BERNSTEIN Three-Stage Enabling Foot Switch

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The BERNSTEIN Three-Stage Enabling Foot Switch is an electromechanical switch designed for staged control operations. Its features include hands-free operation; reduced risk to the operator; easy and controlled positioning; and pedal position feedback.

Generally, a machine will not operate when a safety gate is open, which can make programming and maintenance problematic. With an enabling foot switch, these tasks can be safely performed using the logically designed switching stages as follows: Position 1 = OFF, Position 2 = ON, Position 3 = STOP, or rather will revert to the OFF position when the pedal is fully compressed. Level 3 is of enormous importance for the safety of the operator.

In addition, the enabling foot switches can be equipped with a safety latching mechanism. This ensures that the foot switch engages after reaching Position 3, and also ensures that the machine cannot be started without first being unlocked.

Enabling foot switches from Bernstein also have the added option of pedal position monitoring. From a control point of view, pedal positions 1 and 3 are completely identical. Bernstein switches have an optional additional PNP signal output which indicates the exact pedal position, making it easy to identify and signal a forced stop.

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