When a dangerous situation is imminent, activating the appropriate push button stops the machinery.The 98/37/CE Directive states that an Emergency Stop is required for any machinery with moving parts.

Used for the control of presses or machines with dangerous closing devices. This allows the operator to start the machinery only by pressing two correctly spaced push buttons simultaneously, in order to keep the hands away from the hazardous area.

Machines that require human intervention for normal operation are designed and built with safety devices that force a shut down. If any gate preventing access to the dangerous zone gets opened during normal operation the machine is stopped. Encoded safety magnetic sensors interfaced with safety relays are used to monitor the gates.

Used to control a side or perimeter delimiting a dangerous point or zone, safety light curtains are used to stop the machinery every time the operator goes beyond the allowed area. Safety Light Curtains detect the presence of the operator through the interruption of the infrared beams between a transmitter and receiver unit and in conjunction with a safety relay.

Placed around a hazardous machine or zone, safety mats keep control of the whole area. The machinery will be stopped at any time the operator steps on the mat.