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Noncontact switches mix safety with practicality

A Halcyon Drives product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Apr 28, 2008

SensaGuard's large sensing range and tolerance to misalignment combine to form a cost-effective solution that covers a wide range of industrial safety applications.

Guardmaster's new SensaGuard range of noncontact interlock switches are now available from stock at Halcyon Drives.

When it comes to machine safety, protection of personnel and equipment is the main concern, but it must be balanced with flexibility and productivity.

Halcyon Drives reckons that safety system designers can optimise all three factors with the new Allen-Bradley SensaGuard family of noncontact switches.

Featuring the latest generation of RFID technology for coding and inductive technology for sensing, SensaGuard's large sensing range and tolerance to misalignment combine to form a cost-effective solution that is ideally suited for a wide range of industrial safety applications.

The SensaGuard product line is a Category 4/SIL 3 rated switch to EN954-1, with TUV functional safety approved to IEC61508.

The switches can be connect to a standard safety relay, such as the MSR126, MSR127, MSR200/300 Family, SmartGuard and safety I/O blocks.

Multiple actuator sizes are available for large sensing distances, and all units come with IP69K environmental rating together with short-circuit and overvoltage protection.

A LED is located on the switch for door status and troubleshooting.

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