Automated Barrier Door
The Defender™ automated barrier door is the ideal machine guarding door for applications in which a machine operator interfaces with a machine, robot or process.
When it comes to safety barriers, there’s a big difference between a traditional light curtain and the Rite-Hite Defender™.
Machine protection you can see, feel and depend on. Defender™ will save floor space and improve work efficiency. Trust it to contain application hazards, including weld flash, sparks, smoke, mist, flying debris, and other process hazards.
Defender™ replaces ineffective electronic systems, with a dependable, physical automated barrier that can help you comply with the latest safety standards. If you want to protect people, productivity, and your manufacturing bottom line, depend on Defender™.
You’ll see Defender™ barrier doors in a wide variety of manufacturing environments, from robotic welding and assembly to paper converting, printing, and CNC routing. In every industry, Defender™ outperforms traditional light curtains. It's a barrier you can see and touch, not an invisible beam easily triggered by accident, halting production and costing you money.
Light curtains require an extra buffer of floor space to create a safety zone. Defender™ can eliminate that required buffer zone. Staging areas can be placed closer to the process, conserving motion, improving ergonomics and increasing productivity. There isn’t a light curtain in the world that can stop sparks from flying, chips and fluid from spraying, or smoke from spreading, but Defender™ can. It’s a visibility safer form of machine guarding.
The hassles associated with light curtains disappear with Defender™. Minor accidental contact won't trigger a safety shutoff and stop a process or cut into productivity.
Your safety personnel will be impressed by all the regulatory standards Defender™ can help you comply with. Everything from the new European ISO specifications to existing ANSI/RIA standards.
The movement of a Defender™ door is a signal to workers and their supervisors that a process is complete and it’s time for productive action.
Defender™ offers such strong protection for the person who stands in front of it thanks to the strong company that stands behind it. Rite-Hite has been manufacturing industrial safety equipment for over a half century. We’re a company so dedicated to a safe workplace that we make it our first priority.
The Defender™ automated barrier door – visibility safer. Advanced technology, superior performance and reliable quality. That’s what you get from Rite-Hite – the company that is Always Looking Ahead. To learn more, contact your Rite-Hite products representative.