‘Machine Safety’
A Manufacturingtalk guide
Start with the news release
Sintral 303 coolant has very long sump life from
Lubriserv, which we summarised at the time by saying "Lubriserv has announced the UK launch of Sintral 303, a water-miscible, chlorine-free, boron-free, nitrite-free coolant for metal machining.".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release Schaublin CNC turning centre for medical machining from
Schaublin Machine Tools: "Schaublin Machines has announced that Clada Medical and Alta Science have selected the 102TM CNC turning centre for intricate micro-machining.".
In March 2010, we covered the news from Newlec Electrical
- take a look at Wire basket cable tray is time-saving solution
which says: "Newey and Eyre has added the Newlec wire basket cable tray and accessories to its cable management range to help contractors and installers work efficiently and competitively.".
Take a look also at the news release from Tornos Technologies, Sigma 20 lathe machines scaled model racecar parts,
as well as Roemheld vices eliminate distortion problems from Roemheld,
and Masterclass helps Chevron improve efficiency from Reliable Manufacturing.
Latest stories...
Mahr Federal showcases MMQ 200 with probing system (March 2010)
Mahr Federal is to launch a new version of its MMQ 200 formtester cylindricity machine with automated T7W probing system at Eastec 2010 on 25-27 May.
Muffle ovens are capable of temperatures to 760C (March 2010)
Lucifer Furnaces has shipped two dual-chamber atmosphere muffle ovens to a customer for the purpose of heat-treating superconducting wire used in medical, pharmaceutical and industrial applications.
434/PWR analyser uncovers energy waste (March 2010)
Fluke has introduced the 434/PWR power analyser designed to make energy analysis easy for electricians, field service engineers and maintenance technicians.
Floyd to present tooling for sliding-head machines (March 2010)
On stand 5281 at Mach 2010, Floyd Automatic Tooling will be demonstrating its ability to supply a wide and specialised range of tooling to users of sliding-head turning centres.
Insert grades for titanium milling performance (March 2010)
Sandvik Coromant has launched two coated insert grades - S30T and S40T - for Coromill cutters that are said to provide higher levels of titanium milling performance.
Miller safety glasses reduce facial discomfort (March 2010)
Miller has announced that its Arc Armor safety glasses are available in three frame colours and two lens options.
Meterlink wirelessly connects meters to cameras (March 2010)
Extech has launched Meterlink, a wireless connection that allows meters to communicate with cameras.
Mill-turn centre features three-station changer (March 2010)
Okuma's mill-turn centre combines the power of a 45kW CNC lathe with that of a 37kW machining centre capable of removing 610cm3/min of S45C steel using a f100 face mill.
Further reading
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Assessing machine safety risk - how to go about it
Risk assessment is key to machinery safety, but the harmonized standard EN 1050: 1997 does not go into the detail of how to conduct a risk assessment - but this company offers the means.
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Take care when specifying machine safety systems
Machine builders need to take care when specifying safety components to avoid jeopardising machine availability and they have to be fail-safe in order to perform their proper function.
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