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APRIL 2014 SUPPLEMENT


Machine Safety CONTENTS


SUPPLEMENT COVER STORY


THE LATEST EVOLUTION IN SENSING TECHNOLOGY


LeddarTech’s new high performance detection and ranging module offers easy integration, accurate measurements, cost effectiveness, and much more. Discovering this new approach is a must


CERTIFICATION SERVICE


TÜV SÜD Product Service has launched a UK-based Safety Integrity Level (SIL) certification service...


REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS


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David Collier of Pilz Automation offers some advice on the new ISO 14119:2013 machine safety standard...


SAFETY SOLUTIONS


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SICK offer a solution to cascading safety switches and sensors to meet the challenges of EN ISO 14119...


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The latest evolution in sensing technology


LeddarTech’s new high performance detection and ranging module offers easy integration, accurate measurements, cost effectiveness, and much more. Discovering this new approach is a must.


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FEATURES


S8. ISO 14119:2013 explained The new standard ‘ISO 14119:2013 Safety of machinery - Interlocking devices associated with guards - Principles for design and selection’ has arrived and will replace EN 1088 within 18 months. David Collier CMSE, business development manager at Pilz UK reports


S10. Staying in the loop A cost saving solution from SICK to cascading safety switches and sensors is addressing the challenges of the new EN ISO 14119 machine safety standard. Dr Martin Kidman, a SICK safety specialist at SICK (UK) explains


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S6. Machine guarding in tough environments Finding the correct machine guarding for use in particularly harsh or sterile environments can be difficult. Providing some assistance, Troax offer a high-spec range of Stainless Steel Machine Guarding


S7. Exploring the real meaning of flexibility Products like Omron’s G9SP programmable safety controller offer the flexibility required to design a custom safety control system via an easy to use software package. Certified function blocks providing specific safety functionality can also be added by a simple drag and drop operation


S9. Introducing the new MLC Safety Light Curtain At Leuze electronic, in addition to modular products such as the BCL 300i barcode reader series or the MLDSET Safety Sensor Sets, the free function selection approach has been maintained for the new MLC 300 and MLC 500 Safety Light Curtains as well


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