Protecting operators from the safety hazards introduced by automated machines and robotic equipment demands an understanding of both the appropriate safety guarding level and the machine safety components needed to get the job done. As always, the designer must identify the safety risks, plan the … [Read more...]
Guidebook for Designing Emergency Stop Equipment
ISO 13850 specifies "Safety of machinery—Emergency stop function—Principles for design," a standard (Type-B standards) which describes the safety requirements for designing the emergency stop equipment. ISO 13850 was revised in October 2015, and the revision has a major impact on the design of … [Read more...]
Safety Distance Requirements for Machine Guards
An important consideration when installing Safety Light Curtains and other safety guards is their proper placement. Check out our technical article Calculating Safety Distances, which explores the often overlooked practice of determining the minimum safe distance or height at which a hard guard or … [Read more...]
IC Test Solutions for the Automotive Market
The amount of electronic content in passenger cars continues to grow rapidly, driven mainly by the integration of various advanced safety features, which will increase further with the move towards fully autonomous vehicles. It is critical that these safety-related devices adhere to the highest … [Read more...]
Valves enhance machine and worker safety
It is easy to say that “Safety is everyone’s goal”, but what is really meant by that? Sound workplace safety practices can reduce the risk of injury to not only machine operators but to other people such as maintenance technicians. Sound workplace safety practices can also reduce the risk … [Read more...]
The Challenge of Machine Safety
Machine safety is a challenge…. "Engineering and developing a machine safety system needs a great deal of time, effort and calculation. Today's standards and regulations require strict adherence both domestically, but even more so in Europe, to a common set of component features and … [Read more...]