Title: EUCHNER RGBF02R12-502-M Safety Limit Switch with M12 Connector – Robust Industrial Position Monitoring

Product Overview:
The EUCHNER RGBF02R12-502-M is a high-performance, robust safety limit switch meticulously engineered for reliable position monitoring and safety interlocking in the most demanding industrial environments. As a flagship product from EUCHNER, a globally recognized leader in industrial safety technology, this switch guarantees precise detection of machine parts, guard doors, or protective covers, significantly enhancing operational safety and overall system efficiency. Its exceptionally durable construction, coupled with a convenient and secure M12 connector, positions it as an ideal solution for a vast array of automated systems that demand unwavering dependability and extended operational life. This versatile safety component is absolutely crucial for achieving and maintaining compliance with stringent international safety standards, providing unparalleled peace of mind through its consistently accurate and reliable operation in critical applications.

Key Features & Benefits:

Robust Die-Cast Metal Housing: Constructed from high-grade die-cast aluminum, this housing provides exceptional durability and superior resistance to harsh industrial conditions, including mechanical stress, high vibrations, and significant impacts, ensuring an extended and reliable service life.
High Degree of Protection (IP67/IP69K): Fully sealed against ingress of dust, powerful water jets, and even high-pressure, high-temperature washdowns, making it perfectly suitable for challenging industrial environments where hygiene and cleanliness are paramount.
Precise and Repeatable Position Detection: Ensures highly accurate and consistent sensing of machine elements, which is absolutely critical for safe, efficient machine operation, precise sequence control, and preventing costly errors.
Versatile Contact Configuration: Features a highly reliable contact block with 2 Normally Closed (NC) and 1 Normally Open (NO) contacts, providing flexibility to accommodate diverse safety circuit requirements and signaling needs within complex systems.
Integrated M12 Connector: Facilitates quick, error-free, and highly secure electrical connection, substantially reducing installation time, simplifying wiring processes, and streamlining maintenance procedures.
Exceptionally Long Mechanical Life: Designed and tested for millions of operating cycles, guaranteeing long-term reliability and significantly minimizing the need for frequent replacements, thereby reducing costly downtime and overall maintenance expenses.
Global Safety Standard Compliance: Meets and exceeds stringent international safety standards, including EN ISO 13849-1 (Performance Level PL e) and IEC 61508 (Safety Integrity Level SIL 3), ensuring its suitability for the most high-risk and critical safety applications.
Wide Operating Temperature Range: Maintains consistent and reliable performance across a broad spectrum of temperatures, from extreme cold (-25°C) to intense heat (+80°C), enhancing operational flexibility in various climates and industrial settings.
Superior Vibration and Shock Resistance: Engineered to withstand significant vibrations and shocks commonly encountered in heavy industrial machinery, preventing false triggers, ensuring stable operation, and maintaining signal integrity.
Compact and Optimized Design: Its space-saving design allows for flexible and convenient mounting in confined or restricted spaces without compromising performance, accessibility, or ease of integration into existing systems.

Applications:

The EUCHNER RGBF02R12-502-M safety limit switch is an indispensable component for a multitude of industrial applications where precise position sensing, robust safety interlocking, and reliable machine control are absolutely critical:
Machine Tools: Essential for monitoring tool positions, ensuring the safe closure of guard doors, and verifying work piece clamping in CNC machines and machining centers.
Robotics and Automation: Crucial for defining safe movement zones, accurate end-of-travel detection for robotic arms, and controlling access to robot cells for operator safety.
Packaging Machinery: Used extensively for detecting package presence, verifying flap positions, and implementing safety guard interlocks on high-speed packaging lines.
Conveyor Systems: Vital for monitoring belt alignment, detecting object presence on the conveyor, and serving as activation points for emergency stop mechanisms.
Automotive Manufacturing: Employed throughout assembly lines for precise component positioning, monitoring the status of safety gates, and ensuring worker protection.
Special Purpose Machinery: Ideal for custom-built equipment and unique industrial setups requiring highly reliable position feedback and robust safety functions.
Food and Beverage Industry: Its high IP rating makes it perfectly suitable for washdown areas, ensuring strict hygiene standards are met while maintaining operational safety.
Material Handling Equipment: Provides precise control and safety monitoring for lifts, hoists, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), and other material transport systems.
Woodworking Machinery: Used for guarding applications and accurate position sensing on saws, routers, planers, and other wood processing equipment.

Technical Specifications:

Part Number: RGBF02R12-502-M
Alternative Part Number: RGBF02R12502M
Housing Material: Die-cast aluminum, anodized for enhanced durability and corrosion resistance
Actuator Type: Roller plunger, adjustable for flexible mounting and precise activation
Contact Configuration: 2 NC (Normally Closed) / 1 NO (Normally Open) positive opening contacts
Connection Type: M12 connector, 8-pin, male, for quick and secure wiring
Degree of Protection: IP67 (IEC 60529) and IP69K (ISO 20653) for superior environmental resistance
Rated Insulation Voltage (Ui): 250 V AC
Rated Impulse Withstand Voltage (Uimp): 2.5 kV
Rated Operational Current (Ie): 4 A (at 24 V DC), 3 A (at 230 V AC)
Operating Temperature Range: -25°C to +80°C (-13°F to +176°F)
Mechanical Life: Greater than 30 million operating cycles
Switching Frequency: Maximum 3600 operations per hour
Cable Entry: Integrated M12 connector for direct cable connection
Standards Compliance: EN ISO 13849-1 (PL e), IEC 61508 (SIL 3), EN 60947-5-1, UL, CSA
Weight: 0.25 kg (approximately 250 grams)