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Machine safety, from assessment to validation
We reduce risk to an acceptable level with CFSAE-certified engineering, designs validated with SISTEMA (IFA) and SICK devices.
Certification
Certified machine safety experts
Our engineering staff is certified as CFSAE (Certified Functional Safety Application Expert, SGS-TÜV Saar), with design and engineering validated with the SISTEMA (IFA) software following the technical guidelines of SICK, our Vision Partner.
Principles
Risk control hierarchy
The goal is not to eliminate all risk, but to reduce it to a tolerable level, in this order:
Inherently safe design
Remove the hazard through machine design: limit force and speed, eliminate sharp edges.
Technical protective measures
Functional safety: electronic, mechanical or optical devices that act when a person approaches a hazard zone.
Information and warnings
Signs, visual and audible alarms and manuals for the risks that could not be removed technically.
How we work
From analysis to the final report
- 01
Risk assessment
Systematic analysis and evaluation of the hazards of each machine or line according to ISO 12100.
- 02
Safety concept
Definition of guards, safety functions (SF) and work zones based on the risk report.
- 03
Machine remediation
Design, manufacturing and installation of guards, doors, light curtains, scanners and safety panels.
- 04
Verification and validation
V&V plan, testing of each safety function and final report with photos and documentation.
Standards
International ISO / IEC standards
Type A
General principles
- ISO 12100: risk assessment and risk reduction, our methodological basis
Type B
Safety aspects and devices
- ISO 13849-1: Performance Level of safety-related control parts
- ISO 13855: distances based on approach speed
- ISO 13857: safety distances for upper and lower limbs
- IEC 61496: electro-sensitive protective equipment (light curtains and scanners)
- ISO 14119 / ISO 14120: interlocks and guards
Type C
Specific machines
- ISO 10218 for robotic cells
- Specific EN standards for presses, palletizers and other machines
Applications
Devices we integrate
Safety light curtains
Optical barriers with muting logic to tell a passing pallet from an operator entering the area.
Safety laser scanners
Protection of areas and variable perimeters around robotic cells and AGVs.
Interlocks and locking devices
Safety switches and locks that keep guards closed during a hazardous movement.
Safety controllers and relays
Fail-safe hardware that processes redundant signals and performs a safe stop, independent of the line PLC.
Completed projects
Safety in automotive plants
Scania · 2024São Bernardo do Campo · Brazil
Together with Bleichert and KUKA
Installation and commissioning of the engine assembly line
Installation, programming and commissioning of the automated engine and gantry assembly line, including the line safety certification and an AGV-fed end of line.
- KUKA KRC4 robots
- Siemens S7-1500
- Atlas Copco
- Kistler
- RFID
- AGV
- Safety
FIAT · Stellantis · 2024Córdoba plant · Argentina
Safety systems for the paint shop
Mechanical and electrical design, manufacturing, programming and commissioning of the paint shop safety systems, with production support.
- Siemens S7-1500F
- 80 SICK light curtains
- 6 safety scanners
- 24 doors
- 600 m of fencing
- 6 PLCs replaced
PSA Peugeot Citroën · Stellantis · 2024El Palomar plant · Argentina
Safety systems for the paint shop lowerators
Design, manufacturing, installation and commissioning of the safety systems for the PEI lowerators in the paint shop.
- Siemens S7-1500F / S7-400 / S5
- 30 SICK light curtains
- 26 safety doors
- Forcola safety devices
- Control panel
Need to bring your machines up to standard?
We carry out the risk assessment, safety concept and full remediation, with documented validation.