Rite-Hite Defender automated barrier door features improved controls

Rite-Hite Machine Guarding has introduced the Defender, a high-speed, high-cycle, automated barrier door that separates machine operators and manufacturing processes and contains fumes, sparks, smoke, mist, flying debris, and excess noise. It is suitable for robotic welding cells, material handling, automated assembly, and palletizing/packaging machinery applications.

Featuring a space-saving roll-up design, the door offers patent-pending upgrades to its noncontact safety switch configuration, control systems, and interlocking capabilities. The new, more resilient curtain material resists a wider array of application-driven hazards and offers optional variable-frequency drive to control curtain speed. Quick-disconnect cables help simplify installation and integration.