Who is Fortress?
Industry Leader innovating automation safety products
Safety Specialists active in international standards development
Protecting people in more than 40,000 facilities operating in 67 countries
Most robust and customisable solutions
Fluid Power Safety
Protect people and productivity with the highest level of safety for hazardous pneumatic and hydraulic energy.
Machine Control & Permissions
Configurable pre-wired or ethernet connected machine control devices make installation quick and simple. Plus, with RFID access control, ensure the right people are performing the right tasks, at the right time.
Machinery Safety Services
Machinery safety and its associated standards, laws, and regulations can be very complex. We support with tailored training and guidance to help you implement the best and safest solutions.
Safe Access Solutions
Controlling access to spaces and processes. Ensuring the right people are carrying out the right tasks helps keep people safe, maximise uptime and allows more detailed data analysis and troubleshooting.
Machinery Safety Services
Customised safety services to fit your requirements
We have a team of machinery safety experts able to answer questions regarding international, European, and U.S. machinery safety standards. We have an array of free safety standard articles and webinars to help you navigate the complexity of the machinery safety standards.
We can provide tailored safety training related to U.S. and international machinery safety standards as well as standards related to specific applications. Contact us if you want to run company wide standards training or would like us to create tailored training for your applications.
Become a B11 LMSS™ Licensed Machinery Safety Specialist
The B11 Licensed Machinery Safety Specialist certification is a five-module remote training course that sets out the key aspects of designing and implementing machinery safety solutions. This B11 Standards, Inc. certified course will enhance your ability to protect lives and improve your professional competence portfolio.
Course Modules
Module 1 - Risk Assessment
Intro into U.S. legislation and risk assessment
Module One takes B11.0 Safety of Machinery as its subject matter and focuses on the risk assessment process. It also introduces attendees to US legislation, regulations and standards in the field of machinery safety.
Module 2 - Risk Reduction
Once you have a risk assessment, how do you reduce risk?
Module Two looks at B11.19 and Risk Reduction Measures.
Module 3 - Functional Safety
The application of safe control systems
Module Three delves into B11.26 and the application of ISO 13849 – Safe Control Systems.
Module 4 - Integrating Machines & Robotics
Increased automation means more complex systems
Module Four covers the growth in automation and robotics and brings the Safety Requirements for the Integration of Machinery into a System – B11.20, along with Robot Safety Standards.
Module 5 - LOTO & Electrical Safety
Lock-Out-Tag-Out and alternative methods to achieve safety
Module Five addresses LOTO and Alternative Methods, as per Z244.1 and NFPA 79 – Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery.
Machine Control & Permissions
Do you wish your machine control could be designed in one simple solution with plug and play cabling?
Fortress offers custom designed control devices with
hardwired M12 / M23 connection or PROFINET or EtherNet/
IP networked communication. Networked solutions can be
configured as safe or non-safe I/O modules for external
connections (for example to light curtains, enabling switches,
and many more).
Fully customisable and engravable (with text or symbols)
buttons, lamps, and switches
Easily integrate an emergency stop and external safe I/O
Self-wired, hard-wired, or network connectable
Robust, durable design utilising metal componentry
for long lasting operation
Fluid Power Safety
Fluid power solutions from Fortress provide redundant means of operation, monitoring, and a unique cross link technology to guarantee no single component failure can affect safe isolation. Available for Category 4 (Cat. 4) and Performance Level e (PLe) applications. For run down times of a fluid system, zero pressure monitors are available to ensure safety is maintained.
Positively driven dual mechanical contacts for reliable spool position monitoring when compared to alternative technology
Crossed link exhausts to guarantee a path for pressure isolation
Easily serviceable for minimal downtime
Robust design for long lasting operation
Safety Redundancy
Dual Channel safety, dual channel exhaust (pneumatic) and tank outlet (hydraulic)
Retro-fittable
Can be installed with no change to existing circuits and control valves
Robust & Durable
Built for longevity to guarantee a long operational lifetime
Fully Serviceable
Easily serviced by our smooth team to maintain smooth operation
Safe Access Solutions
The most robust and configurable solution for applications up to Cat. 4, PLe. Combine ergonomic safe access with button controls, personnel protection, RFID access, and escape release functionality all in one device. RFID Safety Keys (RSK) to reduce the risk of lost keys impacting your production.
TÜV SÜD approved to meet Cat. 4, PLe (incl. guard locking)
Restart prevention with personnel (safety) key
Self-wired, hard-wired, or network connectable for installation ease
Heavy duty design to protect in environments up to IP65 & IP67*
Simple but customisable range available as interlocks with built-in control functionality or standalone prebuilt pushbutton stations. Products are configured to order in a 40mm metal housing for simple mounting in a variety of manufacturing and automation applications.
