Machine & Process Safeguarding

Safety Components are required for safety countermeasures in equipment and facilities. They are used for shut-out detection of mechanical guards, checking intrusion into hazardous areas, and building safety circuits. Today, forward-thinking manufacturers clearly realize the new role of increased safety on the factory floor.

• Recently adopted international safety standards have shifted the way systems are evaluated
• Safety is a corporate responsibility, not an obstruction to productivity
• Safety is essential to increased productivityand profitability

Next Steps Valin Can Help You With Include...

• Safety walk-through
• Training
• Risk Assessment
• Develop solution
• Product/Solution integration
• Solution validation

Poised at the leading-edge of safety solutions worldwide, Omron’s safety products focus on making safety work. Their automation safety products meet or exceed local and international safety standards.

Product Building Blocks Valin Can Provide Include...

1. Safety Light Curtains

Models are simple to install, and available in a wide selection of protected heights and resolutions.

• Omron F3SG-SR Series Safety Light Curtain

2. Safety Laser Scanners

Omron' OS32C is a very compact safety laser scanner. It has 70 zone configurations for complex guarding parameters. Safety coverage up to 4 m at 270 degrees.

3. Safety Switches & Operator Controls

Tamper resistant switches enhance mechanical guarding methods.

• Guardlocking switches
• Hinge pin switches
• Non-contact switches
• Limit switches
• Tongue switches
• Explosion-proof versions

Safety Door Switches Designed for Harsh Washdown Environments

• D40P Hall-Effect Coded Magnet Non-Contact Safety Switches
• D40ML RFID Magnetic Locking Safety Switches

4. Emergency Stop Devices

• Enclosed and panel-mounted models available with key-operated reset
• Combination rope and push button actuated emergency stop switches
• Heavy duty housing offering rope spans to 200 meters

5. Mats & Area Guarding/Safety Edges & Bumpers

Built tough for tough environments. Combine a mat with a controller to provide proven reliability.

6. Perimeter Guarding

PA4600 models are available with single and multiple-beam models with an operating range to 70 meters. They’re perfect when installing fences is not practical.

• Omron F3SG-PG Perimeter Guard Safety Light Curtain

7. Programmable Safety Systems/Safety Monitoring Relays

The NX-S series of controller offers Safety over EtherCAT, Omron's first to offer integrated safety functionality into the Sysmac platform, suitable for mid to large sized applications; now with stand-alone capabilities.

The G9SP stand-alone programmable safety controller for mid-sized applications supports direct connection to safety mats and non-contact switches. The NE1A DeviceNet safety network controller is well-suited for large complex applications, while safety monitoring relays are ideal for ensuring control reliability in smaller applications.

Videos

• 0.5 Why Use a Safety PLC Instead of Safety Monitoring Relay

G9SP Safety PLC

• 1.0 Omron G9SP Safety PLC: Starting a Project
• 2.0 Omron G9SP Safety PLC: Using the Simulation Feature in the G9SP Configuration Software
• 3.0 Omron G9SP Safety PLC: Commissioning
• 4.0 Omron G9SP Remote Connection Using mbNET MDH811

NX-SL Safety PLC

• 1.0 Omron NX Safety Controller: Starting a Project
• 1.0-A Omron NX Safety Controller: Starting a Stand Alone Controller Project
• 2.0 Omron NX Safety Controller: Setting up the IO
• 2.5 Configuring Omron's NX-SL3 Safety Controller To Use Standard I/O In The Safety Program
• 3.0 Omron NX Safety Controller: Creating a Simple Program for an E-Stop with a Reset Switch
• 4.0 Omron NX Safety Controller: Debug Mode and Program Test
• 5.0 Omron NX Safety Controller: Exchanging Information Between the Safety PLC and Control PLC
• 6.0 How to Take the NX Safety PLC from Program Mode to Run Mode
• 7.0 Omron NX Safety Controller: Transfer project to Stand-Alone NX-SL3*

8. Enabling Switches

Provides the additional protection needed during set-up, programming and servicing of robotic and automatic equipment. Has distinct clicks for three easily discernible positions.

Justifying the Cost of Safeguarding Equipment

Further Education

• Reasons a Safety Relay is Required in a Safety Circuit
• 5 Step to a Safer Workplace
• Optimized Design Means a Safer Workplace
• Coupling the Human Factor with Automation to Ensure Safety Measures
• Swivellink's PLx Safety Validation Devices

Talk to one of our automation experts today at (855) 737-4716, or fill out our online form to learn more.