Switch To The Safest Option

Fortress Interlocks is a leader in machine safety specializing in keeping the people in the facility safe as well as increase productivity. The quality of their products is the reason why we would like to introduce the ncGuard line of non-contact safety switches.

These non-contact safety switches that can be used to automatically turn off power of machinery and prevent machinery from starting when the door of a hazardous area is open with the goal of keeping personnel safe. The ncGuard line incorporates both magnetic and RFID technologies.

Along with that, they are easy to install, extremely long-lasting and require minimal maintenance. These switches may be applied to many applications in the manufacturing, power, process, and transportation industries.

The line is currently composed of 6 products:

• FM Range - Magnetic Safety Switches
• FE Range - Magnetically Coded Safety Switches
• NCS Range - IP69K Solid State Hall Effect Sensors
• FS Range - Generic Code RFID Safety Switches
• FR Range - Individually Coded RFID Safety Switches
• ATOM - RFID Safety Interlock

Mark Your Calendars For The C&E Industrial Automation Show!

Registration is officially open for the C&E IndustrialAutomation Show on Tuesday, July 31 at 8:30 am at the Northern Indiana Event Center in Elkhart, IN.

The C&E Industrial Automation Show is a manufacturer-driven event to enhance our customers’ ability to compete by providing world-class automation products and solutions. Attendees will have a unique opportunity to be face-to-face with product specialists, technical support, and supplier representatives from:

•          Banner
•          Turck
•          Siemens
•          Fortress Interlocks
•          Teledyne USA
•          Encoder Products Company
•          Rittal
•          Kollmorgen
•          Swivellink
•          Macron
•          JVL

Along with that, C&E Sales, Inc. specialists will host educational seminars that feature the latest technology leading the automation, controls, motion, safety, sensors, and vision industries. Some of the sessions include: “Robots on The Move”, “IO-Link – A Simple Sophistication”, and “Vision Sensors – Big Capability in a Small Package”.

For the complete list of seminars, more information about each session and the event, visit the event’s page.

For any questions or concerns, you can reach our team at marketing@cesales.com.

proNet - Networked Access & Control Devices: The Latest in The Fortress Product Family

Fortress Interlocks is introducing the next big thing in their product family, the proNet family. The proNet modules allow the features of amGardpro to become a distributed IO (input/output) on either an Ethernet IP or a ProfiNet network. Safety information is exchanged using either the CIP Safety or the ProfiSafe protocol.

The modularity of the amGardpro range can incorporate:

• Guard locking
• Escape release
• Safety key technology
• Basic machine control functionality into a single device which can now be connected to both of the leading industrial Ethernet networks

An integrated network switch facilitates ring topology with no additional hardware cost of the system setup. It provides the ability to mix safety devices and standard devices on the same network for seamless integration and increased flexibility. 

Key Benefits of Using Networked Safety Gate Switches:

• Comprehensive diagnostic coverage for internal fault detection
• Maximum safety rating: Category 4/PLe
• The system can be expanded at any point to include additional functionality
• Locking force up to 10,000N - the highest level currently available on the market
• Drastically decreases installation and commissioning time by significantly reducing the wiring of each unit
• Device data can improve preventative maintenance schedules leading to decreases in production downtime
• Remote access enables authorized personnel to potentially diagnose system errors without being on-site
• Devices can be daisy chained to create a ring topology network which enables the network to remain resilient to a single point of a failure
• Due to the ease of setting parameters, the replacement of a device for maintenance purposes can be achieved in minutes

For questions, or for more information, please contact C&E at 800-228-2790. Thank you! 

Fortress Introduces Its New Coded Non-Contact Switch

Fortress Interlocks has introduced a new coded non-contact, safety, proximity switch in a robust package. Due to their design, they are extremely long-lasting devices that require minimal maintenance. In addition, they are resistant to shock and vibrations and offer a high level of prevention against tampering. 

What sets Fortress's NCS apart from others?

• It can cope with a high level of misalignment
• Stainless steel IP69K housing, ideal for food, beverage, and pharmaceutical environments
• Ple Cat 4/SIL3 safety rating
• Can be used as a coded interlock in accordance with EN14119
• Based on solid state Hall Effect sensors that do not suffer from vibration and contact bounce
• Integrated electronics that monitors for fault and ensures the safety relay does enter a fault state irrelevant of the approach direction

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