MPSA is a division of Airline Hydraulics Corp., a leading provider of innovative technical solutions for our customers across all industries. Airline offers components, engineered systems, and services in the technology areas of fluid power, automation & control, structural designs, and machine safeguarding.
As an ISO 9001-certified company, Airline is committed to supplying quality parts, services, and equipment repairs to optimize productivity and safety.
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Bosch Rexroth is the world leader in the drive, motion and control technologies that power today’s most advanced manufacturing systems.
Airline carries their full product line in these technology areas: Industrial and Mobile Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Aluminum Structural Framing, Linear Motion Technologies and Electric Drives and Controls.
Aluminum Structural Framing
Save time and money building complex guarding, machine frames, workstations and more. This high-quality structural framing is as durable as steel but much easier to assemble.
There’s no welding, painting or waiting. It goes together fast and can easily be modified for reuse if your requirements change.
Hardware
We carry all Bosch Rexroth accessories and hardware such as connectors, gussets, caps, door handles, fasteners and cover strips to manufacture your physical guards.
EcoSafe Systems
EcoSafe™ is a wide range of machine and perimeter guarding options for creating enclosures, guards, and barriers. EcoSafe™ panels assemble and install easily from standard components.
Partitions can be constructed of wire mesh screens, protective panes or panels, and then mounted directly into T-slot profiles integrated into the system.
Omron Automation & Safety is a leading manufacturer of advanced industrial automation products, with core competencies in sensing, control, vision and panel components. In 2006, Omron welcomed Scientific Technologies, Inc. (STI) a major manufacturer of machine safeguarding products, to their organization. By combining Omron’s advanced sensing, control, and networking technologies with STI’s comprehensive line of safety controls and components, Omron Automation & Safety helps customers create safer workplaces for their employees.
Safety Light Curtains
Safety light curtains solve your optical guarding needs. From compact models designed for machine locations where space is tight, to larger, robust light curtains powerful enough to guard large perimeters, Omron STI offers many options:
• Multiple built-in functionalities
• Floating; Blanking; Muting
• Individual Beam indicators
• Short to long spans
Safety Laser Scanners
World’s most: compact size (104.5 mm height), power efficient (5 W) and light weight (1.3 kg)
• Range: up to 3 m for safety zone and 10 m for warning zones
• 70 sets of safety zone and warning zone combinations
• Configuration memory block, no need to reprogram after sensor replacement, minimal down time
• Easy-to-use software tool simplifies creation of complex zone combinations
Monitoring Relays
Control reliability is mandated in U.S. standards for safety implemented circuits. These criteria can be met by using redundant safety-rated device outputs in conjunction with a safety relay. Safety relays range in function from stop-motion detection to 2-hand palm button control, to dual channel input units with time-delayed outputs that provide conformity to ANSI B11.19, Section 5.1. All safety relays carry the CE mark and are UL and C-UL listed.
Safety Network Controllers
NE1A Safety Network Controller can be used 3-ways: as a stand-alone controller; as an expandable safety network with remote I/O blocks; or combined with an existing DeviceNet network to form a Safety + Control Network. Eliminate long runs of complicated wiring during installation. This system replaces the wiring with a network between safety components distributed over many different locations. Programmable safety function blocks eliminate rewiring to make modifications. Safety I/O Terminals can be added to increase safety I/O capacity for distributed allocation through the network.
Safety Interlock Switches
Omron STI safety switches are designed to work together with hinged, sliding, or lift-off guards and barriers. When the guard is opened, the power supply to the machine is disconnected.
• Compact sizes.
• Several contact arrangements.
• Heavy-duty housing for demanding industrial applications.
• Optional E-stop provides emergency stopping at the extreme end of the installation.
• Safety lock mechanism prevents operating errors.
A4EG Enabling Grip Switches
Enabling Grip Switch with
• The difficult task of configuring safety circuits is now easily achieved by combining the A4EG with the G9SX-GS.
• In addition to the standard models, the lineup also includes models with an emergency stop switch and models with a momentary operation switch.
• An optional Holding Key (sold separately) provides a versatile method for selecting modes.
• Equipped with
Safety Contact Strips and Safety Bumpers
The safety edge or safety bumper are flexible strips which can be fixed to the edge of a moving part such as a machine table or powered door where there is a risk of a crushing or shearing hazard. If the moving part that includes the safety edge or bumper strikes operator (or vice versa) the flexible safety edge is depressed and will send a signal to the power source to stop.