TÜV SÜD approved to meet Cat. 3, PLd
New integrated RFID option to have a high-level coded actuator with more than 1000 variations, giving you guard monitoring up to Cat. 4, PLe
Quick & easy installation with just two fixings and pre-wired connection
The mechanical range of robust trapped key products can be combined to create simple or complex key sequences to enforce processes at a fraction of the cost to electromechanical alternatives. Isolate all types of energy from a system and use personnel keys to prevent restart.
TÜV SÜD approved for applications up to Cat. 4, PLe
Quick & simple installation with no wiring required
Enforced sequencing protects people and processes
Louis is our range of stainless steel interlocks suitable for clean environments such as food production. Stainless non-contact switches, trapped key products, customisable control stations and the first ever 3-A approved, food safe interlock, the HGL (Hygienic Guard Lock) approved for clean in place procedures.
All mechanical products work with a large temperature range & highly robust with no electrical parts that can fail
3-A approved interlock prevents bacterial growth for interlocking in a non-product food zone
HGL actuator has high misalignment for easy install & protection against machine wear as well as having over 1000 coding’s
Alfred is a range of robust and customisable interlocking solutions certified for safe use in explosive atmospheres and hazardous locations. The flameproof and IP69 enclosure guarantees the safe use in the harshest safeguarding conditions to protect your people and productivity.
Integrated restart prevention for up to three operators
Certified to ATEX, IECEx, CCCEx, & North American standards
Monitoring & guard locking devices for use in Zone 1/21
Fully mechanical access devices for use in Zone 0/20
We are able to accommodate and design tailored safety products to fit your complex requirements. We have a design engineering consultation team happy to help build custom solutions.
Fast & cost effective engineering team to meet your exact needs
Achieve your safety requirements & interlocking safety goals
Using our TÜV SÜD approved mechanisms to build your desired system
Heavy duty guard locking with PROFIsafe & SIP Safety
The most robust and configurable solution for applications up to Cat. 4, PLe. Combine ergonomic safe access with button controls, personnel protection, RFID access, and escape release functionality all in one device. RFID Safety Keys (RSK) to reduce the risk of lost keys impacting your production.
TÜV SÜD approved to meet Cat. 4, PLe (incl. guard locking)
Restart prevention with personnel (safety) key
Self-wired, hard-wired, or network connectable for installation ease
Heavy duty design to protect in environments up to IP65 & IP67*
Configurable access & control for machine guarding
Simple but customisable range available as interlocks with built-in control functionality or standalone prebuilt pushbutton stations. Products are configured to order in a 40mm metal housing for simple mounting in a variety of manufacturing and automation applications.
TÜV SÜD approved to meet Cat. 3, PLd
New integrated RFID option to have a high-level coded actuator with more than 1000 variations, giving you guard monitoring up to Cat. 4, PLe
Quick & easy installation with just two fixings and pre-wired connection
Mechanical trapped key interlocks
The mechanical range of robust trapped key products can be combined to create simple or complex key sequences to enforce processes at a fraction of the cost to electromechanical alternatives. Isolate all types of energy from a system and use personnel keys to prevent restart.
TÜV SÜD approved for applications up to Cat. 4, PLe
Quick & simple installation with no wiring required
Enforced sequencing protects people and processes
Hygienic interlocking for washdown environments
Louis is our range of stainless steel interlocks suitable for clean environments such as food production. Stainless non-contact switches, trapped key products, customisable control stations and the first ever 3-A approved, food safe interlock, the HGL (Hygienic Guard Lock) approved for clean in place procedures.
All mechanical products work with a large temperature range & highly robust with no electrical parts that can fail
3-A approved interlock prevents bacterial growth for interlocking in a non-product food zone
HGL actuator has high misalignment for easy install & protection against machine wear as well as having over 1000 coding’s
Interlocks for explosive atmospheres and hazardous locations
Alfred is a range of robust and customisable interlocking solutions certified for safe use in explosive atmospheres and hazardous locations. The flameproof and IP69 enclosure guarantees the safe use in the harshest safeguarding conditions to protect your people and productivity.
Integrated restart prevention for up to three operators
Certified to ATEX, IECEx, CCCEx, & North American standards
Monitoring & guard locking devices for use in Zone 1/21
Fully mechanical access devices for use in Zone 0/20
Tailored safety solutions
We are able to accommodate and design tailored safety products to fit your complex requirements. We have a design engineering consultation team happy to help build custom solutions.
Fast & cost effective engineering team to meet your exact needs
Achieve your safety requirements & interlocking safety goals
Using our TÜV SÜD approved mechanisms to build your desired system
Contact us about our safety services and solutions.
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