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29 April 2019
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Sick has reinvented the lightgrid as a versatile ‘light chain’ of cascading photoelectric sensors. The FlexChain detection system is a completely new way of configuring light grids that offers unprecedented freedom for automated plant and machinery applications.
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13 February 2019
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New functional safety solutions from Sensata Technologies are helping to improve productivity and enhance safety in food processing plants by allowing the machine parts to be cleaned down without having to stop the run.
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22 November 2018
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Leader in safe isolation, Martindale Electric, has announced the arrival of its latest CABLOK series, which provides installers and maintenance teams with a simple and reliable solution for locking off multiple breakers, switches and valves, to prevent the re-energising of circuits and systems during maintenance, as part of a safe isolation procedure.
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06 August 2018
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At PPMA 2018, visitors to the Sick UK stand will learn how technology developments in smart sensors and machinery safety systems can release latent productivity benefits that help engineers to aggregate ‘marginal gains’ and achieve significant yields in efficiency, throughput and reduced waste.
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14 June 2018
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At Automatica 2018, the Schmersal Group highlighted light grids and safety light curtains from the product series SLC/SLG 445, which due to their integrated multiple scan function, are suitable for demanding environmental conditions, in particular also for welding robots.
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20 June 2018
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Fortress Interlocks’ proNET safety and communications module adds industrial Ethernet communications to its amGardpro range of safety interlocks. This enables the amGardpro’s features to be distributed IO (input-output) on a PROFINET network, with safety information exchanged using PROFIsafe extensions.
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01 March 2018
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Pilz has produced a poster of the European Harmonised Standards associated with the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, the main legislation governing health and safety requirements for machines across Europe.
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15 February 2018
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The 2018 MACH Show will provide a platform for Sick UK to demonstrate its SafetyIQ concept, the company’s universal approach to ensuring safe, compliant personnel protection without compromising on machine availability, efficiency and productivity.
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13 December 2017
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Valve operation specialist Sofis is to supply 4500 Netherlocks interlocks to an EPC contractor delivering the first phase of a heavy oil development programme for the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). The interlocks will mainly be fitted to pressure safety valves and pig traps.
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13 October 2017
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Wieland Electric’s samosPRO Compact at SOVEX has reduced wiring, reduced installation time, lowered the complexity of the control system and provided seamless integration of safety with the control function on its Bendy Boom vehicle loader.
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25 September 2017
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The LU6 series from Aventics can take on safety-relevant functions as both a static lock and a dynamic brake: The lock element can be used as a holding unit to block a movement and as a brake unit for emergency stop or off.
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23 August 2017
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With PITestop active, Pilz has a new range of E-STOP pushbuttons that can be activated electrically and indicates by illumination whether or not it is active.
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10 August 2017
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Industry 4.0 technology, collaborative robots and the automation of tasks previously carried out by people is reducing the need for traditional machine guarding while increasing the need for smart interlocks.
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06 July 2017
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Did you know that light curtains require testing over their lifetime? Pilz' article, ‘When were your Light Curtains last tested?’, outlines the requirements and offers guidance as to when to consider testing light curtains during their lifetime.
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29 June 2017
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The latest range of comprehensive lock out kits from leader in safe isolation, Martindale Electric, has been designed to suit the needs of installers and maintenance teams working in a range of environments.
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20 June 2017
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Industrial safety specialist SERV TrayvouInterverrouillage (STI) has won a contract to supply Enedis with safety interlocking systems for switchgear applications. Enedis manages the electrical distribution network in France, which is one of the largest in Europe. STI was awarded the contract as it has the widest product range on the market and developed products specifically to satisfy the customer’s requirements.
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08 June 2017
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Configuring a mounting plate for an interlock is easy with Fortress Interlock's new Eazi-fit mounting system, which allows any amGardpro interlock safety switch to be easily fitted to machine guarding.
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08 June 2017
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Together with the wide range of safety sensors, the perfectly matched safety components offer complete safety-related automation solutions for a wide range of machine types.
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12 May 2017
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Having provided trouble free operation for over 15 years, when a prestigious food packaging company implemented a full machine refurbishment a busy production lines, elobau safety switches were once again selected.
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24 April 2017
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With Industry 4.0 developing afoot, and collaborative robots and the automation of tasks previously manually carried out reducing the need for traditional machine guarding while increasing the need for smart interlocks, Malcolm Sharp, MD of Fortress' Australian operations, discusses how the company is facing these challenges.
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