Schmersal
About
About Schmersal
Schmersal supplies machinery-safety components, systems and engineering services. Its catalogue covers safety switches, interlocks, light barriers, scanners, controllers and networked safety technology, while tec.nicum provides risk assessment, validation and related services.
The group supports machine builders and operators across production and logistics environments. A deployed safety function remains an engineered system whose integrity depends on device selection, wiring, control logic and application validation.
Team
- Michael Ambros - Managing Director - Managing Director
- Philip Schmersal - Managing Partner - Managing Partner
Timeline
Events
- 2025-11-25 - Product Launch - Schmersal introduces first IO-Link Safety products
The devices add bidirectional diagnostics and configuration over standard three-wire cabling for industrial safety systems. Schmersal states that the interface supports PL e and SIL 3 requirements and is standardised under IEC 61139-2.
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Context tags
- Functional Safety Robotics - Capability - Company profile and primary research support this operating context.
- Industrial machine-safety supplier - Peer Group - Schmersal supplies safety switches, interlocks, optoelectronic protective devices, safety sensors, and safety control systems for machinery. https://www.schmersal.com/en/products
- Industrial automation supply layer - Stack Layer - Company profile and primary research support this operating context.