Quick Disconnect Universal Safety Mats
Rugged Omron STI Universal Safety Mats guard machine operators against some of the potential hazards and dangers of the modern manufacturing environment. An Omron STI Universal Safety Mat system (UM series safety mat combined with an MC3, MC4, or MC6) offers a simple method for guarding personnel around hazardous machines. A safety mat system offers freedom, flexibility, and reduced operator fatigue when compared with traditional guarding methods. Full visibility of and access to the work area is maintained.
Safety Logic Devices - Controllers
The NXSL5 by Omron reduces the time required for machine safety programming, verification, and troubleshooting with automatic programming, simple automatic test, and data logging. It supports flexible manufacturing, scalable safety solutions and CIP Safety over Ethernet/IP, FSoE, or both simultaneously. The NXSL5 provides an interactive environment to maintain a solution without requiring advanced training, offers direct access to safety signature check and generates function verification reports your documentation of a compliant, functional system.
Safety Interlock Door Switches
The D41D is a tamper-proof door switch, that helps to prevent bypassing of safety solutions and keep workers safe thanks to its high-coded RFID technology, which makes it harder to defeat and ideal for hazardous application. Also, it simplifies inventory stocking and installation as well as maintenance activities. The D41D offers three different actuator options with the ability to detect them from different positions adding flexibility to guard design and making it easier to meet installation requirements in tight areas. In addition, the D41D also lowers the cost of ownership by being easy to install with automatic paring for quick installation for one up to 31 switches, if connected in series, and its three-color led indicator simplifies the programming process as well as troubleshooting.
Emergency Rope Pull Switches
The ER series offers a wide range of functionalities in rope pull applications. From models with basic functionality with a maximum rope span of 40m, up to different flexible models with stainless steel or robust aluminium housing with a maximum rope span of 200m. Rope kits and a full range of accessories are provided for easy installation and durability.
- Optional E-Stop pushbutton
- Optional LED indicator beacon for minimum downtime
- Tension indicator for easy setup and maintenance
- Heavy duty housing for demanding applications
- Integrated reset pushbutton
- Vibration tolerant for reliable operation
Safety requirements for workers in almost all industries have evolved to ensure that safety in the workplace is no longer an option. Government organizations around the world have made worker safety a priority for companies which has drawn even greater attention to the topic of safety. The latest product developments from the Schmersal Group have focused on advanced safety systems designed to satisfy the most current safety standards and regulations.
Compact Safety-Rated Limit Switches
The safety edge or safety bumper are flexible strips which can be fixed to the edge of a moving part such as a machine table or powered door where there is a risk of a crushing or shearing hazard. If the moving part that includes the safety edge or bumper strikes operator (or vice versa) the flexible safety edge is depressed and will send a signal to the power source to stop.
Safety Interlock Switches
Are mounted to doors and gates to monitor status. An open door or gate shuts down the machine operation and prevents a restart until all doors and gates have been shut to ensure machine operator safety.
Emergency Stop Pushbuttons
Command devices are of great importance for the man-machine interface in the area of industrial applications. For example, they are mounted in switch-boards, control panels, two-hand control panels, in lift manufacture and on materials-handling plants, including conveyors. Manual actuation of the devices starts operating sequences and functional processes or serves to bring these to a stop.
Safety Light Curtains
Optoelectronic safety device are used as entry, danger point or danger zone guards. Safety light grids and light curtains can be integrated into the safety concept of the machine or plant even under tight space conditions by virtue of their very compact design. These safety devices are also often used on presses to guard danger points or zones. Depending on the particular resolution of the safety light grids and curtains, protection of persons, hands or even fingers can be provided.
Safety Mats and Edges
Actuated by physical contact, tactile safety monitoring devices stop the hazardous movement. The diversity of applications requires constructively different devices.
Enabling Devices
Consent switches are used to protect persons from potentially hazardous situations where machine guards need to be inactivated completely or in part in special operating modes.
Door-handle Actuator
The operator does not have to press a button on an external switching plate when the solenoid interlock at a safety guard needs to be unlocked. The switching function is now exactly where it is needed: On the safety door handle which is used to open the safety guard.
