July 18, 2013 - Tapeswitch released Multi-gate monitoring system, consisting of the HE Series non-contact safety interlock switches and multi-gate SCU-1 control unit for machine guarding, where monitoring for a guard is required and locking is not required, such as in several types of machinery including converting, packaging, paper, food and beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, canning, mail, steel, motor, weighing, semiconductor, plastic, and aluminum machinery applications. The line features the HE Series Interlock switches which are coded magnetic non-contact switches. They feature fully encapsulated solid state, single point switching with built in, dual color, LED status indication. The switches offer a CAT 4, SIL 3 PLe safety performance level.
It has 2 N/O and 1 N/C bi-directional solid state outputs. The solid state outputs offer simple series connection. They offer a 7mm switching distance and can approach on each other from most angles. The HE Series is IP67 rated. When combined with the SCU-1 control unit, it is a multi-gate switch solution capable of monitoring up to 30 switches in the series.
Since the HE series is a HED double switch, it reduces the amount of wiring for multiple gates and reduces the brackets needed for mounting the switches.
Tapeswitch Corporation
Tapeswitch Corporation is a manufactures and offers complete safety, sensing, and signaling solutions to global marketplaces. Their product lines include switches for general purpose signaling and safety, safety mats for area guarding/presence detection, safety edges for emergency shutdown and sensing applications, sensing bumpers for collision prevention, safety light curtains/safety laser scanners for perimeter protection, safety interface controllers, and machine guarding solutions non-contact interlocks for gate, door, and enclosure guarding (monitoring) and power isolation trapped key interlocks for machine guarding (lock-out).
They provide multiple product solutions for specific operations, areas, and processes, as applied to many applications in many industries, including but not limited to packaging, metalworking, material handling, robotics, paper, waste, processing, building and facilities, and plant engineering.
