Ensuring that even welded contacts open and machine stops in emergency Micro Switch Series GSX provides safe failure mode to support safe working environments It combines Micro Switch global limit safety product with explosionproof housing from Learn more

With less than 20 mm panel depth Model TH-Contact TE1 is available with illuminated or nonilluminated mushroom cap dia of 25 30 and 40 mm for 16.2 mm panel cut out or 22.5 with adapter option Providing 1 NO and 1 NC or 2 NC switching functions it Learn more

Offered in EPDM for resistance to ozone and weathering Model SGE-88 mounts with double-sided tape and Model SGE-1510 mounts with integrated angle on profile Strips are protected from damage by outer covering of nonconductive rubber that allows Learn more

People always want to know "What's the best product?" From IEN's most recent Brand Preference Studies we've collected and analyzed the results of your favorite brands in the industrial marketplace.In each category four brand leaders were Learn more

Free of potentially toxic cadmium-based pigments Series 44 is protected to IP 65 from front as standard or can be fitted with silicon cap for IP 67 protection Rated at 500 Vac/10 A 22.5 and 30.5 mm switches have screw terminals and self-cleaning Learn more

Robots have been used to transfer metal in stamping operations for many years but what safety issues should be addressed when humans need to share space in the robotic work cell? What techniques can be applied to ensure personnel safety while Learn more

SICK Inc safety systems has added more than 20 new safety interlocks to their product line Nearly doubling the products offered SICK has safety interlocking solutions ranging from less demanding environments to robust devices for the harshest of Learn more

IEN How can/will the sector answer industry demand for increased automation and flexibility?Wilkinson One of the main things the industry will ask for is the ability to choose best of class components without a fear of incompatibility For example Learn more

What requires four feet of concrete surrounded by two feet of steel to safeguard against things escaping not entering? Answer the Michigan State University Cyclotrons.MSU's cyclotrons are at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory Learn more