Atex Electrical Safety and Interlock Switches

IDEM offer a diverse range of products covering all aspects of the human-machine interface. All of our products are designed and manufactured in the UK to the latest international standards in a purpose-built facility based in the North-West of England. From non-contact safety switches through to some of the most innovative and ground breaking products in the industry, IDEM's range will almost certainly provide a solution for your machine safety application. Let IDEM help you work more safely. As a technology company, our Research and Development efforts are focussed on producing the finest products by fostering innovation and ingenuity, whilst maintaining compliance with the latest standards and approvals.

IDEM's range of Safety Switches provide YOU, OUR customer with modern cost effective Machine Safety solutions. Our team of designers, with numerous years of expertise in the safety field, continue to design and present new innovative products to the market.

IDEM's range of "Next Generation" products harness higher reliability, the latest features and are manufactured in materials to provide high durability to cope with the continually increasing demands placed on Machine Safety Devices.

Safety Rope Pull Switches all with ATEX EExd IIC T6 certified explosion proof contact blocks. These switches conform to European harmonised standards EN60079-0 and EN60079-1 and are suitable for use in European Zones 1,2,21,22 environments (Gas and Dust). All switches have been designed to the latest ISO13850 satndard and the switch mechanism latches the instant the safety contacts open. Designed for use in the Oil, Petro-Chemical, Food Processing and Packaging, Pharmaceutical industries where potential explosive atmospheres are present.

Emergency Stop (E Stop) switches are used by operators to shutdown a machine,system, or process. Emergency Stop Switches are mounted on machines and sections of plant conveyors that cannot be protected by guards. In combination with any dual channel safety monitoring controllers these switches can be used as emergency stop devices and monitored for up to Category 4/PLe to ISO13849-1. All IDEM's Emergency Stop Switches conform to European Standard EN ISO13850 (formerly EN418) and IEC60947-5-5. They have a positive mechanical linkage between the switch contacts and the E Stop Button. The switches are mechanically latched and can then only be returned to the operational condition by pressing the reset button as required by EN ISO13850. IDEM's range of Explosion Proof E stop switches can withstand sparking and flames and are IECEx and ATEX certified.

IDEM's RM-Ex Explosion Proof Non Contact Switch is manufactured with a Stainless Steel 316 Cylindrical housing making it suitable for industry applications where the threat of explosion exists, particularly in the hazardous conditions created within the Petro-Chemical, Food Processing and Pharmaceutical industries. The RM-Ex is designed with highly reliable power reed switching elements, contacts de-rated and protected by internal fuses with high tolerance to guard misalignment.
Manufactured with a magnetic sensing system which provides a wide sensing distance and provides a high tolerance to misalignment after sensing. The RM-Ex can be fitted behind stainless steel fittings and can operate in extreme environments of temperature and moisture. The switch comes pre-wired with either 5M or 10M of cable and is available with 2NC 1NO circuits.

The RM-Ex is particularly advantageous when:

• Poor guard alignment exists.
• High hygiene requirements exist, e.g. food industry hose down.
• A long mechanical life is required (no moving or touching parts).

Other Details:

• Installation of all IDEM Non Contact EX Switches must be in accordance with a risk assessment for the individual application.

IDEM's ATEX Certified range of HLM-Ex Explosion Proof Safety Limit Switches have been manufactured with Heavy Duty Die-Cast Metal bodies and have been designed to be mounted for position sensing of moving applications e.g. guard doors, conveyors, machine beds, elevators in atmospheres where the potential for explosion exists. They are available with a choice of linear or rotary heads. Operation of the switches is achieved by a sliding actuation of the moving object to cause deflection of the switch plungers or levers. For safety applications it is important that the moving object does not pass completely over the switch actuators so as to either cause damage to the actuator or allow it to return to its original position. All HLM Explosion Proof Limit Switches are supplied pre-wired with 3m of cable.

Features:

• Industry standard mounting to EN50041.
• Choice of actuator heads: Linear and Rotary.
• Rated IP67 making them suitable for washdown.

IDEM's ATEX Certified range of HLM-SS-Ex Explosion Proof Safety Limit Switches have been manufactured with Stainless Steel 316 mirror polish finished bodies and have been designed to be mounted for position sensing of moving applications e.g. guard doors, conveyors, machine beds, elevators in atmospheres where the potential for explosion exists. They are available with a choice of linear or rotary heads. Operation of the switches is achieved by a sliding actuation of the moving object to cause deflection of the switch plungers or levers. For safety applications it is important that the moving object does not pass completely over the switch actuators so as to either cause damage to the actuator or allow it to return to its original position. All HLM Explosion Proof Limit Switches are supplied pre-wired with 3m of cable.

Features:

• Industry standard mounting to EN50041.
• Choice of actuator heads: Linear and Rotary.
• Rated IP69 making them suitable for washdown.

• Non-contact and non-wear activation by the wheel
• Maintenance-free with high durability 
• No need to adjust anything in the entire rail and wheel range prone to wear 
• Affixing the switch does not weaken the rail
• Robust and weatherproof 
• Compact dimensions
• Not affected by rail currents, harmonics, radio waves, etc.