If fingers or hands are trapped between the upwards moving sheet metal edge and the ram, the press brake operator is able to react accordingly by releasing or pressing down the AKAS safety foot pedal.

The Fiessler AKAS foot pedal has a hard point. By pressing down the foot pedal until this hard point, the dangerous movement of the press is started. If the AKAS press brake foot pedal is pressed down beyond this hard point, the contact block for the dangerous movement is released, and a safety contact block is opened. The return into its original position is carried out automatically by releasing the pedal. Two separate safety contact blocks (mechanical and electrical) working independently from each other, provide the necessary safe redundancy for the system. Apart from its safety features, the twin safety foot pedal provides a standard pedal for non-safety related features.

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