MACHINE SAFETY INTEGRATION
Specialists in turn-key automation, ONExia’s custom integration projects are designed to meet industry standards using cutting edge machine safety technologies.
Productive & Safe Custom Automation
Partnered with Omron, our goal is to protect personnel and increase overall machine performance. We offer a full line of safety and automation devices that reduce project costs through innovative connectivity.
Why work with ONExia?
- Complete range of global safety products
- Education on safety compliance and adoption
- Experts in collaborative and industrial robot safety
- Assessments and Risk Identification
- Engineering and design services
Collaborative Palletizer Safety
ONExia palletizers are an alternative to standard palletizing systems. Using collaborative robots from industry leading vendors and sfety rated components, our palletizers conform to the safety ratings necessary to run unguarded within end-of-line packaing operations.
Collaborative Robots
All ONExia Palletiz models use fully collaborative robots. These robots are TUV certified to be in compliance with EN ISO 10218 and ISO/TS 15066 set by the widely accepted European standards organization TÜV SÜD.
By utilizing power and force limiting at each joint, the robots ensure adequate controlled motion for operator interactions.
ONExia Palletizers
The control system on every ONExia palletizer incorporates Category 3 PLd safety circuits. They also include an integrated safety controller for monitoring the robots, e-stops, pneumatics, and safety scanners (if required).
Every palletizer is designed to be in compliance with the ANSI RIA R15.06, TR R15:606, and TR R15.806 standards for industrial and collaborative robot systems set by the American National Standards Institute and Robotic Industries Association. By applying speed and force limiting, the palletizers are safety compliant without the use of hard guarding.
Safety Scanners
If the robot is required to move at a high speed, or if the application requires building a pallet over 48 inches high, then safety scanners are recommended to be compliant with the ANSI RIA 15.606 safety standards.
Risk Assessments
While developing each original system, ONExia engaged a third party Safety Consultant to test the PalletizHD, PalletizUR, and PalletizCRX systems. The Consultant verified that the palletizers are in compliance using the ANSI RIA TS 15.306 Risk Assessment Methodology.
While the end user should perform their own risk assessment for each application, the palletizers have demonstrated compliance.
Quality Control
Prior to shipment, every ONExia palletizer receives a multiple step inspection is done to assure the system meets all collaborative safety requirements, including verifying the robot force settings by measuring actual impact force.
Omron Safety Scanner
The Omron OS32C Safety Laser Scanner offers a compact body for installation in small spaces, e.g. automated guided vehicles and the detection angle up to 270° provides coverage of two sides with just one scanner.
Versatile Solution
- For collision avoidance of AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles)
- For intrusion detection through an entrance
- For presence detection within a machine’s hazardous area
Machine Safeguarding Products
1. DOOR SWITCHES
D4SL Guard lock Safety Door Switch Prevent workers from being trapped inside hazardous areas of equipment with this switch and slide key, lockable in the open position with a trapped keys that can’t be closed until the area is clear.
2. LASER SCANNERS
OS32C Safety Laser Scanner If access to the safety hazard covers a large area use non-contact sensing to prevent equipment start-up or shut down when an intrusion occurs. Built-in EtherNet/IP allows remote device monitoring of status and information.
3. CONTROLLERS
NX Series Modular Safety I/O System Build a safety control system with compact modular I/O that directly integrates and connects to Omron NJ and NX controllers using Safety over EtherCAT, or connects to your standard automation controller using Safety over EtherNet/IP. Use NX-S to build a modular I/O system with up to 256 or 1024 I/O.
4. LIGHT CURTAINS
F3SG-RA Advanced series with F3W-MA Muting Actuators When parts need to flow in and out of hazardous areas without stopping equipment this combination provides a plug and play solution.
5. SAFETY MATS
UMQ Universal Mats with Quick Disconnect Whether you are trying to shutdown equipment or prevent it from starting up safety mats provide personnel detection in the harshest of environments.
6. RELAYS
G7SA / G7S-E Safety systems from the simplest to the most complex use these relays to switch different voltages and higher currents, and monitor faults.
7. MOTION & DRIVES
G5 Servo Systems and MX2 Frequency Inverters These products incorporate safety functionality with safe inputs to directly remove power to the output actuators without the need for additional hardware. Feedback is provided to ensure that the power has been removed.
8. MODULES
NJ and NX7 Series Machine Automation Controllers Simplify the integration of your safety systems with the NJ and NX series controllers. The EtherCAT network architecture delivers speed and ease of connectivity to seamlessly integrate the NX-S safety unit.