The growth of safety networks in industrial automation. The previous hard-wired approach to safety is giving way to a networked approach, built around safety controllers and safety PLCs, dedicated safety I/O, and the new generations of safety networks. On the plant floor, the demand for seamless communication and unobtrusive network layers […]
The Omron NB HMI Series now supports the G9SP Programmable Safety Controller, using the updated version of NB-Designer HMI project development software. A serial communications driver has been added to the latest version of NB-Designer HMI project development software that will allow customers to consolidate their Safety and low I/O applications to […]
ABB Drives has produced a white paper on developing safer machines with drive based functional safety. The paper is divided into three sections covering: Functional Safety: Safer machines with drive-based functional safety; Laws, Standards and a road-map to drive-based functional safety, and ABB’s drive-based functional safety solutions. Compared to the traditional safety […]
To help with understand the new Machinery Directive, Schneider Electric UK has produced a comprehensive Safe Machinery Guide. The guide covers the main aspects of making machines safe, taking a holistic view of risk assessment, risk reduction, inherently safe design, safeguarding and functional safety. As well as the moral obligation to avoid harming […]
Using an inverter drives with integrated safety reduces the need for external safety components, simplifying configuration and reducing installation space. ABB UK offers this safety functionality is a built-in feature in the ACS880, with safe torque-off (STO) as standard. With ACS880, additional safety functions can be commissioned with the optional certified safety functions […]