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Schmersal, which offers of about 25,000 different switches and control equipment, is one of the world’s largest suppliers of security systems and accessories for industry. The Schmersal group celebrated its 70th year anniversary last year. Currently it employs 1750 employees in all sites around the world and has production facilities for example in Brazil and India.

The company started its activities in 1945, when the founders of Kurt Andreas and Ernest Schmersal began the construction of the subassemblies used in the production of elevators. The Schmersal group has increased its product range with electromechanical switches and their products started to be installed for example in hazardous areas. Since then, due to the acquisitions of other companies like Elan Schaltelemente GmbH in 1997, the Schmersal company has constantly grown and the product portfolio has been extended. In 2011 Schmersal reached the leading position as security systems solutions provider with a record turnover of 180 million euros.

The company is very flexible with constantly changing regulations and meet high safety standards in the working environment thanks to engineering experience and rich competences. By applying innovative methods and solutions, Schmersal engineers have constructed equipment which exactly match the requirements of specific applications.

Currently, Schmersal Catalog consists of several product groups. The first group – Safe Switching and Monitoring contains an extensive monitoring program of the safety-related guard doors and the non-contact protection for dangerous zones, as well as components for applications specifically adapted to the user requirements. The product line comprises among others such products as safety switches with separate actuator, solenoid interlocks, door-handle actuator, position switches, safety switches for hinged guards, safety sensors, pull-wire emergency stop buttons and switches, control panels, and much more.

In the next product group – Safe Signal Processing, you can find a large family of safety relay modules for various applications related to safety and also field bus systems and programmable safety controllers.

Another Schmersal domain – Automation Technology comprises of Limit switches. Additionally, there are available safety sensors, extensive product line of buttons and other control and signalling devices are available.

Electrical equipment for passenger and cargo lifts you will also find in the Schmersal catalogue under the name of «Lift switchgear». Here in this group are available – position switches, magnetic reed switches, elevator positioning system USP or security locks are available.

Schmersal, as it was previously mentioned from the start of operation, it manufactures devices for EX zones. These products are implemented in the section «Equipment for EX Zones«, and there are i.a. solenoid interlocks, the non-contact safety sensors, circuit breakers, belt alignment switches and other equipment used in the zones, where risk of explosion is potentially very high due to the presence of gas or proximity of dust.

We also recommend that you consult with the Schmersal website at the following address:

http://www.schmersal.com/en/products/