Tapeswitch will be exhibiting its HaloProtect asset protection system for scissor lifts, designed to minimise damage to assets during contact events and provide operator protection from crushing or entrapment through machine movements, at MRO Europe 2026, RAI, Amsterdam, 28-29 October 2026 at Stand 7-710.
First launched at MRO Europe 2025, the HaloProtect system is designed with the aviation maintenance sector in mind to provide rapid-response collision protection for mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs), helping reduce equipment damage and minimise operator risk.
Established in 1956, Tapeswitch specializes in the design and manufacture of pressure-sensitive safety technologies used in industrial, transport and automation environments. Its product portfolio includes ribbon switches, sensing edges, safety bumpers, safety mats and bespoke systems, all manufactured in the UK and distributed globally.
HaloProtect combines Tapeswitch’s signature ribbon switch and a failsafe control system. The unit is engineered to stop scissor lifts and boom lifts immediately upon contact, helping operators avoid damage to aircraft fuselages, hangar structures, and other sensitive surfaces, while also preventing potential injury during maintenance activities.
While aviation MRO remains a key market, HaloProtect is also suitable for any sector in which scissor lifts and powered access equipment are deployed. These include warehousing, materials handling, industrial machinery maintenance, construction, and datacentres, where the risk of collision, entrapment or equipment impact is a safety and cost concern.
The system includes replaceable covers for long-term durability and is designed for quick fitting and configuration in operational environments. It meets all relevant safety and machinery standards including ISO 13856-3 and ISO 13849-1, and has been developed in line with industry expectations for safe access equipment.
HaloProtect not only addresses impact protection, but also contributes to safer working practices by supporting secondary guarding functions that help prevent overhead entrapment incidents.
Tapeswitch Business Development Manager Blake Shields said: “Many safety products only tackle part of the problem. HaloProtect brings together collision prevention, operator safeguarding and compliance into a single, easy-to-install system. For aviation MRO teams and rental fleets alike, it offers a smarter way to reduce damage, downtime, and risk.
“Since we launched the system at last year’s MRO Europe we have had a huge amount of interest from airlines and MRO centres across the world, which has developed into a number of customer trials currently underway, so we are very proud to be exhibiting for a second time at this year’s show.”