{"id":51240,"date":"2021-10-27T10:05:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T08:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=51240"},"modified":"2021-10-27T10:05:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T08:05:39","slug":"schmersal-presents-new-developments-in-machine-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/schmersal-zeigt-neues-zur-maschinensicherheit\/","title":{"rendered":"Machine safety: small, digital and networked\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the Nuremberg SPS \u201eSmart Production Solutions\u201c 2021, the Schmersal Group will be demonstrating how the challenges of Industry 4.0 can be overcome through the miniaturisation, digitalisation and networking of safety components and systems.<\/p>\n<p>The miniaturisation of safety components reduces the amount of material required and the space they take up in machines and systems. The advancing digitalisation of safety systems also makes it possible to<strong> Greater process transparency and predictive maintenance concepts<\/strong>. In the course of Industry 4.0, machines and systems are becoming more complex and consequently require more extensive safety systems. Networking different safety switching devices is one way of reducing complexity.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Intelligent switches in mini format\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schmersal.com\/produkte\/neuheiten\/sicherheitszuhaltung-azm40\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">AZM40<\/a> is <strong>the smallest electronic solenoid interlock in the world<\/strong> and has a high locking force of 2,000 newtons. And thanks to its angular flexibility, the guard locking can also be easily installed in confined and inaccessible areas. The RSS260 RFID safety sensor is also compact. <a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?s=schmersal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">Schmersal <\/a><strong>equipped the sensor with new software<\/strong>, so that it now offers four additional, optionally selectable functions. These not only make it possible to save on a safety relay module, they also reduce wiring and installation costs.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-3615981220\"><div id=\"packa-3841454922\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Schmersal presents new safety control system for the first time\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The most important features of digital production include <strong>consistent data exchange<\/strong>. With the Protect PSC1 safety controller, the user can utilise the integrated universal communication interface as a gateway to send diagnostic information from the safety sensors to a higher-level control system. In addition, the modular, programmable safety controller allows users to implement their safety requirements for a wide variety of machines in a targeted and simple manner. <strong>A further development of the Protect PSC1 will also be shown for the first time<\/strong>The successor model offers a range of additional functions.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>More flexibility with less wiring effort\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Schmersal offers various solutions to master the increasing complexity of safety measures for larger machines and systems. The <strong>Safety Fieldbox<\/strong> enables flexible and individually configurable safety solutions as well as fail-safe \u201eplug &amp; play\u201c installation of various switch types.<\/p>\n<p>The SD bus from Schmersal is a <strong>System for serial diagnosis of series circuits<\/strong>. In conjunction with a new solution from Schmersal - the PSC1 safety controller with<br \/>\nOPC UA connection - the serial diagnostic bus now becomes SD 4.0: This means that<strong> Industry 4.0-compatible security concepts<\/strong> that offer a high level of diagnostic convenience and are easily scalable.<\/p>\n<p>Schmersal at the SPS 2019: Hall 9, Stand 460<\/p>\n<p><em>Source<\/em>: Schmersal<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At the Nuremberg SPS \u201eSmart Production Solutions\u201c 2021, the Schmersal Group will be demonstrating how the challenges of Industry 4.0 can be overcome through the miniaturisation, digitalisation and networking of safety components and systems.","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":51241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"Schmersal zeigt auf der SPS L\u00f6sungen zur Maschinensicherheit: Miniaturisierung, Digitalisierung und Vernetzung von Sicherheitskomponenten und -systemen.","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Maschinensicherheit,sps,Schmersal","rank_math_title":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[59358,59,94,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-51240","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-verpackungstechnik","8":"tag-schmersal","9":"tag-software-und-steuern","10":"tag-sps-ipc-drives","11":"tag-verpackungstechnik","12":"cs-entry","13":"cs-video-wrap"},"acf":[],"vimeo_video":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}