Safety Switches in Stainless Steel for the Food Industry from Comitronic-BTI. Comitronic-BTI is a French manufacturer of machine safety products and is a world leader in “stand alone”, non-contact, multi coded safety switches. The stand alone Comitronic switches achieve a high level of safety as per ISO13849-1, without use of an additional safety relay. In today’s highly automated manufacturing processes, safety switches are not only required to protect the operator from dangerous machinery, but also to protect the expensive machinery from possible damage caused by the operator.
The switches consist of two parts: a receiver and a transmitter and are mounted on doors and crankcases of dangerous machines. As soon as it opens, the switch stops the dangerous function, until the door is closed again. Thanks to an innovative, entirely electronic process called ACOTOM®, which is based on a multi-decoding system (unlike reed switches), Comitronic offers a reliable safety solution that is totally vandal-proof. Directed at the food industry, Comitronic have designed a wide range of stainless steel safety switches, to protect machines used in environments where the use of mechanical switches is prohibited because of the risk of bacteria and dirt gathering in the interstices. The Comitronic stainless steel range is totally waterproof (IP67 or IP69K), resistant to high temperatures, resistant to high pressure cleaning and washing detergents. Additionally, they can be used where they come in direct contact with food since there is no risk of bacterial development. Laser marking ensures that the inscription on the switches remains readable for the life of the switch.
The vast range of stainless steel Comitronic products ensures a solution is available for each customer’s particular needs:
AMX3 and 5 – the first stand alone non-contact switch approved PLd according to ISO13849-1, with integrated self control system.
EPINUS, BOSTER – safety switches with a magnetic latch of 2 or 4 kgs, keeping doors magnetically closed is an ideal solution for machines with vibration.
TRITHON - totally waterproof, IP69k rated, resistant up to 110° C.