Switches
Switches are used to give signals to start machines and to open or close electrically driven doors, gates and barriers.
The pull-wire switches are manually operated by pulling.
Safety Monitoring Relays
Suitable for signal processing of potential-free outputs, e.g. emergency stop command devices, position switches, and solenoid interlocks.
Programmable Safety Controllers
Safety controllers are connected between machine guarding devices such as keyed interlocks, non-contact
sensors, light curtains, etc. and the machine’s stop control elements such as a motor contactor or control relay. These controllers contain redundant, self-checking monitoring circuits and positive-guided relays and/or solid state outputs. Each is designed to detect faults in the safety system’s components and interconnection wiring, and their own internal monitoring circuits and output.
ABB/Jokab is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. In 2010, ABB acquired Jokab Safety International, a major manufacturer of products and solutions for machine safety. As an ABB distributor, Airline has full access to Jokab machine safety components to help meet our customers’ requirements.
Safety Controllers
Safety controllers for supervision of entire safety system based on the dynamic safety circuit.
Stop Time Measurement and Machine Diagnostics
Stop time measurement should be performed to find out which safety arrangements can be used in a certain area around a machine, and where they should be located.
Safety Control Devices
Safety control devices are used to directly start and stop dangerous machine movements. ABB Jokab Safety offers several different types of control devices to meet different needs.
Safety Relays
Safety controllers for supervision of entire safety system based on the dynamic safety circuit.
Light Curtains, Beams, and Grids
Light curtains and light beams for optical protection in an opening or around a risk area.
Emergency Stops and Pilot Devices
Emergency stops and pilot devices for dynamic and static safety circuits.
Safety Sensors, Switches, and Locks
Dynamic non-contact sensors, safety switches, magnetic switches, and locks.
Mats, Edges, and Bumpers
Jokab’s range of contact edges and bumpers for protection against crush injuries. Safety mats are for personal protection within dangerous areas.
Grace Engineered Products manufactures the GracePort® line of convenience interfaces. GracePorts® extend the data ports of internally mounted devices from the inside, to the outside of control panels. Grace provides over 6000 different combinations of cables, connectors, and outlets in NEMA 1/12/4/4X, stainless steel, and Nema 7/9 housings.
Permanent Electrical Safety Devices
Permanent Electrical Safety Devices (PESDs) are a family of electrical components hardwired to a source of voltages and installed into electrical systems. They enable workers to verify the voltage status of equipment without exposure to the hazard. PESDs reduce the likelihood of arc flash and shock hazard because they diminish voltage exposure, provide voltage labeling on all sources and allow for 24/7/365 visual and/or audible indication of voltage.
Banner is a global leader in process and industrial automation, helping customers increase efficiency, reduce costs, ensure quality, monitor and control processes, and safeguard employees. Designed to be easy to use and implement, and built to perform reliably in challenging environments, Banner’s comprehensive collection of machine safety products provide the highest levels of safety without compromising productivity.
Safety Light Curtains
Safety light curtains protect personnel from injury and machines from damage by guarding points of operation, access, areas, and perimeters. With self-checking circuitry, light curtains provide control reliability and high levels of fault tolerance.
Safety Laser Scanners
Safety laser scanners provide a laser safety solution for safeguarding mobile vehicles and stationary applications, such as the interior of robotic work cells that cannot be solved by other safeguarding solutions.
Safety Interlock Switches
Safety interlock switches respond when a mechanical guard opens. Interlock switches feature “positive opening” contacts for high reliability regardless of environmental conditions and withstand attempts to override the switch and defeat the system.
Dozens of configurations are available.
Safety Controllers and Modules
Industrial safety controllers and modules provide an interface between safety devices and the machines and processes those devices monitor for an easy-to-use safety control solution.
Emergency Stop and Stop Control
Emergency stop devices provide workers a means of stopping a device during an emergency by pushing a button or pulling a rope in order to prevent injury to personnel and material loss.
Machine Safety Accessories
A wide selection of cables and wiring products, brackets, corner mirrors, and enclosures.
Airline / MPSA offers an extensive selection of Fortress Safety machine safety products. These solutions are known for their robustness and effectiveness in safeguarding industrial machinery and ensuring operator safety. From interlock switches to trapped key systems, Airline provides a comprehensive range of Fortress Safety products to help businesses maintain a secure and compliant work environment. You can confidently rely on these trusted solutions to protect your assets and personnel.
