The closer human and machine work together, the more efficient work practices become. However, safe interaction between human and robot increasingly demands new technologies and solutions. Also, the demands on safety increase, the closer human and machine get to each other. To verify the required safety level, the entire safety function must be considered – from the sensor to …
The automation of the future demands solutions that guarantee high availability on flexible plant concepts and are easy to manage. These properties are all combined in the automation system PSS 4000. Conventional automation uses a single, central controller to monitor the plant or machine and to process all the signals. With the automation system PSS …
Industrial security describes the protection of production and industrial plants from faults, whether intentional or unintentional. Security used to be the task of information technology (IT) in the form of IT security. Today, production and industrial plants are also highly interconnected using information technology. It is easier for attackers to intrude into automation and control systems, manipulate them and …
As a member of the demonstration and research platform SmartFactoryKL we are actively involved in formulating uniform standards for Industrie 4.0. The platform’s goal is to test innovative factory systems, in which the vision of Industrie 4.0 becomes a reality. We are working jointly with the other partners of SmartFactoryKL on a production line that demonstrates the practical …
Pilz is technology leader and a complete solution supplier in safe automation technology. Our safety controllers are used all over the world and are well-proven over many years. Trust in our expertise in machinery safety: we have the right solution for every requirement! Always in focus: the safe shutdown of hazardous movements and the smooth control of …
The security development process is an expansion of the general product development process. One basic aspect of a standard-compliant development process (in accordance with IEC 62443-4-1 – Secure product development lifecycle requirements) is to perform a risk assessment. It reveals the dangers and risks that a product is subjected to from “cyber space” and the …
Ground is presumed to be a “safe haven” for sensitive components. All grounded surfaces and connections are supposed to be “equipotential” i.e. with no voltage difference between them. This assumption may work only for DC. At high frequencies a wire is an inductor presenting impedance, and isolated wires and metal parts are plates of capacitors …
With its new firmware, the SecurityBridge firewall now offers comprehensive protection for industrial automation networks. Not only does it protect the configurable safe small controllers PNOZmulti and the automation system PSS 4000, it also now enables control over data communication between any other subscribers outside of the Pilz range. The SecurityBridge was developed in line with the …
Security levels define the security level that plant operators or manufacturers want to achieve using security measures. Information is provided by a prior risk assessment. This defines what is to be protected and determines the probability of this asset being attacked. The security level (SL) is selected accordingly. SL-2, that is protection against “intentional violation …
Industrial security describes the protection of production and industrial plants from faults, whether intentional or unintentional. Security used to be the task of information technology (IT) in the form of IT security. Today, production and industrial plants are also highly interconnected using information technology. It is easier for attackers to intrude into automation and control systems, manipulate them and …