Fortress Interlocks has released an option pod with keyswitch for the company’s amGard range of modular safety gate switches.
The option pod ensures a user can only enter a potentially hazardous area when it is safe. It prevents inadvertent restart of the machinery while they are in there and a second pod inside the area can be used to initiate safe robot programming using the key.
The product combines both trapped key and gate switch technology to control access to equipment protected by safe guarding. Removal of the key from the pod selects machine stop at the end of a run down cycle and the user takes the key into the hazardous area preventing restart.
A robot’s teach mode can be initiated by inserting the key into a second pod. This overrides the circuits that operate the robot and enables the separate circuits that allow safe teaching. Reverse robot or machine start is possible once the key is released from the programming pod and is inserted into the pod on the guarding door.
The product range consists of modular units, providing maximum flexibility. Customised interlock systems can be created to individual specifications using standard products.
Fortress Systems
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www.fortressinterlocks.com