Muting temporarily suspends a safety device, typically so that a pallet can pass through a light curtain without stopping the line.
The muting logic has to tell material from people, run only while the load is passing, and restore protection immediately afterwards. Badly configured muting is one of the quickest ways to turn a protective device into a false sense of security.
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the foundational UK law setting out the general duties employers and employees owe each other for health and safety at work.
A controlled stop, or Stop Category 1, keeps power on to decelerate a machine before removing it, avoiding the hazards a straight removal of power can introduce.
EN ISO 10218 is the standard for industrial robot safety, deriving the Performance Level of a robot’s safety functions from a risk assessment against EN ISO 12100.
For nearly two decades, the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) has been the backbone of machinery safety compliance across Europe.
Introduction Machinery is now software-defined, connected, and increasingly autonomous. The Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 treats software failures as
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