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Safety mats are used to guard a floor area around a machine or robot. A matrix of interconnected mats is laid around the hazardous area and any pressure (e.g. an operator's footstep) will cause the controller unit to send a stop signal to the guarded machine. They are also used as a point of entry alert method. A 4-wire safety mat operates on a low-power DC or AC signal (depending on the controller). Signal is transmitted through the upper and lower plates separately via the two wires connected to each plate. The controller monitors the signals. Signals are unimpaired when no pressure is applied to surface of mat. The output relays in the controller are energized permitting the guarded machine to run. When sufficient pressure is applied to the mat, the conductive plates touch causing the output relays in the controller to de-energize and a stop signal is sent to the machine.


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Light Curtains
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