PICO-GUARD Fiber Optic Safety Systems

Overview

• Uses compact, non-contact fiber optic technology for personnel safety and equipment protection
• Eliminates electrical wires and expensive electrical wiring, for easy installation
• Offers choice of 2-, 3- or 4-beam Grids and single-beam Points for perimeter and access guarding
• Features a variety of interlock switches for doors, guards, gates and covers
• Offers optical E-stop buttons for complementary protective measures to safeguarding devices that detect or prevent inadvertent access to a hazard
• Includes four optical channels in each controller
• Available in controller models with optical channel auxiliary outputs and muting
• Includes two Universal Safety Stop Interface (USSI) inputs for direct connection of multiple safety devices
• Offers selectable trip or latch output, external device monitoring and auto/manual power-up
• Needs no alignment and doesn't wear out
• Meets Category 4 interlocking requirements with one switch per guard, even with multiple switches per optical channel
• Offers ATEX, FM and CSA certification ratings for use in explosive environment