May 21, 2024 Industry in transformation: Sustainability and digitisation need Safety and Security Thomas Pilz “Our industry is undergoing a process of transformation. Digitisation and sustainability are the drivers of a changing industry. Digitization in industry leads to the networking of production systems. The risk of manipulation (intentional or otherwise) or data leakage increases with…
May 15, 2024 Grass GmbH, a global manufacturer of movement systems – including telescopic slides – required a safety upgrade of a complete press line for steel forming at their Salzburg plant. Where normative safety requirements are concerned, presses have a special status: so they were looking for a partner that was able to convert…
April 26, 2024 As a leading provider of innovative solutions for the workplace, Noark is proud to introduce their latest product offering: ERH32 Series Extended Rotary Handles. These handles are designed to enhance the performance and functionality of your equipment, making it easier than ever to operate and maintain. Noark’s Extended Rotary Handles are specifically engineered…
April 23, 2024 How do you protect machinery against cyber attacks, misuse by operators, or manipulation? In the future, Industrial Security will be an important component of the EC Declaration of Conformity. The new Industrial Security Consulting Service from Pilz is your solution. Their experts analyse your risk with regard to security vulnerabilities on the…
Omron Offers Advanced Safety Services – What You May Not Know Yet April 16, 2024 In any industrial setting, safety is of the utmost importance. Omron Offers Advanced Safety Services to help you and your staff navigate the challenges of complex industry standards and compliance regulations. They also can provide machine safety technology to protect…
April 10, 2024 Each year, readers of the industry journal Computer&Automation vote for their favourite products from the wide range of product releases published within the year. There are various selection categories. Pilz’s two new safety locking devices PSENslock 2 and PSENmlock mini were voted in 1st place in the Safety & Security category. They are absolutely delighted…
April 9, 2024 Pilz adds the operation element PIT oe ETH to its portfolio of control and signal devices Pilz adds the operation element PIT oe ETH to its portfolio of control and signal devices. PIT oe ETH has an activatable Ethernet port, thus protecting freely accessible industrial Ethernet interfaces from improper access. As such…
March 12, 2024 Pilz’s innovative Key-in-pocket maintenance safeguarding system, which guarantees protection against unintended machine restarts, won third place in the Automations Best Award 2023, in the “Best Solutions” category. Readers of the media concepts “messtec drives” and “inspect” voted in their favour. Automations Best Award 2023 These were the convincing factors for the Pilz maintenance…
February 5, 2024 We automate. Safely. Driven by their vision of “The Spirit of Safety”, they use all their passion and knowledge to offer you the best possible automation solutions. They are automation specialists committed to safety. Get to know Pilz better in this video! More Information Pilz Related Story Pilz Digital Annual Press Conference…
January 31, 2024 Guidance on initiating the development of a machine safety strategy Machine-related accidents in the workplace can have devastating consequences, causing injuries, disabilities, and even fatalities. These incidents also result win significant financial losses for businesses. To mitigate these risks, it is crucial for companies to establish a comprehensive machine safety strategy. This…
January 29, 2024 More productivity through robust guard locking Need safety gate monitoring with process guarding for your movable guard? With the electromechanical safety locking device PSENslock / PSENslock 2, you can safeguard both swing gates and sliding gates, as well as covers and flaps efficiently, up to the highest category PL e, Cat. 4 of EN…
Pilz Explains: Which requirements apply for manufacturers of machinery? January 11, 2024 The Machinery Regulation replaces the Machinery Directive The EU Machinery Regulation will apply from 20 January 2027. It came into force in all member states on 19 July 2023, twenty days after it was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Machine…
January 9, 2024 Work safely and productively – with safety switches from Pilz Movable guards such as swing gates and sliding gates, flaps or covers, can be found in almost every application. If there are dangerous overrun movements, a safety locking device with appropriate manipulation protection in accordance with EN ISO 14119 is required. The safety gate cannot be…
Janaury 9, 2024 For the first time, a complete IO-Link Safety System is available for safe communication at field level: The system solution from Pilz comprises Master, as well as field devices and compatible accessories. Among the first devices in the Pilz portfolio to be equipped with IO-Link Safety functionality are the safety light curtains…
January 8, 2024 The new AXC F XT SPLC 3000 safety controller from Phoenix Contact can be operated as a left-side extension module on the PLCnext Control AXC F 2152 and AXC F3152 devices. It extends the PLCnext portfolio with a powerful safety PLC for Profisafe devices in Profinet networks. The safety controller can be used in applications up to safety category SIL 3…
December 5, 2023 The protocol Safety-over-EtherCAT (FSoE) was defined in order to implement secure data transfer for EtherCAT. FSoE enables the transfer of safety-related and non-safety-related information in the EtherCAT communication system. As a result, FSoE is suitable for safety applications up to SIL 3 in accordance with IEC 61508. The safe small controller PNOZmulti 2 is easy to configure as FSoE Master from…
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
