Tapeswitch Corporation offers several lines of non-contact safety switches and system solutions for machine guarding/monitoring in industrial sectors and monitoring in commercial sectors in global markets.
The New HE offers a CAT 4, SIL 3 PLe system, featuring solid state, single point, switch options in either ABS or stainless steel resin filled housing and a single SCU-1 main control unit capable of monitoring up to 30 guards at a CAT 4, SIL 3 PLe safety performance level.
Machine Guarding Solution – Solid State, Single Point Switch Options
The new HE line features the latest coded magnetic, fully encapsulated, solid state, single point switching non-contact switches with built in, dual color, LED status indication that are available in ABS resin filled or stainless steel housing in two sizes HE1 (smaller switch) and HE2 (elongated switch) or the HE-D- (Double Switch) The HE-D switch reduces the amount of wiring for multiple gates and reduces the brackets needed for mounting the switches. The switches offer a CAT 4, SIL 3 PLe safety performance level. It has 2 N/O and 1 N/C bi-directional solid state outputs. The solid state outputs offer simple series connection. They offer a 7mm switching distance and can approach on each other from most angles. The HE switches are IP67 rated.
Multiple Gate Machine Guarding – Controller Option
When combined with the single SCU-1 control unit, it is a multi-gate switch solution capable of monitoring up to 30 switches in the series at a CAT 4, SIL 3 PLe safety performance level.