
Development and manufacture of safety controllers for functional safety in machines and plants

BBH PRODUCTS GmbH
Weiden i.d. Opf. · JapanNew on Amplifa
About BBH Products
BBH PRODUCTS GmbH is a medium-sized company based in Weiden i.d. Opf. that specializes in the manufacture of electronic components for functional safety. With the SMX, SCU and SSCU product series, the company offers user-friendly safety controllers as stand-alone versions as well as for FSoE-based EtherCAT environments. The portfolio ranges from simple safe I/O processing to complex safety solutions for cross-machine production lines, safe kinematics tasks, automated guided vehicles, safe robotics and PESSRAL applications in elevator technology. In addition, BBH delivers customized safety solutions including hardware design, programming, commissioning, safety inspection and certification support according to EN ISO 13849-1 with TÜV Rheinland. In addition to its headquarters, the company maintains a branch office in Japan and is globally represented through worldwide sales partners.
- Site
- Weiden i.d. Opf.
- Processes
- Customized safety solutions, Certification support according to EN ISO 13849-1 with certification partner TÜV Rheinland, Safety inspection and acceptance including documentation, Engineering, hardware design, programming and commissioning of safety controllers, Training courses on the product portfolio, Online and on-site commissioning support/troubleshooting
- Materials
- SMX Series, SCU Series, SSCU Series, SMX Pessral, SafePLC²
- Certificates
- Certification up to PL e (EN ISO 13849-1), Certification up to SIL3 (IEC 61508), PESSRAL EU type examination (DIN EN 81-20/50)
- Founded
- 1998
- Employees
- 50
- Industries
- Drive technology, Warehouse logistics, Automotive industry, Production plants, Elevator technology, Conveyor systems
- 01
Safety engineering and requirements analysis
- 02
Hardware design and product selection
- 03
Firmware and software development
- 04
Programming with SafePLC²
- 05
Certification (TÜV Rheinland, EN ISO 13849-1)
- 06
Commissioning and safety inspection/acceptance including documentation
Product Series & Technology
SMX Series
Stand-alone safety controllers for safe I/O logic with up to 32 decentralized safety modules.
SCU Series
Safe master and slave devices for FSoE communication in EtherCAT environments with Safe Drive Monitoring.
SSCU Series
Freely programmable FSoE master modules with scanner interface for safe robotics and AGV/AMR.
SMX Pessral
EU type-examined PESSRAL components up to SIL3 for elevator technology according to DIN EN 81-20/50.
SafePLC²
Graphical programming software with a certified function library for all safety controller series.
Locations
Weiden i.d. Opf.
DEHeadquarters: development, sales and services
- Materials
- SMX, SCU and SSCU series, SafePLC²
- Hardware and software development
- Certification support according to EN ISO 13849-1
- Training and commissioning support
Japan
JPBranch office
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Additional services
Safety & Certification
The safety controllers are certified up to PL e according to EN ISO 13849-1 and SIL3 according to IEC 61508; the SMX Pessral modules are EU type-examined as PESSRAL components according to DIN EN 81-20/50:2014. BBH supports customers throughout the entire certification process with partner TÜV Rheinland and carries out safety inspection and acceptance including documentation.
| Evidence | Weiden i.d. Opf. |
|---|---|
| Certification up to PL e (EN ISO 13849-1) | |
| Certification up to SIL3 (IEC 61508) | |
| PESSRAL EU type examination (DIN EN 81-20/50) |
Company History
- 1998
Foundation of BBH Products GmbH
20 years of safety functions for safe drive monitoring and I/O signal processing
- 2019
Revenue of €10 million