HEXOPAD
Fence-free safety system that makes any machine human-aware
HEXOPAD is Aura Sensae’s safety solution designed to transform industrial machinery into human-aware systems.
Through a modular network of sensors installed around workbench perimeters, machine areas or embedded into the floor, HEXOPAD detects operators in real time and creates a localized safety zone around the human-machine interaction area.
Instead of relying on rigid barriers or full-cell shutdowns, the system helps machinery react according to human proximity: slowing down, stopping or adapting its behavior when needed.
The result is a safer, more flexible industrial environment where people and machines can work closer together without sacrificing productivity
What is HEXOPAD?
HEXOPAD is a smart safety device for collaborative industrial environments.
It is designed to protect the areas where people and machines interact, creating an invisible safety zone around specific workspaces, benches or production areas.
Based on capacitive sensing and intelligent signal processing, HEXOPAD detects human presence before contact and enables selective, localized safety responses.
This machine-centered approach makes it suitable for both new industrial systems and existing production lines that need a flexible safety upgrade.
Passive protection vs Active awareness
Passive protection
Full machine shutdowns on detection
Physical barriers block flexibility
Wide-area not targeting production
Difficult retrofit into legacy systems
Productivity losses from false stops
Active awareness
Selective motion inhibition, not full stops
Localized safety zone
Machine-centered, flexible production
Easy installation and retrofit
Continous production without disruption
Key features
Fence-free machine operation
HEXOPAD helps reduce the need for rigid physical barriers, enabling more flexible and collaborative production layouts.
Localized safety zones
The system protects the specific areas where people and machines work together, instead of applying wide-area safety logic to the entire cell.
Real-time human detection
HEXOPAD detects human presence before contact and helps the machine respond according to operator proximity.
Modular satellite architecture
Its adaptable satellite architecture allows the system to protect multiple specific areas connected to the same control unit.
Easy retrofit
HEXOPAD is designed for fast installation on both new equipment and legacy systems, reducing complexity and downtime.
Productivity protection
Selective and graduated responses help avoid unnecessary full-cell shutdowns and support continuous production.
Technical highlights
Detection range up to 400 mm
Capacitive sensing and intelligent signal processing
Human-object discrimination
SIL 2 and PL-d target applications
CAN bus, OSSD and FSoE interfaces
Modular satellite architecture
Integration with safety PLCs and industrial controllers
Suitable for legacy systems and new machinery
Protecting interaction, not just machines
Modern production lines require safety systems that can adapt to changing layouts, collaborative workflows and human-machine interaction.
HEXOPAD helps companies move beyond passive protection and towards human-aware industrial safety.
By combining real-time human detection, localized safety zones and selective machine responses, it enables safer, more fluid and more productive collaboration between people and industrial machinery.
Bring human-aware safety to your industrial machinerys
HEXOPAD is designed for companies that want to make production areas safer, more flexible and ready for closer human-machine collaboration.
If you are working on a new industrial setup, upgrading an existing machine or looking for a smarter alternative to physical barriers and full-cell shutdowns, Aura Sensae can help you evaluate the right integration approach.
Fill out the form to get in touch with our team and discover how HEXOPAD can bring active awareness to your facility.
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