#Industry News
SCHLEGEL expands its MK/MKP series by two new contact blocks
Compact, safe, self-monitoring
With the new contact blocks MKTOSFE and MKPTOSFE of the MK/MKP series, Georg Schlegel GmbH & Co. KG from Duermentingen launches two compact solutions that offer even more safety for humans and machines in industrial areas thanks to their integrated failure switch-off. The failure switch-off enables a continuous monitoring of the connection between the emergency-stop and the contact block.
this self-monitoring function of these modules reliably detects two critical cases of failure: If the emergency-stop has not been mounted correctly, the system prevents the machine start. If the connection is being interrupted during operation – for example due to mechanical damage – a shutdown signal is automatically activated. The machine will be immediately brought into a safe state and can only be restarted after successful trouble-shooting.