Mechan Controls celebrates golden Anniversary

Mechan Controls has been at the forefront of designing and manufacturing machine guard safety products

Established in 1972, Mechan created one of the first non-contact RFID safety switches for a company called CarnaudMetalbox. The switch was so revolutionary and inspiring that the company is still a customer of Mechan Controls to this day.

Over the last 50 years, Mechan Controls has grown into one of the leading manufacturers of machine guard safety products and has expanded its product portfolio exponentially.

1984 – Mechan introduces its MPX range of safety control units that work with the original RFID safety switches.

1993 – Mechan extends the MPX range to introduce DIN rail mounted safety control units to fit with the industry standard.

1997 – Mechan brings out its first fully expandable F-series safety control units and accompanying RFID safety switches, which utilise volt free outputs. The safety control unit also has LED indication for each safety switch input.

1998 – Mechan introduces new safety products to the Magnasafe and S-type range, also introducing the smallest RFID switch on the market the DNK1.

1999-2017 – Mechan expands its safety product ranges to cater for the needs of its customers, while also introducing a uniquely coded RFID safety switch with 4 billion different codes.

In 2017 – Mechan is taken over by Mabruk Farrah, its once technical director now managing director and sole owner of Mechan Controls.

Since 2017, Mechan has invested in product development and product expansion. Today, Mechan is known worldwide for its innovation, delivery and quality of its products.

2020 – Mechan develops its own version of type 4 light curtains, OSSD safety switches and redefines its most popular expandable safety control unit the EM1/ESM to be even smaller.

2021 – Mechan develops a new expandable safety control unit the GM1 and GSM to work in conjunction with the light curtains and OSSD switches.

Finally, in 2022, Mechan will be launching new innovative safety products onto the market.

“It is safe to say that, in the space of 50 years, what was once a small company in the Northwest of England has now established itself as one of the leading design and manufacturers of machine guard safety products worldwide,” the company concludes.