MACHINE SAFETY


ICK has expanded its highly-respected Flexi Soft modular safety control system to include the new SICK


FX3-MOC Drive


Monitor, promising increased flexibility for safe operator intervention through a wide range of drive safety functions to reduce machine downtime and aid productivity.


Flexi Soft FX3-MOC Drive Monitor S


Supporting all


standard encoder and motor feedback interfaces, the new SICK FX3-MOC Drive Monitor is ideal for a wide variety


of stationery and mobile machine


safety applications, especially for machines that require frequent intervention where maintaining a controlled speed is beneficial to continued safe operation. For example, the high-performance drive monitoring of the SICK FX3-MOC enables an operator to reach into a machine at reduced risk without having to power off. The Drive Monitor can also be used on Automated Guided Vehicles alongside SICK safety laser scanners to monitor vehicle movements.


Control to refer to safety products that monitor the safety


of machine movements, on the


“Sick uses the term Motion based


principle of safe motion monitoring, rather than deactivation,” explains Dr Martin Kidman, SICK UK machinery safety specialist. “The Drive Monitor reduces time-consuming maintenance and set up procedures since the machine sequence does not have to be completely stopped.


the drives are stopped but remain under power. A quick restart is ensured without having the reference the drives again.” As an extension module to the SICK Flexi Soft safety controller, the SICK FX3-MOC Drive Monitor can be configured using SICK’s Flexi Soft Designer engineering software, which is freely available to download from the SICK website.


are possible on a single Flexi Soft main module. The SICK


FX3-MOC monitors many in


Up to six Drive Monitors functions


accordance with IEC 61800-5-2 and is open for almost all common automation and controller environments. It is suitable for AC, DC,


servo


stepper motors and other types of drive. Compatible with a range of common fieldbus comms protocols, it is simple to integrate into a higher level PLC controller in combination with the Flexi Soft safety controller.


SICK Tel: 01727 831121 Web: www.sick.com/drivemonitor


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Typical applications • Automatic machines


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