Quick venting of air supplies
November 1st 2009 Available from Festo is an electricallyoperated
pneumatic soft-start and
exhaust valve that provides safe startup
and quick venting of compressed air
supplies in the event of an emergency.
The MS6-SV provides machine builders
with a compact, all-in-one solution for
maximising the safety of automation
systems. It is compliant with the EN
ISO13849-1 standard on machinery
safety and is certified to categories 3 & 4.
The valve helps address some of
the key issues in the Machinery
Directive, including mean time to
(dangerous) failure, self diagnostics,
common cause failure protection, and
external validation and certification.
It provides a 3/2-way function and
has fast venting; it has an exhaust
flow rate of 6000L/min, which is 1.5
times its standard maximum
operational flow rate, making it suitable
for implementing emergency stop
functions in safety-critical system areas. More articles from Festo Limited: | 
