Vacuum safety valves
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: PIAB Vacuum Technologies
The 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.
Speed sensor and safety controller
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia
The 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.
Safety light curtain
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia
The Allen-Bradley Guardmaster GuardShield Micro 400 is a Type 4 presence-sensing safety light curtain that is available in standard or cascadeable configurations, suitable for a variety of space-constrained industrial applications with hazardous machinery.
Emergency stop button
07 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Fortress Systems Pty Ltd
The E-stop modular emergency stop button has been introduced into the eGard range of access and control products.
SA employers fined for rail and factory injuries
03 August, 2009
In a busy day at the Magistrates Court of South Australia (Industrial), three companies were convicted and fined over incidents in 2007 where workers sustained injuries from inadequate safety measures.
SA sawmill fined over worker's head injury
27 July, 2009
A South Australian company has been convicted and fined $36,000 over a serious head injury sustained by one of its workers from an unguarded machine.
Adelaide engineering firm convicted over apprentice's death
29 June, 2009
An Adelaide company has been convicted and fined $72,000 over the death of an 18-year-old apprentice who was dragged into an ungaurded rotating machine in 2004.
Fine for SA sawmill injury
23 June, 2009
An Adelaide sawmill company has been convicted and fined over an incident that left a worker with a painful groin injury in 2007.
Man dies after being caught in lathe
23 June, 2009
A man has died in hospital two weeks after his clothes were caught in an operating lathe at a factory in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.
Pilz PSENslock safety gate switch and interlock
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LP
Pilz has introduced a gate switch with an interlock with a non-contact transponder for the switching function and an electromagnet to hold the gate closed.
Safety controller configurator tool
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LP
The configurator tool for the Pilz PNOZmulti modular safety controller has been upgraded to Version 6.0.0, providing a number of enhancements and new features over the preceding Version 5.3.0.
Safety air gun
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Compressed Air Australia Pty Ltd
The Exair single air nozzle Super Blast Safety Air Gun delivers 10,432 grams of blowing force, equivalent to the force of 30 ordinary air guns, making it suitable for long distance, wide area blow-off, drying and cooling applications such as floor and machinery cleaning, chip removal, liquid blow-off, parts cleaning and cooling hot parts.
Wireless interface module
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd
The Simatic ET 200pro IWLAN interface module wirelessly integrates the distributed I/O system into the automation network.
Light curtain
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Treotham Automation Pty Ltd
Designed for the protection of workers exposed to dangerous machines, the Admiral AX light curtain features two safe static outputs and can work without external control units, with all the safety functions integrated inside the emitter and the receiver. It complies with the requirements of the European Standard EN61496-1 and the International Standard IEC 61496-1-2.
Endoscopic video inspection
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Deep Scenes Ltd
The Titan Video stick is a 3 m expandable arm connected to a full-colour video camera which relays remote images to a 5” colour monitor. A video ‘out’ port allows for recording of the video or viewing on a secondary monitor.
