Mechan Controls Ltd.
British manufacturer of non-contact magnetic and RFID safety switches, interlocks and light curtains for machine guarding since 1972.
Mechan Controls Ltd. is a British designer and manufacturer of machine-guard safety systems, specializing in non-contact safety switches for industrial machinery and robotic cells. Established in Skelmersdale, Lancashire in 1972 by Jim Withington, the company is credited with producing the world's first RFID safety switch and has built a reputation as an industry leader in functional safety. After a 2017 management buy-out led by technical director Mabruk Farrah, Mechan returned to limited-company status and continues to design and manufacture all of its safety switches in the UK.
Its product range spans magnetic and coded-magnetic safety switches (Magnasafe, HE-Series), RFID/OSSD switches (RSS-Series, O-Type), frequency-coded electronic systems (F-Series, S-Type, Codex, ISIS), solenoid guard-locking interlocks (Proton), trapped-key interlocking (MK-Safe), tongue and hinge interlocks, light curtains (MLG-Series), safety relays and controllers (SRL, EM, GM, MPX) and emergency-stop and rope-pull devices (SafeLine 4). Products achieve safety ratings up to CAT 4, SIL 3 and PL-e per EN ISO 13849-1 and EN 62061, with IP69K stainless-steel options for wet, dusty, oily and washdown environments. Switches are independently tested and approved by TUV and UL to European and international standards, and manufacturing is ISO 9001 certified. Mechan serves heavy industry, food processing and packaging, and automation and controls applications, supplying durable machine-guarding components through a growing global distributor network spanning the UK, USA and China.
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WEBSITE
https://www.mechancontrols.com/PHONE
+44 1695 722264HEADQUARTERS
United Kingdom
Company Facts
Founded
1972
Primary Role
Component Supplier
Company Size
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Primary Region
Europe
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Funding Stage
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Keywords
- Mechan Controls Ltd.
- safety switches
- non-contact safety switch
- RFID safety switch
- machine guarding
- interlocks
- light curtains
- safety relays
- functional safety
- emergency stop
- Component Supplier
- Control & Software
- Manufacturing
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