• Banner Engineering India Private Limited

Safety Controller

The new safety controller, SC22-3, from Banner Engineering includes intuitive PC application. It lowers the installation and troubleshooting costs of interfacing multiple safety devices to machine control systems. The flexible SC22-3 handles input devices including emergency stops, light curtains, two-hand controls, interlock switches, safety mats and many others. This allows it to replace multiple dedicated safety modules. Applications include robotic welding cells, power presses and other machinery used in the automotive, metalworking, materials handling, packaging, printing and other industries. The controller supports lean manufacturing cells. Setup is simple, using either an intuitive PC interface (included with no additional licensing fee) or the controller’s onboard interface. The graphical PC interface allows users to create and document complex safety logic configurations incorporating multiple inputs and outputs in minutes. Faulty devices or wiring errors are automatically detected and diagnostic information is displayed to help correct problems. A total of 22 contact-based and PNP solid-state inputs can be monitored, accommodating a wide range of input types for safety and non-safety devices. Each input is mapped to any of three dual channel safety outputs. A combination of LCD display and LED status indicators keep users informed of power, faults, output status and communication status with the PC. The controller has approvals to the most stringent standards including Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 per IEC 62061 and IEC61508, and Category 4 Performance Level (PL e) per ISO 13849-1. The company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of vision sensors, photoelectric and ultrasonic sensors, fibre optic assemblies, machine guarding systems, and precision measurement and inspection systems.