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Banner Pico-Guard
Fiber Optic Safety Interlock System

 

Banner PICO-GUARD offers a simpler way to guard doors, openings and dangerous areas, compared with mechanical safety interlock switches. Because PICO-GUARD uses only optical elements, it eliminates electrical contacts and other failure-prone mechanical components, including actuators that have alignment issues. PICO-GUARD fiber optic safety interlock switches are also several times smaller and several times lighter than mechanical switches.

Installation is incredibly simple; switches install instantly with cut-to-length plastic fiber optic cable and snap-lock connectors. Multiple optical elements can be connected in series on a single optical channel, providing the ability to monitor several dangerous points with a single channel. Additional guarding points can easily be added at any time by inserting optical elements into an existing optical channel.

Fiber optic safety interlock switches are available to solve numerous applications. They allow easy installation and proper operation on a variety of doors and other safety interlocking applications. Various plug-in, snap-lock models are available including in-line, right-angle and dual lens versions. With the dual lens model, the passive opposed actuator is used for lift-off doors and other removable guards. They are made of rugged impact resistant polycarbonate with an environmental rating of IP65 and NEMA 4/13.

PICO-GUARD is the industry’s first system designed to meet Safety Category 4, per ISO 13849 (EN 954-1)* and IEC 61496-1 Type 4 requirements, using a single switch point for each door. This is possible due to its patent pending, diverse-redundant, self-checking controller specifically designed to be used with plastic fiber optic cable. In addition, the hardware and firmware of the controller has been extensively tested via Banner’s rigorous Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) techniques to assure that no single component failure will cause the system to fail into a dangerous condition.

Banner offers three types of fiber optic cables, all with 1 mm solid core plastic fiber.

  •  Standard 2.2 mm polyethylene jacketed. 

  •  2.2 mm fluoropolymer sheath over polyethylene jacket to withstand harsh chemicals. 

  •  5 mm PVC sheath over polyethylene jacket to withstand some mechanical abrasion or harsh duty. 

5.3 mm stainless steel sheathing or 6.2 mm black PVC sheathing is available for use over existing polyethylene jacketed fiber to withstand rigorous mechanical abrasion.



 

 
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PICO GUARD CONTROLLERS
 
SFCDT-4A1 SFCDT-4A1 PICO GUARD, CONTROLLER Stock $563.96

 

SFCDT-4A1C PICO-GUARD Fiber Optic Controller; 24V dc, 4 Optical Channels; 2 NC USSI (dual) X 2, Output: 2 PNP OSSD; Aux. Output: 7 PNP (Aux.  Fault, Weak & Channels 1-4) Stock $592.48

 


PICO GUARD INTERFACE PRODUCTS
 
IM-T-9A IM-T-9A INTERFACE MODULE, INTERFACE MODULE Stock $113.16

 

IM-T-11A IM-T-11A INTERFACE MODULE, INTERFACE MODULE Stock $113.16

 

MM-TA-12B MM-TA-12B MUTING MODULE, MUTING MODULE 24V Stock $621.00

 

MMD-TA-12B MMD-TA-12B MUTING MODULE DIN, MOUNT SS OUTPUTS 24V Stock $332.12

 

MMD-TA-11B MMD-TA-11B MUTING MODULE DIN, MOUNT RELAY OUTPUTS 24V Stock $359.72

 

11-BG00-31-D-024 RELAY POSITIVELY GUIDED 10AMP, 11-BG00-31-D-024 - 3NO 1NC 24V Stock $56.12

 

11-BF16C01-024 RELAY POSITIVELY GUIDED 16AMP, 11-BF16C01-024 - 3NO 1NC 24VDC Stock $131.56

 

11-BGX10-40 AUXILIARY CONTACTS BG 4NO, 11-BGX10-40 Stock $23.00

 

11-G484-30 AUXILIARY CONTACTS BF 3NO, 11-G484-30 Stock $21.16

 

11-BGX77-048 SUPPRESSOR BG <= 48VDC, 11-BGX77-048 Stock $9.20

 

11-G318-48 SUPPRESSOR BF <=48VDC, 11-G318-48 Stock $21.16

 


PICO GUARD FIBERS
 
PIU430U FIBER PIU430U ASSY, Stock $21.16

 

PIU460U FIBER PIU460U ASSY, Stock $39.56

 

PIU4100U FIBER PIU4100U ASSY, PLASTIC FIBER Stock $65.32

 

PIU4200U PIU4200U PLASTIC FIBER CABLE, Stock $128.80

 

PIU4330U PIU4330U PLASTIC FIBER CABLE, Stock $207.00

 

PIU4500U PIU4500U PLASTIC FIBER CABLE, Stock $303.60

 

PIU41600U FIBER PIU41600U ASSY, PLASTIC FIBER Stock $909.88

 

PWS43P PWS43P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 0.3m PICO GRD Stock $2.76

 

PWS45P PWS45P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 0.5m PICO GRD Stock $2.76

 

PWS47P PWS47P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 0.7m PICO GRD Stock $2.76

 

PWS410P PWS410P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 1m PICO GRD Stock $2.76

 

PWS415P PWS415P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 1.5m PICO GRD Stock $4.60

 

PWS420P PWS420P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 2m PICO GRD Stock $4.60

 

PWS425P PWS425P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 2.5m PICO GRD Stock $6.44

 

PWS430P PWS430P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 3m PICO GRD Stock $6.44

 

PWS435P PWS435P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 3.5m PICO GRD Stock $8.28

 

PWS440P PWS440P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 4m PICO GRD Stock $8.28

 

PWS445P PWS445P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 4.5m PICO GRD Stock $10.12

 

PWS450P PWS450P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 5m PICO GRD Stock $10.12

 

PWS460P PWS460P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 6m PICO GRD Stock $11.96

 

PWS470P PWS470P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 7m PICO GRD Stock $13.80

 

PWS480P PWS480P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 8m PICO GRD Stock $16.56

 

PWS490P PWS490P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 9m PICO GRD Stock $18.40

 

PWS4100P PWS4100P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 10m PICO GRD Stock $20.24

 

PWS4110P PWS4110P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 11m PICO GRD Stock $22.08

 

PWS4120P PWS4120P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 12m PICO GRD Stock $23.92

 

PWS4130P PWS4130P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 13m PICO GRD Stock $25.76

 

PWS4140P PWS4140P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 14m PICO GRD Stock $27.60

 

PWS4150P PWS4150P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 15m PICO GRD Stock $29.44

 

PWS4200P PWS4200P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 20m PICO GRD Stock $39.56

 

PWS4250P PWS4250P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 25m PICO GRD Stock $49.68

 

PWS4300P PWS4300P FIBER POLISHED STD, (PE) JACKET 30m PICO GRD Stock $57.96

 

SFA-FA SFA-FA FIBER ATTENUATOR Stock $11.04

 

SFA-FS SFA-FS SPLICE Stock $11.04

 

PFC-2-25 PFC-2-25, PLASTIC FIBER CUTTER (25 PER P Stock $33.12

 


PICO GUARD INTERLOCK SWITCHES
 
SFI-S1R SFI-S1R PICO GRD SWTCH SEN STR, 8mm RIGHT HAND Stock $8.28