Complies with EN ISO 13849-1

British safety switch manufacturer,
Mechan Controls, has announced that
its ISIS Coded Magnetic Safety System
has undergone independent testing,
which has confirmed its compliance
with the new international
standard for machine
safety, EN ISO
13849-1.

ISIS is a
simple, selfchecking
system that combines coded
magnetic non-contact safety
switches with a control module
capable of monitoring up to four
safety switches and emergency stop
buttons. In tests recently conducted by
TÃœV Nord, the system achieved a
Category 3 rating, with Safety Integrity
Level 3 and Performance Level E.
The system uses fully
encapsulated, tamper-resistant safety
switches that are available in either
red ABS or stainless steel. They are
tolerant of both vibration and
misalignment and they are
suitable for use in a
variety of
environments,
including the
bottling and packaging,
food and pharmaceutical
industries where strict hygiene
control regimes must be maintained.

ISIS immediately detects open and
short-circuit faults in the connections
to the safety switches, giving an
immediate visual indication and
moving the control unit to a safe state.