McCain incurs another health and safety breach
23 February, 2010McCain Foods has been fined $145,000 following an incident where a worker's thumb was amputated while he was working on a machine that was not properly isolated.
Allen-Bradley Kinetix 6200 servo drive
03 February, 2010The Allen-Bradley Kinetix 6200 servo drive has advanced safety features that help protect personnel and improve production efficiency. These include safe stop, zero speed monitoring, safe direction monitoring and safe maximum acceleration monitoring.
Festo MS6-SV soft-start/exhaust valve
29 January, 2010The MS safety valve series features the MS6-SV soft-start/exhaust valve that complies with AS 4024 Category 4 and ISO 13849-1 Performance Level ‘e’.
ABB Breaker Lock added to Fortress switchgear interlocks
28 January, 2010 byThe ABB Breaker Lock has been added to the existing Fortress range of switchgear interlocks and forms an essential part of a sequential interlocking system that ensures the safe operation of electrical switchgear.
Fortress amGard key switch Option Pod
15 January, 2010An Option Pod with a key switch has been introduced to the amGard range of modular safety gate switches.
Wieland samos PRO safety controller
14 January, 2010 byThe Wieland samos PRO is a compact safety controller for machine and plant applications. Utilising 22.5 mm-wide modules, a programmable safety system can be constructed from a total width of just 45 mm.
Internal safety release
12 November, 2009 byThe Internal Release (IR) adapter for the Fortress Interlocks amGard range of modular safety gate switches provides an internal release function for safety and access key installations.
Safety automation suite
23 September, 2009 byThe PSS4000 is a solution for machine automation control and safety functions including motion control, diagnostics and visualisation. Its primary aim is to simplify the decentralisation of control functions and reduce engineering work through its software platform, enabling users to retain a centralised perspective of distributed control structures across various industries and application sizes.
Safety access control unit
23 September, 2009 byThe Eichner MGB (multifunctional gate box) is an interlocking guard system for safety doors on machines and systems. Linked to machine controls, the opening of access doors via the unit is prevented until the machine has safely stopped.
Transmitters for safety instrumented systems
23 September, 2009 byThe Rosemount 5300 Guided Wave Radar (GWR) level transmitters for SIL 2 safety instrumented systems are equipped with a Failure Modes, Effects and Diagnostic Analysis report for use in the oil and gas production, refining, petrochemical, chemical and power industries.
SA company fined over crush injury
15 September, 2009A prominent South Australian sheet metal manufacturer was convicted over an incident that injured a worker in a machine.
Seize control of safety and productivity
10 August, 2009It’s about time the people responsible for machine safety and operation - engineers, electricians and integrators - quite literally took control.
Speed sensor and safety controller
07 August, 2009 byThe Allen-Bradley Guardmaster MSR57P speed-monitoring safety relay monitors all motion for small to mid-size machines and provide appropriate safety control, combining the functionality of a speed sensing module with a configurable safety controller.
Emergency stop button
07 August, 2009 byThe E-stop modular emergency stop button has been introduced into the eGard range of access and control products.
Vacuum safety valves
07 August, 2009 byThe Vactrap COAX is a check valve with an integrated Pi12-2 COAX cartridge for decentralised vacuum handling systems and a built-in blow-off valve to provide a quick release of objects.
