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Buying Interlocks

Top-level product category: icon various devices

More general product categories: laser safety equipment and consulting

Related product category: beam shutters

Laser interlocks can automatically turn off a laser or block its output beam when a protective box or door is opened. Separate interlock devices can be used if interlock functions are not included in the laser driver. These systems are crucial for maintaining laser safety in various settings.

Making Good Purchase Decisions

As the most professional photonics purchasing portal, RP Photonics helps you to not only to find all relevant suppliers (not limited to our advertisers), but also to make good purchasing decisions.

NEW: Structured Decision Process

Purchasing involves a lot of responsibility. We recommend that you apply best practice by using the following structured process: Go through the following expandable sections, complete the form and finally come to a purchase decision. You can then print that to a PDF for documenting the process.

Our article on best practices for purchasing and another one explaining this tool give you valuable insights.

1. Understand the technical background

It is important to sufficiently understand the technology before buying.

Use the comprehensive learning resources of RP Photonics:

encyclopedia article interlocks laser safety

If you need personal help, contact RP Photonics to get technical consultancy.

2. Define your requirements

It is essential to fully understand and clearly define your requirements before you buy.

We recommend that you develop a list of clear specifications according to your specific needs, against which you can later check the suitability of found product offers:

To help you, we have already listed some aspects we recommend you consider when buying interlocks. Of course, there may be other aspects that are relevant to your specific case.

This list is for your own preparation, and can later (possibly in modified form) be used for quotation requests to suppliers.

Otherwise, you will need to talk to your technical colleagues.

If you cannot sufficiently clarify your requirements, you may want to get technical consultancy from RP Photonics.

You find these buttons in the supplier list below or under "3. Find suitable suppliers".

3. Find suitable suppliers

We suggest three steps:

  • Below, you can find our list of suppliers for interlocks. Use the checkboxes to mark possibly suitable suppliers.
  • The selected suppliers will appear below this list, along with your list of specifications. You can then indicate which specifications they meet according to your research. (You should finalize your specifications before doing this.)
  • Based on the results, you can finally choose a supplier that is hopefully a good enough fit.

Selected suppliers:

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Decision

The most suitable supplier you found:

Comments, e.g. reasons for your choice, or things which still need to be checked:

Suppliers for Interlocks

3 suppliers for interlocks are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.

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Kentek Corporation
5 Jarado Way
Boscawen, NH 03303
United States
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interlocks

The ENTRY-GUARD™ laser area access control systems provide fail-safe access controls to ensure safe and authorized access to areas with laser radiation. Our systems provide design flexibility for customization to your laser radiation areas. When the power to the controller is interrupted, critical outputs, such as door magnetic locks and laser interlocks, revert to a safe state: magnetic locks off, laser interlocks open.

ENTRY-GUARD™ products can be integrated with many components of access control systems, such as lasers, laser enclosures, laser shutters, curtain systems, light curtains, entryway doors, warning signs, status lights, audible signals, keypads, card readers, biometric scanners, safety interlocks, proximity sensors, safety mats, crash bar sensors, laser scanners, PLC circuits, switches (emergency stop, remote start, exit request, bypass key), magnetic locks and electronic latches.

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Other Suppliers

Lasermet Ltd.
United Kingdom
Lastek Pty Ltd
Australia

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