Pilz holistic solutions for secured access and secure data

In every company there are areas that need to be protected from unwanted access. However, it's important not only to protect the human from the machine, but also the machine from the human. As a result, it’s necessary to consider machinery safety and industrial security in equal measure.

With the operating mode selection and access permission system PITmode fusion, the modular safety gate system, the small controllers PNOZmulti 2 and the firewall SecurityBridge, Pilz offers a solution that not only takes machinery safety requirements into account but also defines permissions for service engineers as well as other persons and roles. That way staff are protected from any hazards the machine may present, and the machine is protected from operator errors and manipulation.

The operating mode selection and access permission system PITmode fusion authenticates people based on the data on a cryptographically protected RFID key and authorises these people to perform certain actions based on the stored permissions. Nobody can open the safety gate, which is protected via a gate lock, until the reader unit registers the correct permission.

The firewall SecurityBridge protects access via the network. It monitors communication with the controller, in this case the small controllers PNOZmulti 2, and guarantees that on-site operation cannot be influenced by unauthorised access via the network.

In this way, Pilz offers a coherent machine access concept, which not only takes machinery safety into account, but also industrial security.