Safe Emergency Stop Switches from IDEC available

7th December 2007

ES Admin

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Live Electronics has released two IDEC Emergency Stop Switches incorporating revolutionary safe-break action: XA (16mm diameter mounting) and XW (22mm diameter mounting) ranges, meeting international safety standards ISO13850 and EN60947-5-5. LED illuminated versions with replaceable 24V AC/DC LEDs are offered for XA in 29mm and 40mm mushroom head styles, and XW has 40mm and 60mm mushroom head options. Push-turn and push-pull reset actions are built-in on both ranges complying with US and European standards to reduce operator errors.

Emergency stop switches are widely used in Human Machine Interface (HMI) applications such as automated production, to enable an instant stop capability. Failure to stop the machine motion may lead to equipment damage, personal injury, down time, or more catastrophic failures such as fire and life-threatening accidents. The XA/XW ranges employ safe-break action to ensure the normally closed contacts are forced open even if the operator knob is broken, or if the contact block is removed, or if the contacts are welded closed. The three safe-break failure modes together is a unique feature offered by the IDEC E-Stop product.

Further safety aspects include a contact assembly with up to four contacts in a compact package with XA being the first 16mm E-Stop with 4 contacts and with a panel depth of only 27.9mm. The panel depth of the XW being only 48.7mm sets it as the worlds shortest 4-contact 22mm diameter E-Stop. PCB or solder tab termination styles are available on both models with XW also having a screw terminal option. Both devices are suitable for Level 4 safety category applications and rear-of-panel mounting.

Claire Childs, Live Electronics MD commented, “Live Electronics keeps its promise to introduce leading quality products to our range. These E-Stop additions from IDEC provide customers with a world first from a safety driven company. Further releases soon.”