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Catalogue lists machines/valves safety items
Safety Lockout / Tagout catalogue features all the essential products for safe electrical and valve isolation. .
News from Reece Safety Products (12 February 2003)
Safeguarding guide includes free CD-ROM version
A free 2002-2003 Machine and Process Safeguarding Guide features new products across a broad spectrum of safety technologies, including safety light curtains, contact strips and many more.
News from Scientific Technologies (12 February 2003)
Explosion proof guard switches meet legislation
Meeting the standards laid down by the new ATEX Directive that comes into effect from July 2003, EEx certified explosion proof switches are specifically designed for machine guarding.
News from Schmersal (UK) (12 February 2003)
Buying safety 'off-the-shelf' may not be enough
Safety is a major concern in any system and simply buying 'off-the-shelf' products is not always enough, you also need up to date information and expert advice, says an automation company. Brochure available
News from LC Automation (28 January 2003)
Safety contact strips enhance safeguarding
Safety contact strips feature moulded end caps as well as wiring plugs that are inserted directly into the safety contact for simplified assembly.
News from Scientific Technologies (13 December 2002)
Automation and safety interests collaborate
Three of the industry's leading global automation and machine safety companies are collaborating on the development of an open protocol for safety communications.
News from Rockwell Automation ( 6 November 2002)
Compact light curtain system suits small machines
Ultra-compact transmitter and receiver allows safety light curtains to be mounted on small machines where a light curtain was previously too large.
News from Scientific Technologies (14 October 2002)
True "Plug and Play" muting safety barriers
to protect human operators from dangerous machinery an integrated muting function allows materials to enter or exit a dangerous area without interrupting machine operation.
News from OEM Automatic ( 3 October 2002)
Keeping pace with ever changing machine safety
Keeping pace with ever changing machine safety technology and the introduction of new Safety Regulations, Approved Codes of Practice and Health and Safety Standards can be an overwhelming task.
News from Integrated Safety Solutions (27 September 2002)
Safety brochure informs on machines and processes
Scientific Technologies has introduced its free 2002-2003 Overview Guide to Machine and Process Safety Solutions.
News from Scientific Technologies ( 6 September 2002)
Ionising bar prevents machine downtime
Shockless AC ionising bar has been designed to reduce both the dangers associated with static and machine downtimes. Brochure available
News from Meech Static Eliminators (22 August 2002)
System suppresses grinding machine fire
User application article Grinding machines are designed to be very safe and prevent the conditions necessary to create a fire, but when human error intervenes, a fire detection/extinguishing system saves the day.
News from Firetrace International (19 August 2002)
Joint effort offers complete safety solution
Machinery and equipment safety can be seen to be like a jigsaw puzzle but a complete safety solution puts the pieces together into one interacting whole.
News from Safety Systems Technology (11 July 2002)
Modular light curtain is configurable
The first ever multiple segment safety light curtain that is connected via innovative solid electromechanical joints requires no cabling between segments.
News from Scientific Technologies ( 8 July 2002)
Risk assessed and safety solution provided
To make engineer's lives less stressful, two companies have formed a partnership which will cover all aspects of machinery safety from initial risk assessment to a "Complete Safety Solution". Brochure available
News from Laidler Associates Consulting Services ( 5 July 2002)
When machinery does not stop immediately
A fail-safe timer and/or motion sensing locking key unit is designed to provide operator safeguarding on plant and process machinery that does not stop immediately.
News from EJA Group ( 1 July 2002)
Ultra high reliability SFD relay identifies faults
An ultra high reliability SFD relay can be configured to allow immediate identification of broken contact springs, welded contact faces and short or open coils.
News from Matsushita Electric Works UK (24 June 2002)
Mount safety light curtains closer to machinery
Ultra-fast controller response time combined with 12mm resolution allows a safety light curtain system to be mounted closer to machinery pinch points.
News from Scientific Technologies (12 June 2002)
Simplifying complex safety system control tasks
Offering a simple, cost effective and highly reliable solution for complex safety tasks, a modular safety system covers up to 22 emergency stop sensing devices.
News from EJA Group (11 June 2002)
Machine guarding the 'unguardable'
User application article The safeguarding of machines is invariably a complex process, especially so when the operation is milling aero-engine fan blades which protrude outside or above the machine parameters.
News from EJA Group (28 May 2002)
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