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ROSS CONTROLS is a global manufacturer of pneumatic valves, control systems and safety products. Their products are used anywhere compressed air is used to perform a work process.
Safety Valves (manual exhaust/dump valves)
The manual L-O-X® valve controls air flow simply by a push of its large red handle in or out. The valve is open when the handle is pulled outward and air then moves freely from inlet to outlet ports. A short inward push of the handle closes the inlet to the flow of air and connects the outlet port to the exhaust port immediately exhausting downstream compressed air.
Safety Valve Controls (Electrical Operation w/ Monitoring)
Ross DM2 Series E Control Reliable valves are a double valve with dynamic monitoring and memory for air dump/release applications. These valves provide memory, monitoring and air flow control functions integrated into two identical valve elements for CAT 4 applications, except for the control of the clutch/brake mechanism on mechanical power presses. DM2 valves lockout if an asynchronous movement of valve elements occurs during the actuation or de-actuation, resulting in a residual outlet pressure of less than 1% of supply.
Meltric develops and manufactures safe and durable electrical plugs and receptacles for industrial environments. Meltric Corporation’s complete line of industrial duty plugs and receptacles (including the world’s only UL and CSA switch rated plugs and receptacles) are manufactured in a state of the art facility in Franklin, Wisconsin. With their only business being electrical plugs and receptacles, Meltic is focused on offering the safest, highest quality, and most reliable plugs and receptacles.
Plugs and Receptacles
Meltric Decontactor Series products combine the safety and function of a switch with the convenience of a plug & receptacle. They are UL and CSA rated for ‘motor circuit’ and ‘branch circuit’ switching and are approved NEC ‘line of sight’ disconnects. Key features, including silver-nickel butt-style contacts, enclosed arc chambers, dead front construction and high short circuit ratings, ensure user safety and eliminate the potential for exposure to arc flash or live parts, simplifying compliance with NFPA 70E.
SMC has established a position as the world leader in pneumatic technology and supports a range of over 600,000 product variations to meet the complex and diversified needs of its customers. The company is continually applying world-class design to pneumatic component and power control technology to develop advanced products with ever higher levels of performance. SMC believes that worker safety and increased productivity go hand-in-hand and has developed a variety of safety-related components that can be used in a safe pneumatic system.
Residual Pressure Release Valve
SMC’s SY with residual pressure release valve is used for releasing residual pressure of the 3-position closed center valve. The pressure can be visualized using the red indicator.
- Pressure of 4(A) and 2(B) ports is also exhausted when the pressure of the 1(P) port is exhausted
- Flow rate is equivalent to that of the normal closed center valve
- IP67
M(D)WB, Double Acting, Single Rod w/Lock
SMC's MWB series is a tie-rod cylinder MB series with lock and is ideal for applications requiring intermediate stops, emergency stops, and drop prevention. The MWB series is an improved design over the MNB series with its improved ease of maintenance with separate lock and cylinder construction. The exhaust locking design allows for the lock release to be manually operated with a hexagon wrench. The MWB series is available with many standard options including seven mounting types, port thread variations, optional rod boot, air cushion or rubber bumper cushion design, pivot bracket option and rod end bracket options. Available in bore sizes 32, 40, 50, 63, 80, 100mm.
- High stopping accuracy within +/-1mm
- Holding force up to 6080 N
- Locking in both directions
ProfiSafe Controller
SMC’s Fieldbus System For Input/Output SI Unit Compatible Protocol:PROFIsafe : EX245 Series
- For Input/Output
- Push Pull connectors.
- AIDA specifications compliant. SCRJ connectors, RJ45 connectors
- Compatible with the PROFIenergy energy-saving function
- Shared Device function
- PROFIsafe compatible
- IO-Link compatible
- Supports System Redundancy S2
Two-Hand Control
Pneumatic-electric relay series VR32 converts the pneumatic signal to the electric relay. Series VR3100 indicates the presence of pneumatic pressure. It is equivalent to the pilot lamp of an electrical system. Series VR3110 is an ultra-compact air indicator light to monitor the presence of air pressure. It is equivalent to the pilot lamp of an electrical system.
VG342-X87 Safety Dump
SMC’s Special version of the VG series valve that conforms to ISO13849-1 safety standard, categories 1 to 4. These are dual residual pressure release safety valve with detection of main valve position.
