Motor controller launches

The C3-CE is EN ISO 13849 compliant and provides OEMs with a controller that is designed for small industrial vehicle applications, including Class 3 pallet trucks.

The controller retains the features and benefits of the original C3 motor controller but has been CE marked as a safety component and designed with EN ISO 13849 Category 3 hardware architecture – including dual microprocessors, dual inputs and a dedicated B+Safe output.

The company says: "This provides a safer and more convenient approach that, unlike the conventional and widely-used Category 2 architecture, doesn’t require the safety function to be checked at ‘machine start-up’ and ‘prior to the initiation of any hazardous situation’, which can be inconvenient and potentially dangerous."

Features include:

    •    Compatible with all types of AC induction motors.
    •    Facilitates up to six dual paths for functions including prevention of travel and tiller control.
    •    Two traction power options available.
    •    Complies with EN 1175-1, EN 12895 and UL 583.