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Safety Technology

Safety technology

Safety shut-offs do not always have to involve a full machine shutdown. Smart, safe reactions to various situations provide safety without always stopping the production process. Intelligent, decentralized and integrated safety technology that is simple to operate and that reaches extremely high reaction times opens up an entirely new range of machine safety concepts.

Certificates, manuals, etc.

The SafeIO products can be used flexibly in the switching cabinet or for harsh environments as centralized or decentralized concepts. Built-in diagnostics minimize installation costs and provide new possibilities for error analysis and remote maintenance.

Fast

A cycle time of 200 μs for SIL 3 is a new dimension in safety communication. Reaction times decrease by a factor of 10, and the advantages of hard-wired solutions are combined with the possibilities of modern, integrated and intelligent safety bus technology. POWERLINK and POWERLINK Safety accomplish this all using standard Ethernet mechanisms. This allows these protocols to be combined with all conventional and, more importantly, newer Ethernet profiles. POWERLINK Safety is the fastest and most flexible real-time safety bus system on the market.

Innovative

The reduction to one cable allows for transfer of safe data using the existing infrastructure. Additional cabling of a safe line is not necessary. Transparent and non-reactive access to safe data is an integral part of non-safe machine control. Complicated communication mechanisms between safe and non-safe areas are things of the past. Having smart-safe reactions instead of hard machine stops provides advantages for processes, avoids manipulations and increases the value of machines.

SafeDESIGNER - The tool for safety-related applications

All products in the Integrated Safety Technology program integrated in Automation Studio are optimally adjusted to each other and, more importantly, to existing automation products. Compatible applications can therefore be created very easily. The integrated safety technology includes all safety-related hardware and software components. The IEC 61508 safety standard explicitly recommends blocks for programming safety logic. The blocks in the integrated library are validated and conformant to the PLCopen Safety standards. This flexibility enables innovative safety concepts for increased productivity. Integrated safety technology increases machine and system availability. Automation Studio supports open programming for safety technology - much more than conventional configuration methods typically do.

Safe CPUs - SafeLOGIC

Safe configuration management, safe parameter management and safe application processing are the central functions of B&R safety technology. These SafeLOGIC services reduce life cycle costs and simplify use.

Virtual wiring – Safety at the click of a mouse

While safety shutdowns were handled using fixed wiring in the past, they are now implemented using virtual wiring in Automation Studio. The necessary function blocks are PLCopen compliant and certified by TÜV Rheinland. Unlike with "real wiring", an identical copy of the safety application is processed in the safe controller. This completely eliminates wiring errors during series production and significantly shortens commissioning times. The safe PLC offers possibilities that were never possible with "real wiring".

Flexibility reduces costs

Distributed I/O increases flexibility. That's valid for standard I/O as well as for safe I/O. Integrated safety technology modules simply have additional I/O nodes attached; everything else remains the same. Modular machine manufacturing is supported optimally in this way. This flexibility is also possible in the safety controller. Different models can be handled by programming the application as needed. Expensive adaptations are not needed, and costs are reduced.

Safe wiring made easy

Intelligent tests in the modules continuously check cable quality, thereby eliminating all safety risks down to the last meter of cable. The use of shielded cables or expensive protected lines is passé. The testing patterns generated for the tests identify each channel uniquely. All diagnosed wiring errors can be called up via the network and also used in the remote diagnostics.

Integrated safety technology

All products in the B&R integrated safety technology program are optimally adjusted to each other and, more importantly, to existing automation products. Compatible applications can therefore be created very easily. Elegant application solutions with integral smart-safe reactions and maximum cost reductions are the result.