Safety first

Safety first

The new 2006/42/EC directive on machinery highlights that the increased frequency of accidents caused by the use of machines can be significantly reduced by integrating a comprehensive safety concept into their design, construction, installation and maintenance.

On the safe side with Hirschmann

The Scalable Mobile Control System from Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH meets these requirements by meticulously managing all factors vital to human safety, and to the control and protection of the machine. One example is the powerful integrated auto-diagnostic and monitoring functions, which promptly localize anomalies or faults, thus inhibiting any hazardous maneuvers.

The integrated safety system of our Scalable Mobile Control System consists of a Safety Controller, Hirschmann™ Safety Protocol, Safety Task and Threading Framework. These constantly monitor the main processor and the main loop of the application program. With this integrated safety architecture, the Scalable Mobile Control System fulfils Performance Level c (SIL 1) or Performance Level d (SIL 2) according to EN ISO 13849-1.

For all mobile automation applications

The Scalable Mobile Control System has all the necessary qualities for powerful and safe use in all mobile automation applications:

• Compliance with forthcoming standards EN IEC 13849-1 and ISO 61508
• Sturdy design and very high resistance to shock and vibration
• Higher electromagnetic compatibility levels as standards require
• An extended operating temperature range, from -40° to +70° C
• High protection against humidity, powder, water and saline fog
• Modular I/O configuration
• PWM outputs to directly drive solenoids and hydraulic
proportional valves
• Integrated software function blocks such as
Safe Load Indication (SLI)
• A complete auto-diagnostic system
• A datalogger to record customizable information on events,
alarms, overloads, lifting cycles and counters

CONTROL unlimited
January 2009