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Defender™ Automated Barrier Door

1 HP motor/brake/gear box
Guards machinery, robots or processes
Reduces floor space requirements

Benefits

Anywhere that a machine operator interfaces with a machine, robot or process is an ideal application for the Defender™, including:

  • Automotive
  • Industrial Manufacturing
  • Steel and Aluminum Works
  • Warehouse and Logistics
  • Agriculture
  • Aerospace and Defense
  • Machining
Designed to protect operators from application driven hazards while restricting access from machine/robot operation both physically and electronically with optional safety rated switches and controls.

Product Specifications:

  • Minimum size of 3’ x 3’ (610 mm x 914 mm), Maximum size of 16’ x 16’ (4877 mm x 4877 mm)
  • 40" [1020 mm] per second operation; Up to 60" [1524 mm] per second with optional variable frequency drive.
  • Armorplex™ Curtain Material: Durable, Resilient 40oz flame resistant (NFPA 701) high tensile ASTM tested black curtain material.
  • Fully Sealed UHMW Barrier Tabs™; 450 lbs. (204 kg) tear-out force.
  • 1 HP (0,75 kW) Motor Assembly with 20 N*m brake with lockable hand release lever and corrosion protection, TEFC. IP 55 Enclosure rating, UL and CSA listed. NEMA 56C output. Multiple motor locations and orientations.
  • Fully Sealed Barrier Tabs prevent access to hazard and act as barrier with 450 lbs. (204 kg) tear out strength.
  • View our Defender™ sell/spec sheet for more product specifications.

Compliance and Standards:

Switches/controls capable of reaching Cat 4 (per 954-1), PLe (per ENISO 13489-1) and/or SIL 3 (per EN62061) when integrated properly.

  • Safety Distance Formula Info:
    • EN ISO 13857 Safety of Machinery - Safe distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper/lower limbs. and EN ISO 13855
    • Safety of Machinery - Position of safeguards with respect to the approach speeds of parts of the body.
  • Manufactured under ISO 9001 Specifications with a rugged construction.

Additional highlights:

  • Multiple motor positions to best fit your application.
  • Easy Installation with minimal components.
  • Optional control boxes include:
    • Full Open-Close-Stop Push Button Relay Control Box.
    • Patented i-COMM™ Digital Communication Control Box and Plug-N-Play Integrator Control Box.
  • Limited one year warranty SOP.
  • Custom manufactured to exact size requirements.
  • HD Motor/Brake/Gear box suited for millions of cycles.
  • Optional stopping photo-eye strip.
  • Soft Bottom Edge - Gravity down operation. Patented switch design integrated into curtain guide.

Visibly safer than light curtains, the Defender™ automated barrier door combines safety interlock switches/controls capable of achieving up to PLe, Category 4 level safety with a movable physical barrier, restricting access to dangerous machine movement while simultaneously protecting your most valuable asset – your people.

  • Guards your machinery and helps protects your employees.
  • Contains application driven hazards including weld flash/sparks/smoke, mist, flying debris and more.
  • Reduces footprint of manufacturing cell by locating closer to hazard.
  • Automated to the process to reduce operator fatigue.
  • Increases productivity! Door provides clear visual that operator should be on task.
  • Physical machine guard provides more benefits than light curtains (see: Benefits of Physical Machine Guards Versus Light Curtains)
  • Proven, Safe, Reliable Design.

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