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25.04.2024

Start motors – Conserve resources

When electric motors are switched on directly, inrush currents can be up to 7 times higher and the torque up to three times higher. These effects can be avoided by using soft starters. The enclosed…

28.02.2022

Safety of machinery: Information on the application and delimitation of the standards EN 62061 and EN ISO 13849 Version 1.1

The two safety standards EN 62061 and EN ISO 13849 play a significant role for compliance with functional safety in the design and construction of machinery, as they specify the requirements for the…

24.01.2022

Fault tolerance in machine safety Part 2

In engineering, fault tolerance means the property of a technical system to maintain its functionality even when failures and error conditions occur.  Fault tolerance increases the availability…

28.01.2020

Plastics in the Electrical Industry (Discussion Paper)

The German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association (ZVEI) supports the efforts of the EU Commission to boost the role of plastics in a circular economy. The electrical industry…

25.07.2019

Fault tolerance in machine safety Part I

The present white paper "Fault tolerance in machine safety" describes for the first time a way in which fault-tolerant safety functions can be used to maintain the continued operation of a…

19.04.2017

Classification of Binary 24 V Interfaces - Functional Safety aspects covered by dynamic testing

This document describes characteristic features of binary 24V interfaces that use dynamic test pulses.   The purpose of this document is to describe terms and definitions; define…

01.06.2016

Devices in Switching and Safety Technology - Principles of Market Access in Various Regions of the World

Every industrial process incorporates a risk of harming people, damaging production plants or polluting the environment. It is therefore easily seen in more and more regions of this world that…

06.11.2015

Devices in Switching and Safety Technology - Principles of Market Access in Various Regions of the World

Every industrial process incorporates a risk of harming people, damaging production plants or polluting the environment. It is therefore easily seen in more and more regions of this world that…

EMC the easy way - Pocke-Guide

The Committee for Electronic Binary and Analog Sensors of the ZVEI Division of Switching Devices, Switchboards and Industrial Controls has undertaken to elucidate the subject of EMC as it relates to…

Classification of Binary 24 V Interfaces (Position Paper CB241)

The ZVEI Automation Association has adopted a new ZVEI recommendation for the classification of binary 24 V interfaces with testing in the area of functional safety. The recommendation presents -…

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