Safety

Ensuring safe interaction between industrial robots and their operators is an essential part of a high-functioning integrated system.

At Shell-O-Matic, we work with the ANSI/RIA R15.06 (Industrial Robot and Robot Systems Safety Requirements), ISO 10218 (Safety requirements for industrial robots) and ISO 12100/ISO 13849 (Safety of Machinery) guidelines to provide comprehensive safety solutions specific to our customers’ needs.

Three-step process:

• Generating a risk assessment matrix of your machinery, as required by the relevant standards
• Analyzing all interactions between humans and machines
• Providing risk-reduction strategies

Dynamic control of robot working envelop

Controlling the robot’s working envelop (its reach) is the first step to creating a dynamic and safe collaboration between the robot and an operator.

Robot manufacturers offer software options to dynamically control the robot working envelop as a function of system status.

Programmable safety controller

An optional part of the Shell-O-Matic Supervisory system, the programmable safety controller allows for more complex safety logic.

Advantages of the programmable safety controller:

• Manage the various safety devices and functions required with a robotic cell
• Scalable
• Reprogrammable, so it can evolve the logic or system with changing customer needs
• Communicates at the machine network level
  • Share safety system status
  • Adjust PLC control logic
  • Display appropriate messages on the HMI screen

Safety devices

Shell-O-Matic can create a custom safety system tailored to customer needs. The system can be connected to various safety devices, including:

• Light curtains
• E-stop buttons
• Two-hands controls
• Area scanner
• Safety mats

This system allows Shell-O-Matic to deliver not only a new state-of-the-art safety system, but also to retrofit or upgrade existing robotic cell safety systems.