Our automation system can be integrated with third-party safety controllers, allowing standard safety equipment such as emergency stop buttons, light curtains and enabling devices to be monitored and acted upon. The safety controller typically controls the Safe Torque Off input of motor drives, meaning that it is impossible for a drive to become energised if a safety input is activated.
The automation controller connects to the safety system in a monitoring capacity, allowing status to be reported to the operator via the standalone interface or website.
The design and specification of a safety system depends on how the system is being used. A simple implementation may include only emergency stop buttons, whereas a more involved implementation may require an enabling device (dead man’s handle) to be held before an effect can be run.
For systems which are connected to a third-party automation system, the remote system’s safety outputs will be connected through, ensuring that any emergency stop button can be used to stop an effect if required.