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Safety switch mats are often used to secure hazardous areas in punching systems, pipe benders and wood processing machines. In contrast to optoelectronic protection equipment such as safety light curtains and grids, safety switch mats allow the monitoring of entire working areas. As soon as someone steps on the switch mat, the hazardous movement is switched off via a connected safety relay module. Schmersal offers two ranges of safety mats.
When it comes to securing crushing and shearing points, safety edges are used. On contact, they stop hazardous movements and thus prevent injuries to persons and damage to machines. Typical areas of application for tactile sensors are warehouse lifts, lift doors, loading bridges and industrial gates. The safety edges consists of an aluminium profile strip, a rubber profile and slot-in sensors. They are not sensitive to environmental influences.
Safety-related bumpers are protective equipment with a proximity function. They prevent hazards to persons if they approach a hazardous point, for example, by switching off, stopping or reprogramming a hazardous movement. An actuating force is applied to a signal transmitter and, in conjunction with an evaluation signal, generates a control command. Safety bumpers can be used in driverless transport systems, electric suspension railways, moving machine parts and on automatic sliding doors to secure crush and shear points, etc.
Interested parties who require further information on safety-related tactile sensors such as safety mats, safety edges and bumpers will find what they are looking for in the Schmersal Group's extensive online catalogue. Dimensions, information on chemical resistance, clear illustrations and various other general and mechanical data on the individual products can be viewed here.
