Why Choose the Pizzato FC3478-M2 Rope Safety Switch?
The Pizzato FC3478-M2 is a heavy-duty rope-operated safety switch with reset function designed for emergency stop applications on conveyors, production lines, and industrial machinery. As part of the Pizzato FC series, it provides full-length emergency stop capability from any point along a tensioned safety rope, ensuring fast and reliable machine shutdown.
Built for harsh industrial environments, the FC3478-M2 features a robust metal housing and an IP67 protection rating, offering dependable operation in dust, moisture, and vibration-prone conditions. It is widely used in industrial safety systems where continuous rope pull emergency stop coverage is required across long machine sections.
This model includes a manual reset function after activation or rope break, ensuring the system cannot restart until the safety condition has been deliberately cleared. This improves operator protection and compliance with modern machine safety standards such as EN ISO 13850.
Key Advantages
- Reliable rope pull emergency stop safety switch for industrial machinery.
- Full-length emergency stop activation from any point along the rope.
- Manual reset prevents unintended restart after activation or fault.
- Heavy-duty metal housing for industrial durability.
- IP67 protection for dust and water resistance.
- Ideal for conveyor systems and large-scale industrial installations.
Key Features
- Pizzato FC safety switch series.
- Rope pull emergency stop mechanism with reset function.
- Contact configuration: 2NC (slow action, B34).
- Positive opening safety contacts.
- IP67 protection rating according to EN 60529.
- Metal housing with M20 x 1.5 cable entry.
- Manual reset after activation or rope break.
Reliable Rope Emergency Stop Protection
The FC3478-M2 operates by maintaining tension in a safety rope installed along machinery or conveyor systems. If the rope is pulled or breaks, the internal mechanism immediately opens the safety contacts and triggers an emergency stop condition.
After activation, the switch remains latched until manually reset, ensuring that machinery cannot restart until the fault condition has been safely cleared.
Typical Applications
- Conveyor belt systems.
- Packaging and processing machinery.
- Material handling systems.
- Large industrial production lines.
- Warehouse automation systems.
- Perimeter safety protection systems.