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SISTEMA software provides support to developers of safety-related machine controls

Wieland Electric's SISTEMA software is designed to provide developers and testers of safety-related machine controls with support in the evaluation of safety in the context of EN ISO 13849-1. SISTEMA stands for "Safety Integrity Software Tool for the Evaluation of Machine Applications’ and enables users to model the structure of the safety-related control components based upon the designated architectures. This, in turn, allows automated calc... [more]

DIRAK expands SNAP-Joiner range to include a joiner with an integral grounding clip

DIRAK has expanded its SNAP-Joiner product offering to include a joiner with an integral grounding clip to address the growing global concern for grounding in electrical applications across many industries. The new 1-043SL SNAP-Joiner combines the function of mechanically connecting two sheet metal panels together while simultaneously creating an automatic and secure metal-to-metal connection between two coated or uncoated sheet metal panels. ... [more]

PULS UK single phase Q-series units granted ATEX approval

An explosive atmosphere is created when dust, mist or gases become mixed with the air and produce a flammable substance. Many industrial environments may contain, or have the potential to produce, an explosive atmosphere. Examples include places where production activities create or release flammable gases or vapour, such as paint spraying, or in factories handling fine organic dusts such as grain flour or wood. ATEX, which derives its name... [more]

Machine builders could be wasting thousands of pounds on over specification if they do not fully understand EN 954-1

With the European Commission’s news to allow EN 954-1 to continue for a further two years, many machine builders will carry on using this standard to support compliance to the Machinery Directive, despite the introduction of EN ISO 13849-1 and EN 62061. However, Schneider Electric is warning if the standard is not used correctly, they could be wasting thousands of pounds on ‘over specification’, as well as compromising on their machines' safety. ... [more]

Festo one-day orientation course explains the latest requirements of the new Machinery Directive to machine builders

Festo has introduced a one-day orientation course for machine builders struggling to interpret the latest requirements of the new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Following the decision of the EC Machinery Working Group to extend the transition period of the existing EN 954-1 safety standard beyond its expected end-of-life deadline of December 2009, but for an unspecified amount of time, machine designers and builders now face the dilemma of wh... [more]

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