Schmersal Inc. - Company Profile

About Schmersal Inc Founded in 1945, Schmersal specializes in the design and manufacture of industrial switches, machine safety products, position sensors and related control accessories. They are represented in more than twenty-two foreign countries, with direct offices in the U.S., Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Portugal, China, UK, Japan and Brazil. Their products are available at more than 120 stocking distributors throughout the U.S. and Canada. Schmersal offers a broad range of electromechanical and electronic products. Their North American operation is focused on supplying machinery builders and users with safety components to meet the new and emerging machine guarding safety requirements of OSHA, ANSI, Robotic Industries Association, and European Machinery Directive (CE). Schmersal’s Products Include: Safety Interlock Switches Coded-Magnet Sensors Emergency Cable-Pull Switches Hinged Safety Interlocks Safety Edges/Bumpers Safety-Rated Limit Switches Safety Foot Switches Safety Contoller Safety Pressure Mats Safety Light Curtains Schmersal products feature: High degree of tamper resistance, Positive-break NC contacts, Fail-to safe electrical design, Individually coded keyed interlock switches, Positive-guided relays, Rugged sealed industrial housings, UL recognition and CSA listing. In addition they offer, application assistance, safety seminars for machine guardings, safety videos on machine guarding and tutorial information regarding ways to meet new and emerging machine guarding safety requirements. The firm also conducts regular seminars on ways to protect machinery operators and maintenance personnel from recognized hazards without compromising productivity.