Issue 2/2025
 Machine lifecycle in transition

A machine’s life­cycle extends from plan­ning and design to com­mis­sioning and oper­a­tion, including retro­fits, through to decom­mis­sioning. Today, it is inex­tri­cably linked to com­pre­hen­sive safety and IT pro­tec­tion oblig­a­tions. The key here is full, struc­tured doc­u­men­ta­tion that’s avail­able at all times – both for legal cer­tainty and for smooth, pro­duc­tive oper­a­tion.

Safely moved, precisely controlled

Machines also go through a life­cycle. Each phase places spe­cific demands on Safety – and on those who must ensure it. What’s impor­tant here, and what role does Secu­rity now play?

“A sophisticated security concept can become a competitive advantage”

Max­i­m­ilian Moser, Con­sul­tant Indus­trial & Product Secu­rity, VDMA e.V. Soft­ware and Dig­i­ti­za­tion, on the role of mechan­ical and plant engi­neering and the cyber resilience of supply chains and prod­ucts.

Focus on human and machine

Ensuring that machinery runs smoothly is a respon­sible task: pro­duc­tive processes must go hand in hand with the pro­tec­tion of human, machine and data. For mat­ters of Safety, Secu­rity and Com­pli­ance, Pilz has a dig­ital plat­form to pro­vide sup­port throughout the machine life­cycle.

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A holistic view of Safety and Security

In an inter­view, Jaime Alonso, Vice Pres­i­dent Global Ser­vices at Pilz, explains why OEMs and oper­a­tors should keep an eye on the entire life­cycle of machine projects – and the key role played by employee training.

Radar technology for automation

One focus area for Pilz is to expand con­ven­tional safety tech­nology using inno­v­a­tive sensor tech­nolo­gies, to make the safe automa­tion of the future more effi­cient. An example is radar tech­nology: radar sen­sors from Pilz can already be used to mon­itor zones safely.

Exports to India: Only with BIS certificate and local representative

India intro­duces new Machinery Safety reg­u­la­tions. In future, the “Machinery and Elec­trical Equip­ment Safety (Omnibus Tech­nical Reg­u­la­tion) Order, 2024” will require BIS (Bureau of Indian Stan­dards) cer­ti­fi­ca­tion and a local rep­re­sen­ta­tive. This cre­ates new market access require­ments for inter­na­tional machine man­u­fac­turers wishing to export to India.

“Safe & easy complete solution for packaging machinery”

The mod­ular sort packer from A+F Fördertechnik & Automa­tion is designed to repackage trays filled with single-variety del­i­catessen salads so that they appear in a “colourful” mix of vari­eties on the tray or on the super­market shelf. A+F dis­cov­ered that the safety solu­tion “behind” this pack­aging machine could “only be found at Pilz”.

IT vs. OT: two worlds, one goal

Secu­rity becomes manda­tory: New EU reg­u­la­tions such as the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), NIS 2 and the Machinery Reg­u­la­tion man­date greater Secu­rity in pro­duc­tion. Matthias Kuczera and Simon Nutz explain what machine man­u­fac­turers and oper­a­tors need to know now – and how they can pro­vide effec­tive pro­tec­tion for their plant.

Systematic gate guarding!

Reducing bar­riers between human and machine would be a desir­able goal. But in many appli­ca­tions, the required safety must be guar­an­teed using mov­able guards – while always focusing on pro­duc­tion effi­ciency.

Security that’s tangible – Pilz Austria on tour

Raise aware­ness of Indus­trial Secu­rity among machine oper­a­tors and other stake­holders in the com­pany with a wink and a touch of humour: That’s what Pilz Aus­tria does in its video series “Safety & Secu­rity Unplugged.” Spread across loca­tions in Vienna, Linz and Graz, the sub­sidiary has been serving cus­tomers in the field of machine automa­tion since 1969.

3 Minutes with …
… Florian Wahl

Flo­rian Wahl is Pilz’s Product and Tech­nology Man­ager.
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