Company History

ISB was founded and incorporated in 1972. The concept of developing a guard, using a collimated beam of infrared lights & photo diodes, evolved as a result of one engineer’s commitment and dedication to prevent the operators of hazardous equipment from circumventing the use of cumbersome and obstructive mechanical guards, when not supervised.

Since its inception, ISB’s commitment to improve the safety level of a hazardous work environment has let its team of engineers to pioneer numerous products all associated with a common theme…Safety and Ergonomics at an affordable cost and economically beneficial results.

Consequently, since the day ISB shipped its first light curtain, some of which continue operating after 32 years, ISB has developed or acquired other related products. In keeping abreast of new technologies, ISB has also incorporated the benefits of microprocessors to improve and increase the features of its products.

In 1980, realizing that a light curtain is only a link in the chain of events required to achieve a totally safe operation, ISB embarked on a mission to design one of the first micro processor based solid state Clutch Control systems.

ISB was able to identify and specify the importance of monitoring every link of the different controls that ultimately generates the signals required to engage or disengage a machine.

We are very proud of the fact that out of thousands of controls manufactured & sold by ISB, not a single control unit has been the cause of an accident, in fact, studies have indicated that the proprietary unique loop check technique of monitoring the sequence of events has indeed prevented some accidents from happening and saved hands and limbs.

The desire to increase productivity enticed many industries to automate their operations. With automation, issues related to safety did not diminish, furthermore, the need to monitor the proper operation of the automated tools or robots became more apparent. Tools & dies are very expensive assets. ISB responded to this need by producing a variety of tool & die monitoring systems, from a simple yet reliable “PED” (part eject detectors) to a more sophisticated and elaborate “PLS” (programmable limit switches) for total automation control.

Our corporate goal is to keep our products synonymous with Safety, Productivity and Automation.