SAFETY MATS Safety Mats are used for intrusion detection into hazardous areas around power presses, machinery and robots. Detection results in a stop command being sent to machinery or robot controls. The presence of operators in hazardous areas not visible from the equipment controls location is also detected, in this case pressure sensitive safety mats prevent restart of the equipment. Safety mat systems consist of the mat itself and a mat controller to interface with the machine controls Bircher SafeTec safety mats are a pressure sensitive design. Copper clad epoxy plates are encapsulated in a black polyurethane compound. Copper, the...
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