Rockwell Automation Introduces First-Ever Safety Relay

Allen-Bradley Guardmaster Minotaur MSR57P dedicated safe-speed monitoring relay helps manufacturers improve plant productivity and safety with groundbreaking technology.

Manufacturers seeking innovative ways to improve employee safety without hindering productivity now have a simpler, more cost-effective solution thanks to the new, groundbreaking safe-speed control solution from Rockwell Automation.

The Allen-Bradley Guardmaster Minotaur MSR57P dedicated safe-speed monitoring relay is a first-of-its-kind safety relay – it is designed to allow personnel to enter hazardous areas while motion is present. The device supports numerous input devices such as E-stops, light curtains, enabling switches and interlock switches, which detect demands on the safety system and initiate a stop request of the motion. It also monitors personnel in the hazardous area while the machine is in a safe-speed condition.

“The release of the MSR57P illustrates the continued commitment of Rockwell Automation to invest in and create innovative safety automation solutions that help manufacturers best protect people and processes – and boost the bottom line in both legacy systems and new installations,” said Sal Spada, research director, Discrete Automation, ARC Advisory Group.