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Control devices withstand severe levels of stress
The R-Series is IP65-rated to provide protection in the most extreme ambient conditions, even during frequent activation over long periods.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 December 2007
Emergency switches suit a range of applications
The ZQ 900 is a safety emergency switch that latches in the emergency-stop position if actuated and requires a manual reset by means of a release button.
News from Engineeringtalk, 1 October 2007
Seminars get engineers up to speed on standards
Schmersal is running a series of free specialist seminars to give design engineers working on safety-related control systems for machines the competence required to apply BS EN ISO13849-1:2006.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 June 2007
Machine safety components set for showing
Machine safety specialist Schmersal will exhibit on Stand C7 at the Machine Building exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham on 14th and 15th February 2007.
News from Engineeringtalk, 27 November 2006
Safety switches clean up food processing
Machine safety equipment manufacturer Schmersal has produced a brochure previewing its Series N range of hygienic safety switches for the food processing industry.
News from Engineeringtalk, 8 August 2006
New website for Schmersal
Man-machine safety specialist Schmersal has published a new-look website to provide customers with the latest product news and specifications.
News from Engineeringtalk, 27 July 2006
New Safety Relay Brochure from Schmersal
Schmersal's range of Protect-SRB safety relay modules is one of the most comprehensive available for the signal processing of emergency-stop, interlocking and other protective devices.
News from Engineeringtalk, 26 July 2006
Monitoring module maximises operator safety
Safety monitoring module protects machine operators when they are performing repairs or maintenance in hazardous zones with shutdown machine control.
News from Engineeringtalk, 24 July 2006
Non-Contact Guard Door Monitoring Sensor
Man-machine safety specialist Schmersal has introduced the BNS 260, a compact, coded non-contact guard-door monitoring sensor
News from Engineeringtalk, 14 July 2006
Safety switch is easy to integrate
A novel noncontact safety switch uses the latest pulse-echo technology to determine door position and lock status.
News from Engineeringtalk, 6 June 2006
Pulse echo improves sensor communications
Non-contact safety sensor for monitoring the position of safety guards uses pulse-echo technology to communicate between the sensor and actuator.
News from Engineeringtalk, 1 February 2006
Noncontact safety products on show
Machine safety specialists Schmersal and Laidler Associates will be exhibiting at the Southern Manufacturing exhibition at Thorpe Park on 8th and 9th February 2006.
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 December 2005
Sensor keeps watch over two safety guards
A new noncontact safety sensor can be used to monitor the position of two sliding, hinged or removable safety guards.
News from Engineeringtalk, 18 November 2005
Safety limit switch joins integrated AS-i range
The TR235-AS safety limit switch is the latest addition to Schmersal's range of safety components that connect directly to the AS-i Safety at Work system.
News from Engineeringtalk, 19 September 2005
Awards double for Schmersal
Two Schmersal safety products have received design awards from the 2005 Industry Forum Design Hanover.
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 May 2005
Safety switches secure Heathrow machinery
Schmersal has supplied a number of its bidirectional position limit switches to Alternative Access to be fitted to more than 30 bespoke powered access platforms in Heathrow's new Terminal 5 building.
News from Engineeringtalk, 13 May 2005
Interlock designed to increase machine uptime
A novel noncontact solenoid interlock uses pulse echo sensor technology to compensate for misalignment over the life of the equipment it guards.
News from Engineeringtalk, 12 April 2005
Food machinery controls keep it clean
A new range of hygienic pushbuttons, control devices and indicator lights have been designed specifically to meet the health and safety requirements of EC directives for the food and beverage market.
News from Engineeringtalk, 24 March 2005
Safety and the fieldbus - the specialist's view
Terry Hayward argues that the extension of fieldbuses to integrate people and machine safety should remain the focus of specialist safety experts and not automation experts.
News from Engineeringtalk, 8 March 2005
Understanding ATEX
Have safety manufacturers and end-users really come to terms with the regulations introduced in the latest ATEX Directive?
News from Engineeringtalk, 7 March 2005
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