{"id":6970,"date":"2018-05-01T16:48:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T15:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=6970"},"modified":"2018-05-01T16:48:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T15:48:29","slug":"switches-protect-people-and-machinery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/switches-protect-people-and-machinery\/","title":{"rendered":"Switches protect people and machinery"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/uk.rs-online.com\/web\/c\/?searchTerm=np-eao-0318_uk&amp;searchType=Offers&amp;dr=N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RS Components<\/a><\/span> (RS) has introduced two new series of switches that target maintenance engineers and machine and panel builders and deliver intuitive machine safety control in a wide variety of industrial applications.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by EAO, a vendor of intuitive and reliable HMIs (Human Machine Interfaces), and now available from <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/rs-components-introduces-the-molex-connected-home-online-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RS<\/a><\/span>\u00a0are the Series 61 compact emergency-stop switches (E-Stop) and the Series 45 industrial switches.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<strong>Protect people and equipment against injury and damage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Designed to reliably protect people and equipment against injury and damage, the Series 61 E-Stop is suited for use in handheld control units; alternatively, it can be mounted within easy reach or directly on to a machine.<\/p>\n<p>Capable of withstanding harsh industrial use, the Series 61 is made from hardy materials and has a robust build quality that meets IP69K, as well as providing IP67 protection.<\/p>\n<p>Typical applications include handheld control units, production and plant machinery, construction machinery, and agricultural machinery and vehicles, as well as for control panels in a range of industrial equipment and devices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Space critical applications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ideal for use in space critical applications, the Series 61 also has a robust mono-block design, and a foolproof trigger action compliant with EN 60947-5-5 and EN 13850, as well as a green indication ring to show switch actuation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6974\" style=\"width: 618px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/RS752-EAO_switches-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6974\" src=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/RS752-EAO_switches-2-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"Switches protect people and machinery\" width=\"618\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/RS752-EAO_switches-2-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/RS752-EAO_switches-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/RS752-EAO_switches-2-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/RS752-EAO_switches-2-800x601.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Typical applications include handheld control units, production and plant machinery, construction machinery, and agricultural machinery and vehicles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other key features include a highly compact back-panel depth of only 21.2mm, and an optional high-brightness 24V DC LED, which makes the product clearly visible even in low light levels.<\/p>\n<p>The Series 45 switches are designed for easy assembly and installation into 22mm or 30.5mm cut-outs and are available in a plastic, shiny metal or matt metal finish.<\/p>\n<p>The 30.5mm mounted metal version has a low profile, flush mount design. The series is robustly constructed and offers an IP69K protection rating and long-life LED illumination.<\/p>\n<p>Features of the switch include a mechanical life of one million switching cycles and reliable switching from 5 to 500V.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the double-break slow-make switching element is available with either screw- or spring-type terminals and can be equipped with a maximum of six switching elements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RS Components (RS) has introduced two new series of switches that target maintenance engineers and machine and panel builders and deliver intuitive machine safety control in a wide variety of industrial applications. Developed by EAO, a vendor of intuitive and reliable HMIs (Human Machine Interfaces), and now available from RS\u00a0are the Series 61 compact emergency-stop &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6972,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3936,3935,3014,3931,3933,3930,3929,3934,465,189,3932,3880,3141],"class_list":["post-6970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-process","tag-agricultural-machinery","tag-construction-machinery","tag-control-panels","tag-eao","tag-handheld-control-units","tag-machine-safety","tag-machine-safety-control","tag-production-and-plant-machinery","tag-rs-components","tag-safety","tag-series-61-e-stop","tag-switches","tag-vehicles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Switches protect people and machinery - 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