Elobau offers a complete range of 25 Control Units (also called “Safety Relays”) which are certified according to the new Machine Directive EN ISO 13849-1, which comes into effect in Europe as of December 30, 2009.

Together with our complete range of Machine Safety Switches and Coded Magnets, available in various sizes, materials and configurations, we have the most comprehensive range of contact-less Machine Safeguarding Solutions.

The current EU standard, EN 954-1, will no longer be applicable and will be replaced by EN ISO 13849-1, which defines a Performance Level (PL) for all safety-related parts of a control system. IEC 61508, along with the sub-category standard EN 62061, determines a Safety Integrity Level (SIL) for the devices.

As stated above, manufacturers and operators of machinery are requested to have their machines fully compliant as of December 30, 2009 for the European market. OSHA standards and European standards will converge towards the IEC61508 international standard. Therefore, the same requirements will also become applicable for machines sold and operated in the United Sates in the future.

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Everything you need for the safety of man and machine from one source – that is what the elobau program provides. For machine guard monitoring, non-contacting sensors are used – they satisfy high protection standards, are free from wear and tear and particularly easy to install. All the systems which contain control units and sensors or locking bolt systems are approved according to the EN 954-1 and are consistent with safety categories 1-4. For multi-purpose requirements the sensors can be delivered in different design forms which also could have ATEX approval.

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