Safety products
ABB’s machinery safety portfolio draws on practical experience with safety requirements and industrial applications. Its technologies help integrate machinery safety into production systems.
Solutions cover individual machines and complete production lines. A broad product range supports installation and can be developed in cooperation with customers as technology and application needs evolve.
ABB safety products support industrial risk reduction and reliable production. Selection and integration depend on the machine’s required safety functions, operating environment and applicable standards.
Efficient use of space
Precision and high performance
High protection
Our products
Programmable safety controllers
Vital safety controller
Safety relays
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Vital safety controller
ABB Vital provides a compact safety control solution for smaller machinery systems. Up to 30 compatible safety devices can be connected in a dynamic safety circuit, reducing the need for multiple relays. Correctly designed systems can achieve category 4/PL e.
Benefits:
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One Vital controller can replace several conventional safety relays in suitable applications.
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Supports safety system designs up to category 4/PL e.
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Diagnostic functions help locate system faults.
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Straightforward connections help reduce installation effort.
Features:
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Conventional devices can be integrated using suitable Tina adapters.
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Different models provide combinations of circuits and logic functions.
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LED indicators display device and circuit status.
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Information signals provide system feedback.
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M12 connectors support standardized connections.
Safety relays
ABB Sentry safety relays combine straightforward operation with functions for different safety applications. The range includes basic models, output expansion options and flexible models with precise timer functions.
Sentry relays monitor safety devices in applications ranging from straightforward machines to more demanding industrial systems. They support safety functions designed in accordance with the relevant functional safety standards.
Basic models suit simpler applications, while timer equipped models address more specific requirements. The range allows the relay to be matched to the machine’s safety function and required architecture.
Programmable safety controllers
ABB Pluto programmable safety controllers combine compact construction with straightforward programming and safety communication. They support changes and expansion to machinery safety systems.
Key features and benefits:
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A safety bus supports coordinated PL e/SIL3 system designs and simplifies connections between cabinets.
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AS-i models help reduce wiring and connection errors.
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TÜV approved programming software uses function blocks and ladder logic.
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Data can be exchanged between up to 32 Pluto units without additional bus programming.
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The portfolio includes safety PLCs, gateways and encoders for safe monitoring of machine movement.
