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Contrinex Industrial Electronics
CONTRINEX
Contrinex, a multinational company with headquarters in Switzerland, is
specialized in the development, production and worldwide sales of po-
sition sensors, RFID and safety systems. Contrinex employs over 500
people, including 25 highly qualified R&D engineers, operates produc-
tion units in Switzerland, Hungary, China and Brazil, has its own sales
offices in all the major markets and is represented in over 60 countries.
Contrinex applies stringent management and production principles,
which are reflected in its ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 9001:2008 certifica-
tions. Additionally, Contrinex is subject to regular client-based audits.
Identical quality controls and equipment as well as staff recruitment and
training policies are implemented at the different production sites, thus
guaranteeing consistent product quality.
SAFETINEX SAFETY SYSTEMS
The Safetinex product lines produced by Contrinex offer high quality
safeguarding solutions for both personnel and machinery. Our special-
ists in sensor technology have developed high-performance electro-
sensitive protective equipment. Our range of safety products com-
prises highly sensitive devices for finger and hand protection as well
as access control, featuring various lengths and connection options.
Safetinex products have been developed in compliance with the ap-
plicable international safety standards and have obtained the required
product certification for use in the European Union, the United States
of America and all other countries where the applicable IEC standards
have been adopted.
ACTIVE OPTOELECTRONIC PROTECTIVE
DEVICES (AOPD)
When looking to build a safety system around a danger zone, the first
consideration is whether or not optical protection is suitable at all. For
this to be the case, it must be possible for the machine control to be
electrically influenced by means of the AOPD’s semiconductor output.
Moreover, it must also be possible to instantly terminate or exit the haz-
ardous process in every operating phase. Further, there must be no
danger of injury due to heat, radiation or from materials or components
ejected by the machine. If such danger exists, then either the optical
system is not suitable, or the danger must be otherwise excluded by
applying additional safety measures.
The selection of a specific type of safeguard involves an evaluation of
the hazard, in order to determine the applicable category or required
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