff have been expanded  with the addition of analog input terminals with TwinSAFE SC (Single Channel) technology.


Allen-Bradley Guardmaster GuardLink safety system

03 May, 2018

Rockwell Automation has introduced a safety-based communications protocol known as the Allen-Bradley Guardmaster GuardLink safety system.




Turck CIP hybrid safety I/O module

06 February, 2018

The hybrid safety concept from Turck combines both safety I/O and general-purpose I/O in a single, rugged, on-machine, remote I/O device.


Five ways integrated automation makes plants safer

03 August, 2017

Once considered to be a dangerous practice, integrated safety is now becoming accepted for the benefits it offers.


Balluff IO-Link hub with integrated safety

26 January, 2017

Safety over IO-Link offers IO-Link advantages such as simple data transport and information exchange, high flexibility and universal applicability.


Turck TBPN hybrid safety block I/O module

26 July, 2016

The Turck TBPN safety block I/O module combines both standard and safety I/Os in a single device.


Nelson Pine combines control and safety to minimise downtime

30 September, 2015

The Nelson-Marlborough region is one of New Zealand's major forestry areas, with 16% of the productive land area planted in production forests. Nelson Pine Industries has the capacity to process one million cubic metres per annum, or 40% of the region's annual harvest.


Phoenix Contact MACX Safety signal conditioners for safety systems

17 July, 2014

The MACX Safety product range is consistently SIL certified and equipped with a PL d performance level according to EN ISO 13849-1. As such, direct, safe switching of limit values is possible without an additional safety controller.


Moore Industries SSX and SST safety isolators and splitters

08 August, 2013

The SSX (2-wire loop-powered) and SST (4-wire) safety isolators and splitters provide reliable isolation and signal conversion for HART data in functionally safe process control settings.


Building a bridge to safety: automation safety over a non-safe industrial network

26 March, 2013 by Zachary Stank, Phoenix Contact

Safety in today’s market has come a long way from the simple, single-function safety relays of the past. Now engineers are left to question which is best for the efficient implementation of the prevailing safety requirements in their process: programmable, network-enabled safety controllers or spatially limited, configurable safety relays?


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