This webinar helps engineers and machine builders simplify the complexity of functional safety by breaking down standards, risk assessment, and system design into clear, actionable steps. Participants will learn how to reduce integration challenges, improve compliance, and streamline safety architecture while gaining insight into how WAGO’s new Safety Logic Modules enable high-level safety functions without a dedicated safety PLC. Attendees will walk away with practical knowledge they can immediately apply to improve machine safety and system reliability.
Overview
Functional safety continues to grow in importance as machine builders face increasing regulatory pressure, more complex automation systems, and higher expectations for operator protection. This webinar provides insight into essential standards, such as ISO 13849, IEC 62061, and IEC 61508, and explains how to interpret and apply key concepts such as performance levels, safety integrity levels, and risk reduction. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the safety lifecycle, including risk assessment, functional requirements, implementation, and validation.
In addition to foundational education, the webinar highlights new ways to simplify safety architecture using WAGO’s Safety Logic Modules, which allow machine builders to achieve SIL3 / PLe performance levels without needing a dedicated safety PLC. By integrating safety functions directly into the I/O system, these modules reduce system complexity, engineering effort, and cost while maintaining high levels of reliability and diagnostic capability. Participants will leave equipped with both the theoretical knowledge and practical tools needed to design safer, more efficient machine systems.
Key Takeaways
- Understand core functional safety principles and how they apply to machine design.
- Identify and evaluate machine risks using industry-standard methodologies.
- Apply PL and SIL requirements correctly when designing safety functions.
- Implement safe functions without a safety PLC using WAGO Safety Logic Modules.
- Leverage predefined safety logic blocks to reduce engineering time and validation complexity.
Speaker
For the past 17 years, Norz has worked closely on the development of WAGO's current I/O System and has contributed significantly to the expansion of WAGO’s automation portfolio, including the Compact Controller 100, DER Controller, and Edge Devices.