Plant and Machine Safety

  • CE Conformity: Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC

    Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC

    How to Ensure Machine and Plant Safety Standardization, Products and Services

  • safetyDRIVE: Functional Safety

    safetyDRIVE: Functional Safety

    Safe - Flexible - Effective

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  • safetyDRIVE: Functional Safety Management

    safetyDRIVE: 360° Functional Safety Management

    For maximum safety in your systems

  • Certified safety services

    Plant-specific adjustable safety service packages

    Increase your system security with our services

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Increased occupational safety and reduced idling times

System controls that monitor the production process instead of switching it off can be installed in the system in accordance with the EC Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and EN ISO 13849-1 standard, which are intended to minimize the risk posed to people by technical equipment. The control systems applied must satisfy the relevant requirements regarding safety and performance level.

Not only is the concept of “functional safety” significant for employee safety, but it can also significantly increase the productivity of the machines and systems. This is why SEW‑EURODRIVE is investing in flexible solutions with safetyDRIVE. Flexibility is key: the modular safety technology components or the safety technology integrated directly into the drive technology are individually selected and adapted according to the application and task.

Your benefits

  • Functionally safe drive technology

    For trouble-free and safe operation of machines and systems
  • Avoid workplace accidents

    and safeguard staff safety
  • Increased productivity

    with our safety products and services
  • Reduced costs

    thanks to a reduction in safety zones
  • Covers many branches of industry

    because we have developed our safetyDRIVE drive technology to cater for a range of different requirements, industries and system structures

CE conformity in accordance with the Machinery Directive

Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC for increased machine and plant safety

CE Conformity: Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
CE Conformity: Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC

On December 29, 2009, the new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC came into force, stipulating important new conditions for machine and plant engineering. The harmonized standards for Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC include the standards EN ISO 13849-1+2 and EN 62061, which govern the functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems. They also include the standard IEC 61508 for functional safety management that stipulates the necessary requirements for processes, responsibilities and organizational principles.

The CE marking is the external indication for the compliance of a product with the requirements of the Machinery Directive.

With the CE marking, the responsible party declares that:

  • The product complies with all of the applicable European Community provisions
  • The prescribed conformity evaluation procedures have been carried out

The CE marking enables the unrestricted movement of goods within the European Economic Area.

safetyDRIVE: Functional Safety

Functional Safety with safetyDRIVE: Safe - Flexible - Effective

safetyDRIVE: Functional Safety
safetyDRIVE: Functional Safety

Functional safety not only contributes to personnel safety but also increases productivity level of systems and machines. This is why we invest in flexible solutions with safetyDRIVE. Our extensive safetyDRIVE portfolio makes it easy to implement safety concepts in control cabinet drive engineering. See for yourself!

safetyDRIVE: Drive Safety Functions

Benefit from our drive safety functions from the safetyDRIVE program

SS1 – Safe Stop 1
SS1 – Safe Stop 1

SS1 – Safe Stop 1

This safety function

  • triggers the controlled deceleration of the drive; the power supply to the motor is then safely disconnected
  • prevents dangerous movement of the drive when it is at a standstill
  • corresponds to stop category 1 according to IEC 60204-1
SS2 – Safe Stop 2
SS2 – Safe Stop 2

SS2 – Safe Stop 2

This safety function

  • triggers the controlled deceleration of the drive; safe standstill monitoring is then initiated
  • ensures the complete availability of the drive control functions (motor stays energized)
  • corresponds to stop category 2 according to IEC 60204-1
SBC – Safe Brake Control
SBC – Safe Brake Control

SBC – Safe Brake Control

This safety function

  • disconnects the power supply to the brake
  • prevents the brake from releasing
SDI – Safe Direction
SDI – Safe Direction

SDI – Safe Direction

This safety function

  • allows the drive to move in one defined direction of rotation only
  • signals an error if the defined direction of rotation is violated, and safely switches off the drive if required
SLS – Safely Limited Speed
SLS – Safely Limited Speed

SLS – Safely Limited Speed

This safety function

  • monitors the speed and ensures that the defined velocity limit is not exceeded
  • signals an error if the speed threshold is exceeded, and safely switches off the drive if required
SOS – Safe Operating Stop
SOS – Safe Operating Stop

SOS – Safe Operating Stop

This safety function

  • monitors the stop position that has been reached and prevents the drive from leaving the stop position
  • ensures the complete availability of the drive control functions
  • signals an error if the drive leaves the stop position, and safely switches it off if required
SLA – Safely Limited Acceleration
SLA – Safely Limited Acceleration

