SICK UK
Gateways allow enhanced sensor functions to work within open bus networks in safety applications
SICK UK has launched new Gateways for the integration of equipment in PROFIsafe, PROFIBUS DP, Ethernet TCP/IP and CANopen bus systems.
Engineers responsible for machine safety do not want solutions based on proprietary islands of automation, but open and inclusive concepts with a high level of sensor, controller and application competence, taking time-related and global dimensions into account – namely the entire machine life cycle and internationalisation.
The UE-EFI gateways feature bi-directional data exchange to permit the use of the enhanced sensor functions in SICK equipment, for example the switching of monitored fields in the case of safety laser scanners. The Gateways are connected via the Enhanced Function Interface (EFI) from SICK and are thus suitable for both standard and safe PLCs.
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