IDEM Safety Switches Ltd
IDEM Safety Switches was established by Medi Mohtasham in 2003 with an ambition to innovate a new generation of safety switches and interlocks designed to protect people working with industrial machinery. Today, the company has more than 70 employees dedicated to the design and manufacture of a vast range of world-class machine safety devices, many of which incorporate award- winning patented technologies, and 90% of which are now exported across the globe. As former Head of R&D at EJA/Guardmaster, and later Rockwell Automation, Medi designed and led the innovation of many of the world’s best-known machine safety switch products, including Rockwell brands such as Trojan, Titan and Ferrogard. Achieving the Rockwell Corporation Odo J. Struger Automation Award in 1999 for his outstanding contribution in the field of automation, Medi is renowned in the industry for his drive for continual improvement in machine safety. Today, he continues to use his wealth of experience to advance standards and develop the next generation of machine safety products at IDEM. These innovative devices are highly engineered to be robust and reliable enough to cope with the increasingly complex environmental demands of machine processing. IDEM brands include UGB-Net, the new industry standard-setting networked-safety enabled interlock; Hygiemag stainless steel non-contact switches for food- processing, chemical and pharmaceutical industries; and Guardian Line – the defining standard in grab-wire emergency-stop switches to protect people in conveyor installations. Innovation at its core Innovation has always been an IDEM core principle – the cornerstone of the success of the business – and winning The King’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2023 recognises the outstanding contribution IDEM has made to the integrity and reliability of machine safety switches. Patented in 2011, the range of interlocking cam switches have become a de facto industry standard for protecting
The IDEM team, proud winners of the Queen’s Award 2022 and the King’s Award 2023
tampering and preventing jamming when doors are mis-aligned. Productivity improvements have been measured in every case where these switches are installed through reductions in downtime and ease of installation onto the machine. The very latest technology Proudly wearing its ‘Made in UK’ badge, IDEM is now considered to be the UK’s largest producer of machine safety switches. Its comprehensive range of products are all designed, manufactured and tested at the company’s state-of-the-art production site in Wigan, in the North West of England. Visitors to this impressive facility will experience a warm welcome from an experienced team of engineers and technicians. A tour of the factory reveals the very latest manufacturing technologies that enable IDEM to engineer products that stand up to the toughest of conditions. Recent investments include advanced printed circuit board manufacturing to ensure 100% reliability of the electronic switches, while the on-site testing laboratories ensure they meet the highest of quality standards. The company’s expert customer support staff are
trained to guide its customers through the process of specifying the best safety solutions to keep their machinery both safe and fully productive. With products known for their durability and reliability, IDEM’s reputation has allowed the company to grow sales on a global basis to the point where more than 90% of its production is now exported. Through an extensive network of industry partners and distributors, IDEM Safety Switches is now represented on every continent, with products available in more than 40 countries. The company’s employees are collectively delighted that their achievements have been recognised again with the King’s Award for Enterprise Innovation 2023, which follows the achievement last year of the Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2022. Star of the small screen One field where IDEM particularly excels is in the supply of devices to highly regulated industrial sectors that require strict hygiene regimes and rigorous wash down requirements, such as the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, oil, gas, and chemical industries. To this end, IDEM now boasts the world’s largest
people from moving machinery and since their market launch in 2015, they have become a mainstay of the machinery industry. Utilising a novel approach to isolating the forces involved in opening and closing machine doors, the IDEM interlocks have huge resistance to
IDEM’s founder Medi Mohtasham
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