IDEM - the UK’s largest designer
and manufacturer of Machine
Safety Switches have the solution
to your application requirements.
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ot content being the largest
designer and manufacturer
of safety switches in the
UK, IDEM Safety Switches
also design and manufacture the
largest Stainless Steel range of
machine safety switches in the world
covering all industry sectors including
food processing, packaging, petrochemical and pharmaceuticals.
Some of the harshest environments
for instrumentation and machinery
are found here. To combat these
environments the best metal to use is
Stainless Steel 316. With this in mind
IDEM produced the world’s first highspec. range of mechanical and noncontact interlock switches with fully
Stainless Steel 316 housings.
Housings are tested to IP69K with
features that ensure high reliability and
long life performance. Many switches
have mirror polished finishes and are
aesthetically designed to reduce or
eliminate food traps.
high tolerance to misalignment, LED
indication of switch status, “antitamper” coded magnetic actuation and
various switching circuits to cope with
modern industrial control requirements
providing up to PLe Cat 4 ISO13849-1
and SIL3 EN62061.
The “HYGIEMAG” range of magnetic
non-contact safety switches, the sister
products to Hygiecode offer noncontact high power magnetic switching
up to 230V.ac 2A. They provide guard
door interlocking in applications
found in food processing, packaging,
pharmaceutical and petro-chemical
industries. Housing designs, surface
finish and aesthetic styling allows them
to be used in almost any environment
subject to high levels of cleaning
following contamination from foreign
particles.
seal gasket and give highly reliable,
repeatable enclosure sealing. All
housings, actuators and fittings are
Stainless Steel 316. Flexible actuators
are available to assist with guard
alignment. They have 4 pole contact
blocks and the switch head is rotatable
to allow up to eight different actuator
entry positions.
IDEM’s range of Heavy Duty Stainless
Steel 316 Emergency Stop safety
switches have been developed to
provide robust emergency stop
operation for machines and conveyors.
The “HYGIECODE”’ Non Contact range
offers various housing shapes to
provide environmental protection to
105°C with suitability for high pressure
chemical wash down to IP69K.
Housings have mirror polished finishes,
full encapsulation using high-spec.
materials then sealed with a stainless
steel back plate for extra mechanical
and environmental durability.
The high specification enclosures
offer a wide 14mm sensing distance,
IDEM’s “HYGIELOCK” range of solenoid
operated guard locking switches
are designed with unique patented
locking mechanisms incorporating two
positively guided switch contact blocks
providing independent monitoring of
solenoid lock and actuator position
(guard closed/open).
Rugged design and mechanism provide
guard holding up to 2000N. (200kg).
Two LED’s provide diagnostic indication
of solenoid and lock status in a range
of solenoid voltages (24/110/230V ac/
dc).
The “HYGIECAM” range of traditional
Tongue Interlock switches are fully
Stainless Steel, designed with double
In various sizes they have additional
features including double seal lid
gaskets and specially designed
safety trip mechanisms forcing safety
contacts to open if the lid is removed
and offered with a choice of 3 or 4 pole
contact blocks.
Variants include button protection
shrouds preventing damage to buttons
and padlock holes to allow “lock off”
for additional level of protection during
maintenance.
Rope Pull E-Stops are availab