The ABB 2TLA858002R5500 is a safety mat without trim (SAFETY MAT WO T), used to detect personnel presence in a guarded zone. A safety mat sits on the floor around a hazard — a press, a robot cell, a palletizer — and triggers a stop signal when someone steps onto it. This one is the bare mat, no edge trim, so it fits flush into a recessed cutout in the floor or a custom frame.
Deployment Context
Safety mats are typically wired into a safety relay or a safety PLC input. The mat itself is a pressure-sensitive switch; the controller monitors its resistance or capacitance change. In a pulp and paper mill, these mats guard access to a winder or a bale press where steam and washdown water are constant — the mat's sealed construction (no trim means fewer crevices for moisture ingress) survives the environment.