Mehmet Çelikkol
Hensel Technical Marketing Engineer
Cement-based materials form one of the building blocks of today’s solid buildings. Cement production is a complex process in which a significant amount of energy is needed at all levels, including the transport of bulk material in many numbers, long or short distances at production levels. Therefore, challenging environmental conditions in cement production make it difficult for many industrial products to work. Reliable and standard-compliant, high-quality products are required to ensure uninterrupted distribution of electrical energy in these environments, where severe environmental conditions, dust and moisture are intense.
Especially in such harsh environmental conditions, in order for production to be continuous and efficient, maintenance of working machines must be carried out at regular intervals and in accordance with the standards. At this point, the local safety boxes provides great convenience for the production facilities to safely stop the Motors owned by the working machines in case of maintenance and failure.In the face of these situations encountered in industrial plants, Hensel has also played an important role in safety and maintenance procedures in industrial sites with local safety switches that serve smoothly and safely even in harsh environmental conditions. So what exactly does this local safety switch do?
Local Safety Boxes In Industrial Plants
Located close to the machine or motor, called a local safety boxes, maintenance switch, these load separator switches provide a safe working environment for maintenance activities. TS en 60204-1, safety in machines – the standard for electrical equipment of machines specifies that the corresponding engine or machine must be isolated from the system during any maintenance or repair. In this way, unwanted energization is prevented during the process and the health of the operator is kept safe.
Made of high quality polycarbonate material, the new generation of low voltage local safety boxes is extremely resistant to dust, water and various chemical effects that can be exposed at industry. With these switches, which guarantee IP 65 protection class, you can get uninterrupted service even in outdoor applications. Polycarbonate (PC) used shows “full protection” properties due to the special structure of the material. Hensel’s newly developed special solution product is also silicone and halogen free, UV resistant and made high quality material.Made of high quality polycarbonate material, the new generation of low voltage local safety boxes is extremely resistant to dust, water and various chemical effects that can be exposed at industry. With these switches, which guarantee IP 65 protection class, you can get uninterrupted service even in outdoor applications. Polycarbonate (PC) used shows “full protection” properties due to the special structure of the material. Hensel’s newly developed special solution product is also silicone and halogen free, UV resistant and made high quality material.
Hensel products always prioritize human safety. The new generation local safety boxes has a special locking mechanism that does not allow the dashboard cover to be opened while the load separator is on. In this way, accidents that may occur are prevented. At the same time, in addition to these load-separating switches located at the head of the engine or machine, auxiliary circuits for control and control can be added.
According to the preference, the safety is taken one step further by ensuring coordination between the field and the motor control center thanks to these circuits, which include the pako switch, signal button and, in addition, the emergency stop button. It offers a durable structure thanks to its high degree of impact resistance (IK 08).
