Food mixers must be frequently cleaned to meet rigorous food hygiene requirements but their rotating paddles or blades which may not stop immediately on powering down meaning they remain dangerous for some time.
Fortress has an IP69 rated, A3 approved guard locking solution designed to be used in a washdown environment, keeping the mixer locked closed until it is safe to open.
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It is common to place machine control outside of the washdown area to prevent failures caused by frequent contact with water and cleaning agents. This can lead to inefficiencies and even dangerous situations in the case of emergency stop buttons not being available close to the hazard.
Fortress has stainless steel IP69 rated, configurable control stations suitable to be used in a washdown environment available with a variety of buttons, lamps and emergency stop devices.
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Non-contact interlocks are often preferred in food and beverage applications due to ease of cleaning, but hygeinic washing equipment can have high levels of vibration which is known to cause nuisance trips in these devices.
Fortress has stainless steel non-contact interlocks with industry leading misalignment to prevent nuisance trips during the machine process while still keeping operators safe when the doors are opened.
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In distilling and brewing there are a number of different power sources to be considered before safe access to the mash tun is possible. Not only does the electrical power and pneumatic power need to be isolated but access also needs to be restricted until the temperature has reached a safe level.
Fortress has isolation devices for electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic power which can then be incorporated in a trapped key system to prevent access until all power sources are isolated and a safe monitor or timer indicates it is safe to enter the area.
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