Industrial Automation Magazine India

Command and Signalling Devices

Published on : Tuesday 13-06-2023

The new H series replaces the N range, which has been used globally at the HMI of food-processing machinery. 

The new H series from Schmersal were showcased at interpack 2023 as a full range of command and signalling devices for hygiene-sensitive applications, particularly food processing. The new H range not only meets the requirements of the new standards for these applications and the ‘hygienic design’ construction principle but is fully modular as well. A total of 147 different devices are available, including 26 mushroom pushbuttons, 24 selector switches and four potentiometer-rotary switches. The new series meets the requirements of DIN EN ISO 14159 (Safety of machinery – Hygiene requirements for the design of machinery) and the latest version of EN 1672-2 (Food processing machinery - Basic concepts). This standard sets out very precise specifications for the hygienic design of all command elements at the human-machine interface (HMI) of food-processing machinery. Also taken into consideration was a new regulation, which formulates the requirements relating to the selection of materials for this particular area of use (Regulation 10/2011/EU). 

The new H series replaces the N range, which has been used globally at the HMI of food-processing machinery. The new range of command devices offers a range of different switchgear, including pressure switches, lamp indicators, selector switches, master switches and emergency-stop devices.

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