
Machine Safety During Retrofits: Assessing Risks and Safely Adapting Safety Concepts
Machine Safety During Retrofits: Assessing Risks, Adapting Safety Concepts, and Implementing Changes Safely

Machine Safety During Retrofits: Assessing Risks, Adapting Safety Concepts, and Implementing Changes Safely

Safety-related application software plays a crucial role when it comes to the reliability of the installed safety technology. The Softema software tool provides valuable assistance during the development of this software. Phoenix Contact offers corresponding services for familiarization with the handling of this tool.

In machines and plants, there are often various safety requirements and tasks to be taken into account.

“Untouched since the ice age” is not a marketing slogan, but a fact – a real piece of the ice age that still exists today: When the ice melted, immense amounts of water drained away into the rock of the Swabian Alp mountains. The earth shifting in an unusual way then caused this reservoir to be sealed off approximately 400 meters below the outside world. Since then, heavy layers of impermeable stone have prevented rainwater from seeping through to the reservoir and have protected it from all the environmental influences of our time.

Despite the corona pandemic, a lot is happening at Sensor People from Owen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the future, Leuze electronics will only operate under the Leuze brand name. At the same time, the company is becoming even “yellower” and is positioning itself more strongly in this market segment with its own business unit for safety. GIT SECURITY EMEA spoke with Ulrich Balbach, CEO of Leuze.

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