MACHINERY
EUCHNER’S NEW SMART INTERLOCKS TICK THE BOX FOR PLANT SAFETY
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uchner, a leading specialist in safety engineering and pioneer of the RFID Safety Switch, has recently added new Modular and Classic variants to its successful Multifunctional Gate Box (MGB), which was first launched to provide a totally integrated locking & handle solution a number of years ago.
The MGB2 Modular and MGB2 Classic offer more variations, additional functions, different networking options and intelligent communication features, such as comprehensive diagnostic data, ultimately resulting in reduced equipment downtime and increased productivity. These new versions build on the success of the company’s original MGB system, which has been protecting safety doors and guarding within manufacturing facilities for over a decade, enabling the prompt identification of faults and keeping employees safe from dangerous machine movements. Because of the MGB2’s modular design it can easily accommodate future upgrades to
equipment, installations and production lines, reducing the cost of excessive downtime and/or purchasing an entire new locking unit. The new variants are suitable for a wide variety of sectors, such as automotive, packaging, pharmaceuticals and food processing, to name just a few. With a combination of a safety switch, bolt, escape release and door locking mechanism rolled into one, the MGB2 is a class-leading solution for machinery guarding; however, no two safety applications are the same. Some production processes need an integrated emergency stop to safely stop the processes, while others need additional request and acknowledgement buttons fitted directly onto the safety door. The new MGB2 Modular and Classic solutions can be easily adapted to meet the requirements for integrated operator controls and indication. David Dearden, Euchner’s UK&I country manager, explained that the flexibility offered by the latest modular gate boxes is unique in the
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marketplace. Using less physical cabling, this new generation of MGB multifunctional safety door systems reduce the design and installation time of new equipment and also allow subsequent machine modifications or expansions to be implemented efficiently.
He added: “The original MGB handle system has been a great success for Euchner over the past 10 years and although it has not been discontinued, the new series takes all the great features and benefits of this previous range and adds in maximum flexibility, hot-swappable components and a simpler networking topology. With the modular versions all the operator controls like emergency-stops and enabling switches can easily be plugged in and out of the unit, making it a very functional and flexible system. The MGB2 is more than just safety door protection.”
MGB2 Modular uses Fieldbus connections such as PROFINET PROFIsafe to communicate all the safety, non-safety and diagnostic signals to
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