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Emergency stop valves
EN 418 4.1.11 & 4.1.12
3/2 normally open valve
Large easy to operate red
button
Once pushed the valve is
mechanically latched on
Reset method options:
twist button
unlatch with a key
Two hand control
EN 574 Two hand control
devices
Single fault tolerant
Buttons must be pushed
in synchronisation
Output signal on only
while both buttons are
pushed
If either button is released
the signal is lost so the
system must fail safe
EN 983
Switching-on hazard
Switching-on hazard
Start from exhausted
system and cylinder at
mid stroke
When air is turned on
there is no back pressure
to control cylinder speed
Piston will slam to the
end of stroke
2 Time (seconds)
10 12
1 3
Hazard solved
System pressure is
re-applied
When the soft start
valve is turned on,
flow is restricted so
that pressure builds
up gradually
The cylinder will move
to the end of its
stroke gently