Safety in Catfish robotic steel fabrication

TECHNOLOGY / SAFETY

Safety

Designed Around the People in the Cell

Every Catfish system uses an installation-specific industrial safety architecture, defined by a risk assessment for each installation.

THE PROBLEM

Every Cell Has Different Hazards

Robot motion, welding arcs, heavy parts and crane traffic combine differently on every floor. A generic guarding package either leaves gaps or blocks the access your crews need. Safety has to be designed for the actual site, task and people.

ARC-R Dual system with two W7 robots and external axes

APPROACH

How Catfish Approaches It

Protection is engineered per installation and kept independent of planning software.

Guarded Catfish cell with light curtains and floor safety zones

Guarding and Access

Controlled access to robot and welding zones.

ARC-R complete robotic manufacturing cell

Zone Monitoring

Speed and zone limits in the protective control layer.

ARC-R cell showing the W7 robot on its linear rail

Presence Detection

Light curtains or area scanners at entry points.

ARC-R robotic welding cell

Stop Circuits

An independent path to stop hazardous motion.

Gantry system carrying two W7 robots over a large steel structure

Risk Assessment

Each cell and task assessed before operation.

01 / 05 · GUARDING AND ACCESS

HOW IT WORKS

Zones, Curtains and the Stop Chain

Zones, devices and stop functions come from the risk assessment for each installation.

IN PRODUCTS

Where It Shows Up

CATFISH OS

Related Software Modules

TALK TO US

Discuss Your Cell Safety Plan

Walk through the work zone, access points and protective measures with our engineers.