IDEC Corporation’s XW1E assisted emergency stop is designed with the optional capability of being externally activated by a remotely-sourced signal. The AE-stop is a robust industrial-grade device with a compact form factor installable in a standard 22mm mounting hole, and it comes with an IP65 and UL Type 4X (indoor) rating. It’s designed and tested to withstand at least 250,000 mechanical/electrical operations. Featuring a red button top cap, it requires 11N to push latched, 17N to pull reset or 0.27N-m to turn reset. A set of standard 1NO2NC contacts with push-in terminals provide one monitoring contact and two main contacts suitable for integrating with a wide variety of safety circuit designs. As with other IDEC X-Series e-stop switches, the AE-stop physical mechanism uses a “reverse energy structure” for an additional degree of safety, with a spring arranged to operate the e-stop if it is physically damaged in certain ways. The new AE-stop switch offers a 24V DC solenoid, which when energized will drive the button into the push latched state just as if a local person did so. This functionality allows designers to create more sophisticated ways for personnel, and even other automation components, to operate an e-stop circuit, providing improved options for creating safe design.