Safety contact mats withstand tough conditions

ABB Jokab Safety has introduced safety contact mats for safeguarding personnel around machines, presses, and robots. The mats typically are connected to a monitoring system and placed as a boundary around potentially hazardous equipment.

When someone steps on a mat, the surface triggers a control signal to the stop circuit of the nearby equipment. A switch design inside the mat ensures that equipment motion stops immediately.

The mats, which feature a dotted polyurethane, nonslip surface layer, withstand tough industrial conditions and are impervious to oil, acid, and caustic substances. They are available in standard sizes from 12 by 12 in. to 48 by 60 in., usually placed in sections around equipment. They can be affixed together and mounted to the floor with aluminum ramp rails or integrated rubber ramp trim. The maintenance-free mats comprise two conductive plates that are separated by a proprietary isolating layer.