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Free Machine Safety Software

Dave Greenfield — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:26:35 +0000

As manufacturing became a global game for manufacturers of all sizes—whether they be a large, direct player or smaller concern playing a supply chain role—the regulated safety maze that manufacture

The Safety Automation Builder tool from Rockwell Automation is designed to help guide manufacturers through the safety system design process.

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Statue of Liberty Offers Lessons in Machine Retrofits

Dave Greenfield — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:25:51 +0000

Few national icons are as recognized and revered worldwide as the Statue of Liberty.

A $27 million renovation to the Statue of Liberty includes a new emergency elevator designed using Siemens’ TIA portal. The safety retrofit process used for this new elevator design holds numerous lessons for manufacturers looking to upgrade their own machine safety systems.

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How Safety Technology Improvements Increase Productivity

George Shurtleff — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:28:43 +0000

Things have been moving quickly in the realm of packaging industry safety. Take standards for instance.

Safety on the plant floor is its own justification. Increasingly, however, as automation technologies converge, new approaches to packaging machine safety are also helping facilitate the creation of more efficient—and more profitable—production systems.

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More Sausages Plus More Safety

admin8675309 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 05:00:00 +0000

Komet, a packaging machine builder with experience in the meat packing industry,

Despite increasing levels of automation, there is still considerable human-machine interaction in packaging, and modern safety equipment suppliers are striving to make that interaction both productive and safe. Case in point, the new Sprinter semi-automatic vacuum-packing machine from Komet, based in Plochingen, Germany.

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Bringing Safety into the Productivity Equation

admin8675309 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 05:00:00 +0000

Packaging automation professionals tend to be very aware of safety, knowing that safety failures can have both human and business costs.

Modern safety standards, along with trends in networking, are enabling the safety function to have a positive impact on operational efficiency while also safeguarding people and property.

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Technology Improves Machine Safety

admin8675309 — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 05:00:00 +0000

Engineers have added new types of sensors. Controllers have been vastly improved.

Machine safety has progressed three centuries of technology in the last 15 years.

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Machine Safety: Are You Prepared for the New Standard?

admin8675309 — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:59:03 +0000

On January 1, 2012, machinery OEMs must prove conformity with EN ISO 13849-1:2008.

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