productCar manufacturer, Jaguar, turned to
sensor and sensing systems
manufacturer, SICK (UK), to help
ensure production safety at its Castle
Bromwich facility is compliant with
the new Machinery Directive. Control
and standar
articleIn August 2010 the Code of practice for the British
Standard 6626 governing the maintenance of electrical
switchgear and control gear was revised replacing the
version issued in 1985.Tony Hill discusses the implications
productInterlocks has integrated a key
switch function into key exchange
units, making it possible to isolate
the power and release access keys in
one operation.
The XMR unit simplifies the
traditional interlock procedures f
productBaosteel, the largest steel
manufacturer in China, is entrusting
the safety of personnel at its Shanghai
plant to trapped key interlocking
systems from Castell.
Many steel plants in China still rely
on warning signs to
productProcter Machine Guarding has
published a second edition of
‘Workshop Safety – A Guide to
Guarding Machine Tools Used in
Workshops’. This FREE guide will
benefit anyone responsible for the
safety of machinery and work
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productTo overcome the challenges of process control in aggressive environments, Alicat Scientific has developed the MS and MCS series Mass Flow Meters and Controllers.
productFortress has redeveloped its
Pneumatic Valve+ (PV+) unit into a
modular design that allows the
configuration of an array of valves,
trapped key interlocks and key
switches in any combination.
The PV+ is suitable for t
productProactive tool and equipment
maintenance plays an essential but
often neglected role in helping to
reduce occupational Hand-Arm
Vibration Syndrome, says Phil Wolff
Hand-arm vibration occurs when
the vibrations from
productAs the Machinery Directive EN 13949-1 standards better reflect advances in Machine Safety
System design, these standards should be adopted sooner rather than later, says Kevin Ives
The latest version of the Machinery
D
productProcter Machine Guarding has
updated its publication On Your
Guard – A Designer’s Guide to
Machinery Guarding Standards to
reflect recent changes to standards,
including one of the key machinery
safety standards – EN IS
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