The Tapeswitch multigate SCU-1 control unit monitoring system guards machinery where monitoring for a guard is required but locking is not; it monitors up to 30 HE Series interlock switches.
Available with 4, 5 or 6 contacts, the Omron IP67-rated D4SL-N safety interlock switch can be mounted in 4 different directions without rotating the head; 2 wiring methods make 1-touch attachment and removal possible.
As many of you who read this column each month are well aware, Food Engineering’s Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference and Expo is held every year in Florida during April.
Bigger welcome mats are being laid out for third-party auditors as the food industry reconciles itself to customer and public demands for greater transparency.