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IT Multi-Standard Machine Guarding
One Aluminum Profile Safety Guarding Design, Certified from EU to North America
Warehouse and automation integrators running cells across the EU and North America answer to two rulebooks at once — EN ISO 14120 / 13857 on one side, OSHA and ANSI/RIA R15.06 on the other, with AGV paths adding ISO 3691-4 / ANSI B56.5. Alfence is built to both, so one Aluminum profile safety guarding design passes audit in every market and drops straight into your site-acceptance paperwork.
What Cross-Border Integrators Must Satisfy
A single guarding layout often has to clear a European reference and a North American one at the same time. The table below shows where Alfence is designed to meet each requirement, so the same bill of materials does not need a second compliance workstream.
| Requirement / zone | Standard Alfence is built to meet |
|---|---|
| Robot & automated cell guarding | EN ISO 14120:2015 (design), aligned to EN ISO 13857 — 20×100 mm mesh allows a minimum 120 mm distance to the hazard |
| North American robot cells | OSHA 29 CFR 1910 and ANSI/RIA R15.06 |
| AGV / AMR traffic paths | ISO 3691-4 and ANSI B56.5, with light-curtain and zone-interlock options |
| Access doors & maintenance gates | Interlock-capable; Schmersal AJM150 safety switch (1500 N locking force, matched to 40×40 profile) |
| EU machinery compliance | CE / Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC documentation pack |
How Alfence Holds Up Across Jurisdictions
20×100 mesh that sits close to the hazard
The 20×100 mm welded wire mesh lets the fence sit roughly 120 mm from the danger point, the “fine mesh near the source” path under EN ISO 13857. That short stand-off recovers floor space on dense cell layouts and still keeps operators out of the reach zone — without a bulky welded steel cage. Panels are bolt-free and reconfigurable, so a line change does not mean a new fence.
Posts that carry light curtains and safety switches
The T-slot 40×40 mm aluminum posts are built to mount a safety light curtain and a Schmersal AJM150 safety switch (1500 N locking force, sized for the 40×40 profile). A guarded door becomes an interlocked, e-stop-compatible access point rather than a gap in the safety circuit — the same detail satisfies both EU and North American interlock expectations.
CE / Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC papers, ready for SAT
Alfence ships the CE / Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC compliance documentation an integrator needs to fold the guard into the overall risk assessment and the site-acceptance test (SAT) file chain. Because one Aluminum profile safety guarding layout is referenced to both EU and North American standards, the documentation is written once and reused per site — no parallel paper trail per region.
Where One Alfence Design Covers Many Sites
- Automated warehouse guarding across EU and North American facilities
- Robot cell and welding cell isolation on mixed-standard production lines
- AGV / AMR path separation where ISO 3691-4 and ANSI B56.5 both apply
- Retrofit guarding that must pass local acceptance without a redesign
- Integrators shipping one bill of materials to every region they serve
Because the same Aluminum profile safety guarding layout is referenced to EU and North American standards, an integrator can quote, ship, and document one design instead of maintaining two compliance workstreams.
Build Your Compliance File Pack
Tell us the jurisdictions and the equipment your cells must satisfy. We will return the Alfence layout, the Schmersal interlock specification, and the CE / Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC documentation set sized for your site-acceptance test.
One Fence, Every Market
Stop maintaining two guarding standards. Specify Alfence and carry one Aluminum profile safety guarding design — and one paperwork trail — from the EU to North America.
