Machinery safety is an integral part of our upgrades to any equipment – large or small. Optima help our clients achieve the required mandatory standards by offering independently-written PUWER reports that places no obligation on them to contract the upgrade work to Optima, but many choose to. From the initial PUWER survey, Optima develop the machine safety control concept with the customer to satisfy the PUWER report findings. The customer is then assured that all relevant legislation has been adhered to.

Of course, with the increasing use of programmable and configurable safety systems in industry it is more important than ever that safety software is written to standard and thoroughly tested.

This is why Optima’s engineers responsible for machinery safety are fully TÜV SÜD trained in Functional Safety for Factory Automation (ISO 13849 and IEC 62061) and have a combined experience of over 30 years in the design of safety related control systems.

Optima have engineered fully integrated systems both as upgrades and as part of an entire machine control system from the following major manufacturers:

Please download our full PUWER – Bridging the Gap in PDF format or see the following web-page for an on-line copy to see how we can help you make your machinery comply with current standards.

PUWER Bridging The Gap

SINAMICS G Smart Access Module

Posted on February 14, 2025

With the SINAMICS Smart Access Module, you connect wirelessly your mobile devices (smartphone, tablet, laptop) via WiFi to the SINAMICS Gconverter series. This gives you a powerful tool with numerous functionsfor wireless commissioning, diagnostics, and service.

The module is set up in just a few steps. No installation or downloading of additional software required due to the web server function.

A standard web browser and a commercially available operating system are all you need. The user interface of the SINAMICS Smart Access Module is simple and intuitive in its configuration and use. Read more here: