What’s new at Elan?

When making up the balance of the trade fair year of the Schmersal Group, we can honestly say that we have "saved the best for last". After having exhibited at some 40 industrial, professional and trade fairs all over the world, the Schmersal Group came up with a new fair concept and a unique kind of interactive presentation at SPS/IPC/ DRIVES 2011. more

Machines tools: productivity and safety are top priorities! With 2037 exhibitors and approximately 140,000 visitors from more than 100 countries, the results for the organizers of the EMO trade fair are throughout positive. more

Now, the brand-new industry portal for the machine tools construction industry is released in good time prior to the EMO trade fair. This portal site presents the programme of safety switchgear, safety switching systems and services, which Schmersal offers to the manufacturers of machine tools. more

1,765 exhibitors from 52 nations in 13 halls, an additional 13% visitors and a percentage of approximately 40 % foreigner visitors: the exhibitors and the organizers of LIGNA 2011 deliver a throughout positive summary. The first participation of the Schmersal Group to this trade fair was a major success as well. more

An interview with Thomas Ruhs, CEO of K.A. Schmersal GmbH about Schmersal's new market strategy. more

Being one of the core competences of the Schmersal Group, themes regarding the functional safety of machinery and machine control including related themes will be the highlight of the 2011 tec.nicum programme. more

Projects and libraries in the new version are compatible with those in Versions 1.1.x. more

Sophisticated QM System certified according to MD 2006/42/EC Annex X of the new Machinery Directive places very high demands on the quality management systems of companies that develop and manufacture machinery safety components. The requirements go far beyond the familiar DIN EN ISO 9000ff. – and anyone who meets them can develop and market directive-compliant products that are listed in Annex IV of the MD. For the Schmersal Group this particularly involves the "Logic units for safety functions" described under no. 21 and the "Protective systems for personnel detection" described under no. 19. more

With its entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO), China was compelled to run down trade barriers. As a consequence, the prevailing CCEE and CCIB standards, respectively applicable to home made and import products, were standardised and integrated into a uniform product certification system, the so-called CCC (China Compulsory Certification). more

Schmersal welcomes test experts ...This exchange of experiences, which was organised for the first time in June 2004, took place at K.A. Schmersal’s. Thirty-one participants – generally developers and test experts from companies with an own accredited low voltage test laboratory – discussed, amongst others, the new electronic methods of "Test Reporting"... more