SLA – Safely Limited Acceleration

This safety function

  • monitors the speed and ensures that the defined acceleration is not exceeded
  • signals an error if the speed threshold is exceeded, and safely switches off the drive if required
SLI – Safely Limited Increment
SLI – Safely Limited Increment

SLI – Safely Limited Increment

This safety function

  • facilitates a safe jog mode
  • signals an error if the jog range is violated, and safely switches off the drive if required
SBA – Safe Brake Actuation
SBA – Safe Brake Actuation

SBA – Safe Brake Actuation

This safety function

  • brings a drive movement to a safe standstill mechanically. This procedure is not the standard braking procedure, but rather the braking procedure for emergencies.
SBH – Safe Brake Hold
SBH – Safe Brake Hold

SBH – Safe Brake Hold

This safety function

  • holds the current position mechanically when it is activated. The drive is already at a standstill when the function is activated.
SAR – Safe Acceleration Range
SAR – Safe Acceleration Range

SAR – Safe Acceleration Range

This safety function

  • prevents the drive acceleration from exceeding a specified range
  • deactivates the safety function when the permitted acceleration range is exceeded or undercut and triggers an error message
SLP – Safely Limited Position
SLP – Safely Limited Position

SLP – Safely Limited Position

This safety function

  • monitors the drive to ensure that it does not exceed the defined limits
  • signals an error if the limits are exceeded, and safely switches off the drive if required
SSM – Safe Speed Monitor
SSM – Safe Speed Monitor

SSM – Safe Speed Monitor

This safety function

  • facilitates speed monitoring
  • signals the status with no error response
SCA – Safe CAM
SCA – Safe CAM

SCA – Safe CAM

This safety function

  • facilitates the monitoring of a position range
  • signals the status with no error response
SSR – Safe Speed Range
SSR – Safe Speed Range

SSR – Safe Speed Range

This safety function

  • prevents the drive speed from exceeding a specified range
  • deactivates the safety function when the permitted speed range is exceeded or undercut and triggers an error message

safetyDRIVE: Safety Services

Comprehensive package of certified safety services from a single source

safetyDRIVE: Safety Services
safetyDRIVE: Safety Services

A wide range of aspects play a role in the safe construction of machines and systems. We provide you with safety components and characteristic safety values in the form of data sheets and a SISTEMA library. This allows for the seamless validation of safety functions. Modular safety service packages certified by TÜV Rheinland complete the range of services we offer.

safetyDRIVE: 360° Functional Safety Management

Product Life Cycle in Functional Safety Management

360° Functional Safety Management
360° Functional Safety Management

Overview of the Safety Life Cycle Phases in the Standard IEC 61508:

Phase 1: Concept

Phase 2: Definition of the overall application area

Phase 3: Hazard and risk analysis

Phase 4: Requirements for overall safety

Phase 5: Assignment of the requirements for overall safety

Phase 6: Planning the overall operation and maintenance

Phase 7: Planning the validation of overall safety

Phase 8: Planning the overall installation and complete startup

Phase 9: Specification of the requirements for the safety of the E/E/PE system

Phase 10: Safety-related E/E/PE systems: implementation

Phase 11: Other measures for minimizing risk: specification and implementation

Phase 12: Overall installation and complete startup

Phase 13: Validating overall safety

Phase 14: Overall operation, overall maintenance and overall repair

Phase 15: Overall modification and overall retrofitting

Phase 16: Shutdown and withdrawal from service

safetyDRIVE: Safety with SISTEMA

Evaluation of safety-related machine controllers according to DIN EN ISO 13849

The SISTEMA software wizard assists with evaluating the safety of controllers and drive systems with respect to DIN EN ISO 13849-1. The windows tool simulates the structure of the safety-related parts of a controller based on the so-called intended architectures and calculates reliability values on several detail levels including the achieved performance level (PL).

The latest version of the SISTEMA software wizard is available on the website of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance: www.dguv.de

SEW-EURODRIVE offers a component library for the SISTEMA software wizard. This library includes the respective MTTF, B10d or PFH values for the components used. The library can be used in SISTEMA version 1.1.6. or later.

Download SISTEMA library

SISTEMA disclaimer   (PDF, 26 KB)

safetyDRIVE: Range of Applications

Flexibility and safety in every industry sector

Flexibility and safety in every industry sector
Flexibility and safety in every industry sector

We offer you safety drive systems for diverse requirements in a wide range of industries and system structures: for instance, drives in stage technology, welding robots in the automotive industry or gantry robots in the beverage or packing industry

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