Safety Sensors and Switches Reference Materials

Description: Construction sites are some of the toughest work environments. Between the noise, heat, steam, and constant movement, it creates a high-risk setting for operators and crews. Among the most demanding ...

Description: Safety light curtains, as safety sensors, have the necessary features to prevent unexpected failures. ...

Description: Our Building and Home Automation Application Guide provides an overview of the Littelfuse technologies used in various building and home automation applications. It is designed to help you quickly ...

Description: Superior safety, from switches to sensors. The first-generation safety interlocks, like the mechanical door switch, were the best available solution 50 years ago - but were far short of perfect. Read ...

Description: Offshore platforms around the globe are essential to the production of oil/gas and the global energy supply chain, but they represent a daily hazardous operating environment to the employees that work ...

Description: Itron, an American giant and a world leader in IoT technologies for utilities and smart cities, invited IoT solution providers to participate in their London Smart City Challenge with the aim of ...

Description: The purpose of a foot switch is to provide the user with a comfortable, hands-free way to activate one or more processes on a machine or device. These switches or pedals provide foot-activated control ...

Description: To support the implementation of safe "smart" factories, Altech is introducing Bernstein AG's non-contact Smart Safety Sensor. Designated SRF (an abbreviation of Safety RFID), it features an ...

Description: The Cooper Tire and Rubber Company Europe Limited, the manufacturer of Avon brand tires and recognized as a world leader in the pneumatic tire market, has begun updating machine safety systems with ...

Description: Eden E has replaced mechanical switches on filling machines from ELOPAK in order to increase reliability and ensure a high level of safety ...

Description: This document describes a PIC16C57 based code hopping automotive security system. The security system implements all the basic features found on security systems and can be changed to modify or add ...

Description: What is the relationship between AT (Ampere*turn) and Tesla or Gauss? What magnet strength will activate a 15 AT reed switch at 5 mm? There is not an answer that is both simple and accurate. Because ...

Description: Variable frequency drives (VFDs) improve control and conserve energy by regulating motor speed. The most common types are PWM (pulse width modulation) and Six Step. Both technologies are based on high ...

Description: CurrentWatch™ current switches and sensors are designed to fulfill the sensing requirements of as many applications as possible, while keeping the number of stocked sensors to a minimum. This is ...

Description: CurrentWatch sensors and switch models are available in three power supply options, termed self-powered, loop-powered and auxiliary-powered. Understanding how to wire and install each type will help ...

Description: The US Labor Department statistics indicate that an average of more than 4,000 non-disabling and more than 3,000 disabling electrical contact work-related injuries are recorded annually in the United ...

Description: Electricity powers the wheels of industry and commerce, but the dangers associated with the use of faulty electrical tools, appliances and equipment in the workplace can be costly in both human and ...

Description: In the rugged construction site environment, flexible cords supplying portable tools and appliances, cord connectors, receptacles and cord and plug connections can all be subject to hazards which can ...

Description: In the rugged construction site environment, flexible cords supplying portable tools and appliances, cord connectors, receptacles and cord and plug connections can all be subject to hazards which can ...

Description: With the Low Voltage Directive requiring that manufacturers of electrical and electronic products only place on the market equipment that does not create a danger to people, domestic animals and ...

Description: It makes a major contribution to machine safety and- thanks to the CAN open field bus system- reduces considerably the need for cabling. It's the eloSafe Machine Safety System from elobau GmbH which ...

Description: At present a great deal of uncertainty is coming up about the new machine safety standards - the ISO 13849-1, IEC 62061 and the IEC 61508 for machines and plants. Nobody knows which standard will ...