How should emergency-stop buttons be positioned on an automatic packaging machine?
• Install at least one e-stop on the main HMI panel and one at infeed/outfeed, reachable from any operator position.
• Use red mushroom-head actuators on yellow background per ISO 13850, latching type with manual twist release.
• Add an e-stop every 3 m along the film path and heat-seal jaw area to stop immediately if hands are caught.
• Wire all e-stops into a dual-channel safety relay or safety PLC, cutting servo and heat-seal heater outputs on trigger.
• After reset, require manual restart confirmation; no automatic restart, compliant with CE Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
• Use red mushroom-head actuators on yellow background per ISO 13850, latching type with manual twist release.
• Add an e-stop every 3 m along the film path and heat-seal jaw area to stop immediately if hands are caught.
• Wire all e-stops into a dual-channel safety relay or safety PLC, cutting servo and heat-seal heater outputs on trigger.
• After reset, require manual restart confirmation; no automatic restart, compliant with CE Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.