Why Choose the Heavy Duty Range?

Why Choose the Heavy Duty Range?

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Ultimate Range of Heavy Duty Interlocks

Robust Safety Gate Switches – Introducing amGardpro

Robust and customisable heavy duty solutions to meet the needs of all safety installations. Watch this video to learn more about this range and what solutions Fortress can offer.

Hardwired vs. EtherNet Connection - PROFIsafe & CIP Safety

PROFINET/PROFIsafe and EtherNet/IP with CIP Safety – Safety Devices

What are the benefits of networked communication via PROFINET or EtherNet/IP to the time and cost of installing your safety system?

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A completely configurable safety interlocking solution designed to meet the exact requirements of your application. Pushbutton controls, ethernet connectivity and trapped key options can all be combined together into a single unit – providing a cost efficient solution compared to separate devices.

Not sure where to start? Not a problem – our team of Fortress representatives can help configure a solution to the exact requirements of your application.

 

With the ability to incorporate control directly into the safety device separate elements of a control system can be combined into an interlock to offer an installation saving.  Network connected products provide additional reductions in cabling and control panel I/O components. Fortress’ value is in providing custom solutions that fit the exact needs of the user – this can be through specific functionality or connectivity.

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Summary

A completely configurable safety interlocking solution designed to meet the exact requirements of your application. Pushbutton controls, ethernet connectivity and trapped key options can all be combined together into a single unit – providing a cost efficient solution compared to separate devices.

 

📜   Fortress amGardpro products are designed, tested and TUV approved for use in Category 4/PLe safe control systems. The robust design and high strength rating of a Fortress interlock does not require additional safety components to be mounted to the gate to meet PLe. The integration of trapped keys within the unit can restrict access or protect employees during whole body access.

 

🔗   For connectivity, all devices can be specified with a quick disconnect receptacle and ordered with the correct mating cable in a variety of lengths. Or if ethernet architectures are preferred, safety over ethernet protocols can be integrated by using the networked module which supports PROFINET/PROFIsafe and EtherNet/IP CIP Safety.

 

🔩   When mounting to machine guarding, mounting plates can be pre-fitted to the Fortress units to reduce fixings required in installation down to two.  40mm wide variants are also available to fit narrow profiles.

 

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Access Control In Manufacturing

Fortress offers the ability to control who can access industrial equipment safely alongside when they can access safely. Data of who, when and where from access events is collated for efficiency analysis.