MACHINE SAFETY SUPPLEMENT PRODUCTS
EXPLORING THE REAL MEANING OF FLEXIBILITY
What does flexibility really mean and how does it benefit users? In today’s industrial markets, machinery design rarely stands still
with development and customisation becoming a constant requirement. Safety control is an integral part of machine design and the development of machinery to perform new tasks or handle new products or processes often results in the need to redesign the machines safety control functionality. The effort and complexity of altering a traditional relay-based, hard
wired, safety control system is often demanding and time consuming. Therefore, the use of a programmable control solution can significantly simplify this process. 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. Reconfiguration of an existing safety system can be completed quickly
and efficiently without the need for any re-wiring or hard wired circuit design, allowing additional e-stop switches, door interlocks or safety light guards to be added to the safety system at the push of a button, reducing the development time and costs incurred with redesigning machinery. Most programming software packages also provide a tool for simulating the operation of the safety control system so that the system can be tested prior to implementation on the machine. This provides fast debugging of any potential issues. Whilst programmable safety controllers offer complete flexibility, the
underlying benefit to manufacturers is the saving in man hours and ultimately costs.
Omron Electronics
www.industrial.omron.co.uk T: 01908 258 253
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Turck Banner has introduced the SC26-2 Programmable Safety Controller for PLC level capability and control without the programming complexity and steep learning curve of traditional PLCs. The SC26-2 uses safety function blocks, Boolean logic functions and a user friendly programming environment for creating safety control logic. It includes 26 input terminals and two redundant
solid state safety outputs. The controller’s free PC Graphical User Interface configuration software features pre-configured safety function blocks, including two-hand control, muting and enabling the device to simplify application programming. The optional LCD displays IO status and actionable diagnostics like input
fault information and device wiring details. Ethernet models are also available and have an embedded Ethernet node that provides up to 64 virtual status outputs. For larger scale applications, Banner will offer expandable models in the future, which will allow users to add up to eight additional IO modules.
Turck Banner
www.turckbanner.com T: 01268 578 888 Enter 234 Enter 105 /AUTOMATION Enter 106
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