Workplace safety is more critical than ever for industrial manufacturers and OEM machine builders. As a distributor for industrial automation technologies, including safety based solutions, PCC is often asked about machine safety.  However, the topic of machine safety encompasses so much more than the selection and implementation of safety hardware. In an effort to support organizations with machine safety, PCC has partnered with technology and service providers to offer a complete safety life cycle solution.

Safety Life Cycle 

Risk Assessment
The identification of individual potential risk areas with the assignment of a SIL (Safety Integrity Level) rating to each hazard to clearly label its severity
Risk Mitigation
Development of a specific plan to minimize risks involved without impacting productivity.  This includes muting zones and the creation of truth tables to assist with safety PLC programming if required.
Hardware Selection
Selection of appropriate hardware (e.g. safety PLC, light curtain & scanners, safety mates and barriers) based upon the risk mitigation strategy and SIL requirements.
Hardware Integration
Integration of safety hardware technologies and solution meeting SIL requirements.
Hardware Validation
Step-by-step analysis of safety hardware and features to ensure they match exactly with the intended functionality created during the Risk Mitigation process.

Safety Solutions & Technologies

  • E-Stops
  • Light Curtains
  • Machine Guarding Switches
  • Safety Relays
  • Insulated Tools
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Safety Controllers
  • Safety Relays
  • Voltage Indicators
  • Voltage Test Points
  • IR Viewing Windows
  • Panel Interface Connectors
  • Safety Labels
  • Trapped Key Systems
  • Safety Door Switches
  • Rope Pull Switches
  • Solenoid Locking Switches
  • Safety Switches
  • Safety Relays
  • RFID Safety Switches
  • Light Curtains
  • E-Stops
  • Belt Alignment Switches
  • Safety Mats
  • Edge Guard Switches
  • Light Curtains
  • Laser Scanners
  • Safety Switches
  • Safety Locking Devices
  • Safety Relays
  • Programmable Safety Relays
  • Actuator Sensor Interface
  • Switch Rated Plugs & Receptacles
  • Fusing
  • Surge Protective Devices
  • T-Slot Aluminum Extrusions
  • Aluminum Extrusion Kits and Assemblies
  • Machine Guarding
  • Explosion Proof Stack Lights
  • Explosion Proof Signal/Warning Lights
  • E-stops
  • Machine Guarding Switches
  • Rope Pull Switches
  • Safety Relays
  • Safety Controllers
  • Safety PLCs
  • Safety I/O
  • Safety Door Switches
  • Two Hand Control Stations
  • Profisafe Systems
  • Actuator Sensor Interface
  • Pendant Stations
  • Foot Switches
  • Profisafe Encoders
  • EtherCAT Encoders
  • openSafety Encoders for Powerlink
  • Machine Guarding Systems