Functional safety systems are an integral part of the process industry, implemented to identify any risks within a device or machine. These systems are designed to evaluate potentially harmful situations by constantly monitoring devices and by automatically enabling actions to resolve or prevent accidents.
With the evolution of machine automation, functional safety systems must be re-evaluated to ensure that the safety technologies in a circuit will accurately work together to provide the highest degree of safety.
Furthermore, standard safety systems with the addition of basic safety relays may often take up large amounts of control cabinet space, resulting in a larger cabinet footprint, more expensive build costs and more difficulty installing on site.