Set up rope emergency stop switch in three minutes
A
Rockwell Automation - Allen-Bradley Guardmaster product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Sep 11, 2000
The problem of fitting and tensioning ropes on rope actuated emergency stop switches has been solved by Guardmaster with its universal Lifeline Rope Tensioner System (LRTS).
The problem of fitting and tensioning ropes on rope actuated emergency stop switches has been solved by Guardmaster with its universal Lifeline Rope Tensioner System (LRTS).
The system requires no special skills, nor tools, yet enables a rope system to be set up and operational in as little as 3 minutes.
Rope actuated emergency stop switches such as Guardmaster's Lifeline 2 and Lifeline 4 are among the most simple and effective emergency stop switches for use on equipment from conveyors to theme parks rides.
One of the major attractions of using them is the huge distances that can be covered, up to 75 metres with the Lifeline 4, for example.
However, over such distances rope tensioning at regular intervals to maintain effectiveness becomes inevitable.
Guardmaster took this requirement into account when designing the Lifeline 4 and the result is an integrated rope tension indicator which greatly assists the tensioning operation.
Now, with the LRTS Guardmaster has gone a step further and addressed the physical problem of tensioning ropes on all types of rope actuated emergency stop switches.
The LRTS requires no special skills to fit and no tools, other than an 8mm Allen key.
This is simply inserted into the setting bolt to achieve the desired tension, quickly and without fuss, significantly reducing fitting and tensioning time.
The LRTS tensioner is a universal device which, via a set of adapters and grippers, can be fitted to most makes of rope switches It offers users the flexibility to be situated in a range of locations along the rope length and has the capability to wind up to 150 mm of rope via a high strength internal winding mechanism.
The system of adapters and grippers, which is the key to the tensioner's universal operation, is both tough and tidy: the grippers are designed to withstand three times the required force to tension the rope switch and they have a cable tidy to prevent snagging on cable ends.
Because rope operated emergency stop switches are used over considerable distances the possibilities for vibration affecting the rope and causing nuisance tripping are considerable.
The LRTS has been subjected to extensive vibration testing against such a possibility.
When the LRTS is used with Guardmaster's Lifeline 4 emergency stop switch the user gets added protection against the problem of nuisance tripping The Lifeline 4 has a unique cam-action mechanism that ensures switching is positive and immediate in response to a definite deflection.
Not what you're looking for? Search the site.
Google Ads
Contact Rockwell Automation - Allen-Bradley Guardmaster
Related Stories
- Actuator system for sampling applications
- Jena Tec offers ballscrew repair discount
- Q-Sys provides custom-designed motion systems
- IFM releases safety monitors for AS-interface
- Hepcomotion rings produced in dedicated cell
Browse by category
-
Capital Equipment (3,532)
- Capital Equipment (1)
- Compressors and Air Treatment (545)
- Electrical hardware (131)
- Electronics Manufacturing, Tools, Instruments (192)
- Machinery and Production Equipment (1,133)
- Manufacturing Machinery and Plant Equipment (478)
- Production line blowers and fans (74)
- Robotics, Handling and Storage (978)
- Consultancy and Services (927)
-
Control and Instrumentation (5,141)
- Cabling, Conduit, Signal Conditioning (818)
- CNC and Motion Controllers (190)
- Control and Instrumentation (3)
- HMIs/Operator Interfaces (297)
- Logic Controllers, Timers and Relays (96)
- Mid-range and Large PLCs (204)
- Plant- and Machine-Wide Communications (1,209)
- Plantwide control (1,354)
- Power Supplies, Uninterruptible Power (577)
- Smaller-Sized PLCs (393)
-
Drives, Motors and Controls (3,449)
- Drives, Motors and Controls (2)
- Industrial Drives/Controls (1,292)
- Industrial Motors (502)
- Linear Drives and Motors (121)
- Precision Motors and Gears (434)
- Stepper and Servo Drives, Motors, Controls (1,096)
-
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Design (4,324)
- Batteries, chargers and circuit protection (587)
- Connectors, Terminals, Busbars, Slip Rings (723)
- Electrical and Electronic Components (652)
- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Design (4)
- Electrical and Electronic Subassemblies (377)
- Enclosures and Equipment Cooling Fans (722)
- Knobs, Handles and Enclosure Hardware (430)
- PCs and Embedded Systems (829)
-
Engineering Design Software (6,385)
- 2D CAD software (203)
- 3D CAD software (1,199)
- CAM, CNC, production management software (583)
- Data, document management software (324)
- Electrical design software (167)
- Engineering Design Software (17)
- FEA and structural analysis software (377)
- File conversion software, data capture (358)
- Fluid, thermal, noise, vibration software (339)
- Materials design and moulding design software (153)
- Maths, charting, statistics, QA software (325)
- PLM and collaboration software (665)
- Process, instrumentation, automation software (269)
- Publishing and documentation software (234)
- Rendering, visualisation, styling software (208)
- Simulation, modelling, validation software (964)
-
Engineering Industry News, Resources (6,199)
- Electronic Resources for Engineers (273)
- Engineering Business News, Views (388)
- Engineering Conferences (438)
- Engineering Education, Resources, Standards (851)
- Engineering Exhibitions, Events (578)
- Engineering Guides, Newsletters (354)
- Engineering Industry Developments, Awards (635)
- Engineering Industry News, Resources (4)
- Engineering Industry Reports, Surveys (597)
- Engineering Recruitment, Employment (219)
- Engineering Seminars (421)
- Engineering Training Courses (458)
- Health and Safety Consultancy, Software (180)
- Health and Safety Events, Training, News (285)
- Health and Safety Legislation (403)
- Health and Safety Strategy, Risk Assessment (115)
- Machine Building (4,630)
-
Materials and Processing (3,040)
- Materials and components (2,271)
- Materials and Processing (5)
- Materials processing and testing (292)
- Rapid Prototyping (472)
-
Monitoring, Measurement and Quality (5,680)
- Data Acquisition Hardware and PC I/O Boards (491)
- Data acquisition Software and Communications (505)
- Data loggers (428)
- Electrical and Electronic Testing, PAT Equipment (645)
- Form/co-ordinate, optical, vision instruments (765)
- Gauges, Indicators and Instruments (449)
- Materials testing equipment (439)
- Monitoring, Measurement and Quality (1)
- Telecomms/network test equipment, software etc (159)
- Testing and Calibration Services and Information (522)
- Testing, analysing and monitoring equipment (1,276)
-
Powertrain Design (3,723)
- Bearings (986)
- Chains and belts (334)
- Gears, brakes, couplings and engines (1,482)
- Hydraulic Components (475)
- Lubricants (441)
- Powertrain Design (4)
-
Sensors (7,313)
- Accelerometers and Vibration Sensors (450)
- Barcode Sensors (103)
- Flowmeters and Flow Sensors (649)
- Gas, Chemical, Radiation, Magnetic Sensors (293)
- Humidity and Environmental Sensors (158)
- Level Sensors and Leak Detectors (539)
- Linear Position Sensors (417)
- Loadcells, Force Sensors, Torque Sensors (732)
- Pressure sensors (642)
- Proximity Sensors (715)
- Rotary Position, Tilt and Angular Sensors (564)
- Sensors (12)
- Temperature sensors (623)
- Vision and Colour Sensors (1,416)
- Small Mechanical Components, Joining, Tools (2,057)
- Valves, Pumps, Process Hardware (3,730)
