Pressure-sensitive protection
Safety Mats, Edges & Bumpers
Safety mats, edges and bumpers can detect presence or contact where other protective devices are unsuitable, provided their location and response are matched to the hazard.
- Delivery
- Survey to handover
- Coverage
- Great Britain
- Application
- Project-specific
System intent
Designed around the task—not simply the available component.
Safety mats, edges and bumpers can detect presence or contact where other protective devices are unsuitable, provided their location and response are matched to the hazard.
We develop the guarding arrangement in the context of machine movement, product flow, operator behaviour, cleaning and foreseeable intervention. The scope is then defined clearly for detailed engineering and installation.
Key engineering decisions
What the design needs to resolve.
These points are reviewed together because a change to access, stopping or production flow can alter the required safeguarding approach.
- 01
Detection zone
Define the area or contact edge that must be detected before a person reaches the hazard.
- 02
Mechanical installation
Prevent dead zones, trip hazards, damage and unintended movement of the sensing element.
- 03
Response
Account for device, logic and machine stopping time when positioning mats or edges.
- 04
Environment
Review fluids, swarf, vehicles, cleaning and floor conditions that can damage or obscure the device.
Application review
Design considerations.
- Area geometry and approach routes
- Floor condition and drainage
- Expected loads and wheeled traffic
- Crush, shear or closing-edge hazard
- Series connection and fault detection
- Replacement and inspection access
Typical project output
What can be included in the scope.
The precise deliverables are agreed before work proceeds and depend on whether the project covers mechanical guarding only or an integrated safety-system modification.
- Application review
- Device and control-unit selection
- Mechanical edging or mounting
- Circuit integration
- Activation and fault testing
- Inspection and replacement guidance
