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OSSD safety switches from Mechan Controls

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The O-Type range from Mechan Controls combines over 50 years of design experience with the latest in machine guard safety technology. Perfect for applications where guard-locking is not required, these switches deliver long life, high reliability, and advanced diagnostics.

OSSD safety switches from Mechan Controls

Food metal detector solves dairy product effect

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Food safety specialist Fortress Technology explains how product effect can interfere with detection signals and reduce sensitivity in dairy applications.

Food metal detector solves dairy product effect

Generate your palletising workcell in five minutes

1 day ago

Robotiq is unveiling IQ, an AI-enabled platform for your automation project. IQ captures your reality, connects stakeholders, guides each step, and generates a predictable palletising workcell path from first conversation to deployment.

Generate your palletising workcell in five minutes

IP69K safety light curtains for food and beverage applications

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Ensuring safety and hygiene in demanding food and beverage environments, Italian machine safety specialist ReeR Safety's extensive range of safety light curtains, available from PLUS Automation, includes special versions with enclosures to provide IP69K washdown-rated and Ex-rating.

IP69K safety light curtains for food and beverage applications

Free Guide to Food & Beverage Industry Machine Design

Free Guide to Food & Beverage Industry Machine Design

Now published is the MachineBuilding.net Guide to Food & Beverage Industry Machine Design. You can download a free copy here.

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