- Safety standard ISO13849-1 for category 3 and 4
- Dual residual pressure release valve with detection of main valve position
- Type of actuation: NC (return spring)
Safety Lockout Valve
SMC’s VHS series provides a convenient means of isolating supplied pressure in a pneumatic system and exhausting downstream pressure for maintenance purposes. The units can be locked in the exhaust position and can be an integral part of an energy isolation system. Air flow direction is easily identified by handle orientation and labeling.
- 3 port pressure relief valve
- Accessory for AC-D series
- Lockable for energy isolation
- Single action operation, simply turn
- Resin or metal handle construction
- Port sizes (inches): 1/8, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 3/4, 1
VPX Safe Exhaust Valve
SMC’s VPX series safe exhaust valve provides industry-leading exhaust performance in a redundant exhaust valve for use as a safety-related part of a control circuit. The VPX can be modularly connected to several sizes of SMC FRL combinations and electrically connects via (2) M12 connectors, making installation easy. LED indicators and optional gauges provide additional visual confirmation of valve status and line pressure.
- High exhaust flow – up to 15,000 lpm
- Space saving
- Modular connection to size 30/40/60 FRL units
- Simplified electrical connection
- With integrated soft start function
AMGS, or Advanced Machine Guarding Solutions, is a leading provider of cutting-edge machine safety products designed to enhance workplace safety across various industries. Their extensive range of safety solutions includes advanced guarding systems, safety sensors, and monitoring devices. AMGS's products are engineered to meet stringent safety standards and regulations, ensuring the protection of workers and the prevention of accidents in industrial settings.
Aluminum Structural Framing
Save time and money building complex guarding, machine frames, workstations and more. This high-quality structural framing is as durable as steel but much easier to assemble.
There’s no welding, painting or waiting. It goes together fast and can easily be modified for reuse if your requirements change.
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Eaton is a global technology leader in power management solutions that make electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power operate more efficiently, reliably, safely and sustainably. Airline carries a wide range of Eaton products for circuit protection, automation, and control.
Safety Relays
Safety relays are intended to reliably monitor the signals from safety devices at all times and switch off quickly in an emergency. Eaton’s ESR5 safety relays provide optimal safety and a high degree of reliability for plant machinery. The ESR5 enables applications to meet the highest safety ratings in accordance with EN954-1, EN ISO 13849-1 up to PL e, and IEC 62061 up to SILCL 3.
LS-Titan Safety Limit Switches
LS-Titan Safety Limit Switches offer economic insulated plastic or rugged metal enclosures designed for worldwide applications. Modular, plug-in operating heads and bodies make LS-Titan a flexible switching solution. These switches are suitable for use in safety applications designed to protect workers or processes.
E49 Miniature DIN Limit Switches
Designed to meet international standards, these miniature limit switches are ideal for applications where space is restricted. Featuring a nonmetallic housing and NEMA 4, 4X, 6P and 13, these sensors are a good choice for corrosive environments.
Control Relays
The easySafety control relay monitors all commonly used safety devices and also takes over required control tasks for the machine. Packed with a host of conventional safety relays in the form of safety function blocks, easySafety not only features integrated safety functions but also standard functions, all in one device.
Arc-flash Safety Solutions
Learn more about how to protect against arc-flash with Eaton products in this Arc-Flash Safety Solutions Brochure
LS-Titan Miniature DIN Limit Switches
The LS-Titan limit switch line is a complete offering of safety position switches designed for
Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of miniature pneumatic valves, electronic valves, brass, stainless steel, corrosion-resistant cylinders, modular components, and fittings. Because of their focus on worker safety, Clippard offers a two-hand, no-tie-down (THNTD) safety circuit, which ensures that the machine operator’s hands are not in a position to be injured by the machine while in motion.
Two-Hand, No-Tie-Down Safety Circuit
Clippard’s VA-023 circuit module is a self-contained modular circuit board with all interconnections required to provide a Two-Hand, No-Tie-Down (THNTD) pneumatic circuit. Use of the VA-023 will assure simple and rapid installation of your Two-Hand-No-Tie-Down circuit. The main function of this control is to require a machine operator to use both hands to actuate the equipment, helping to ensure that the operator’s hands are not in a position to be injured by the machine as it is in motion.
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