Many different safety architectures are available in Telemecanique’s product offering, from safety relays to safety PLCs. The safety architecture can determine what safety level or safety category can be achieved with the safety solution. Various architectures may have inherent benefits such as simple selection or increased levels of diagnostics, but their cost effectiveness can depend on the size and complexity of the safety system and the features and functions required. Some of the features and benefits of these Various architectures are:
All of our machine safeguarding products—such as safety interlocks, light curtains, and cable pull switches—can be used with any of the safety devices listed above. The final safety control system could meet the safety levels indicated in
Table 25.1, depending upon how the safety circuit is designed.
