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  • When upgrading machinery, don’t gamble with CE Marking

    By Stewart Robinson, Pilz Automation Technology. The Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC came into force at the end of 2009. While machine builders have to deal primarily with ‘scope’ and ‘conformity assessment,’ the main challenge for end users is the issue of 'upgrading' or 'interlinking' of machinery.
    22 March, 2011 | 5 minutes

  • IEC publishes booklet for regulating hazardous areas

    The booklet, "A Common Regulatory Framework for Equipment Used in Environments with an Explosive Atmosphere," can be used by countries that lack regulation in this sector as a blueprint for their legislation.
    22 March, 2011 | 3 minutes

  • BVM Brunner selects Pilz for packaging machine safety solution

    Following machine risk assessments, BVM Brunner decided to implement a new safety design for one of its machines, which incorporated safety solutions from Pilz.
    By: Pilz
    10 March, 2011 | 1 minute

  • AutomationDirect Technical Product Reference

    AutomationDirect’s volume 14 catalog offers thousands of industrial automation products for a wide range of applications. The latest edition features product descriptions, technical data, and photos for PLCs, touch screen monitors, AC and DC motors, sensors, switches, drives and more.
    04 March, 2011 | 1 minute

  • Counterfeit exida safety certifications discovered

    Counterfeit certificates claim exida certification to Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capability of IEC 61508. Safety practitioners are advised to consult the Safety Automation Equipment List to verify certifications.
    By: exida
    03 March, 2011 | 1 minute

  • Adopt Machine Safety standards now, says Pilz

    Machine builders should adopt standards sooner rather than later, says Kevin Ives, Machinery Safety Consultant at Pilz Automation Technology.
    By: Pilz
    21 February, 2011 | 3 minutes

  • TÜV certifies ABB’s Safety Execution Center in Mexico

    ABB's Safety Execution Center (SEC) in Mexico City has been certified by TÜV as having in place and applying a Functional Safety Management System (FSMS).
    20 February, 2011 | 2 minutes

  • New electrical test tools let technicians work safely in hazardous environments

    Automation.com, February 2011 By Fluke Technicians working on hazardous equipment and high-voltage circuits deserve every advantage to complete electrical test and measurement jobs safely. New test tools provide new ways to work safely and reduce exposure to electrical shock.
    16 February, 2011 | 4 minutes

  • Adalet can modify ATEX certified enclosures

    ATEX control panel certification allows Adalet to eliminate the requirement to re-submit enclosure assemblies to third party testing laboratories.
    10 February, 2011 | 1 minutes

  • HSE issues guidance on safety of hand-fed platen presses

    The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is urging users of hand-fed platen (die cutting) machines in the UK to follow revised operating and safeguarding guidance in order to reduce the risk of serious crush injuries and even death.
    27 January, 2011 | 1 minutes

  • Omron STI supplies safety systems to Alabama Robotics Technology Park

    RTP will provide college level courses on every aspect of robotics training, including robotics safety.
    By: OMRON Scientific Technologies, Inc.
    20 January, 2011 | 3 minutes

  • Ethernet Direct's Ethernet Switches obtain UL Class 1 Division 2 Compliance

    Husky series industrial Ethernet switches and Retriever series industrial media converters are compliant with Underwriters Laboratories’ (UL) Class 1 Division 2 approvals.
    By: Ethernet Direct Inc.
    10 January, 2011 | 1 minute

  • Pepperl+Fuchs Intrinsically Safe Solutions Receive Marine Approvals

    K-System, H-System and Z-Series intrinsically safe solutions, have received BV (Bureau Veritas), GL (Germanischer Lloyd), LR (Lloyds Register) and DNV (Det Norske Veritas) approvals for use in marine-type applications.
    By: Pepperl+Fuchs
    06 January, 2011 | 2 minutes

  • PROFIsafe increases throughput at Auto Plant

    Chery Automobile China upgrades its transfer press line and increases throughput by adopting state-of-the-art safety systems using PROFINET with integrated PROFIsafe.
    05 January, 2011 | 1 minute

  • Omron STI publishes Machine and Process Safeguarding Guide

    This 650+ page resource includes product information and selection guidelines for machine and process safety solutions, and a safety library with more than 100 pages of educational resource material.
    By: OMRON Scientific Technologies, Inc.
    28 December, 2010 | 1 minutes

  • A Roadmap for a Safe and Productive Plant

    Safety has always been a critical measure of success for industrial organizations. Companies that are not able to comply with safety regulations and procedures in an effective fashion are putting their people, assets, and market position at risk.
    By: Nuris Ismail and Matthew Littlefield
    26 December, 2010 | 4 minutes

  • WAGO Terminal Blocks earn 100 kA SCCR rating

    Several WAGO Through-Panel and Chassis-Mount Terminal blocks and Interconnect devices have earned a 100 kA SCCR rating with appropriate fuses.
    20 December, 2010 | 1 minute

  • WAGO EPSITRON Power Solutions are UL/cUL Certified

    27 models within the EPSITRON line of Electronic Circuit Breaker, PRO-Power Supply, Uninterruptible Power Supply and Redundancy modules achieved UL and cUL Certification.
    20 December, 2010 | 1 minute

  • EPSG openSAFETY now available for PROFINET

    The protocol, which has been certified by German testing authorities TÜV Rheinland and TÜV Süd, allows for communication cycles at the microsecond level.
    16 December, 2010 | 1 minutes

  • EtherCAT Technology Group Announces Safety Development Package

    A package to develop new Safety over EtherCAT solutions is now available for automation system vendors.
    09 December, 2010 | 2 minutes
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