BWI: Fortress Ensures Machine Safety with New Extracted Key Adaptor

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Fortress Interlocks
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 10:01 AM IST (04:31 AM GMT)
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Fortress Ensures Machine Safety with New Extracted Key Adaptor


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Tuesday, August 23, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Safety Interlocking company Fortress Interlocks has added its new E1 Extracted Key Adaptor to the amGard range of modular safety gate switch interlocks. The E1 has been designed to ensure that the door to hazardous machinery cannot be opened without removing the safety key, and the machinery cannot then be restarted until the key is returned.

Fortress has achieved this by designing a mechanism that traps the actuator in the head until the key is removed which then allows the 'gate' to swing over the keyhole. While the actuator remains out of the head, the gate remains over the keyhole preventing the key being returned to the lock.

E1 ensures a specific sequence of operation and can be stacked or combined with other adaptors; up to 5 key adaptors can be used in one configuration. E1 also provides a unique link to Fortress' high profile mechanical mGard range of interlocks.

E1 works with access key and safety key adapters, amGard LOK or STOP bodies and is suitable for either hinged or sliding door applications. The modular arrangement of amGard allows customers to tailor and configure products to suit their application. amGard is a heavy duty interlocking range that provides both safety and security by controlling access to dangerous machinery and safeguarding personnel. A variety of actuators and adaptable mounting arrangements helps sustain a long life cycle and minimises downtime.

About Fortress Interlocks:

Based in the United Kingdom, Fortress Interlocks (www.fortressinterlocks.com) designs and manufactures mechanical and electromechanical interlocking systems. These provide many benefits to a wide variety of industrial sectors, including metal processing, power generation and distribution, automotive, pulp and paper, textiles and material processing.

About Halma:

Halma is an international market leader in safety, health and sensor technology. It is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and has over 3700 employees in over 40 subsidiaries worldwide. Halma's subsidiaries make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as energy, manufacturing, healthcare, water and waste treatment, construction and transport. Halma has a hub office in Mumbai.

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CONTACT DETAILS
Santosh Sen, Halma India, +91 (22) 67080400/ +91 9820247680, santosh.sen@halma.com
Mr. Aaron Harvey, Export Sales Manager, Fortress Interlocks Ltd, +44 1902 349000, aaron.harvey@fortressinterlocks

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CONSUMER, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, ENERGY, HEAVY INDUSTRIES, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE

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