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Safety - Page 46
- From The Fabricator
Metal, fire, and art … what’s not to like?
- By Josh Welton
- Oct 4, 2017
- Blog Post
After three months repairing tanks in Iraq, Josh Welton was happy to return home. Taking a long road trip with his wife, he stumbled upon the National Ornamental Metal Museum, a treasure in Memphis that turned out to be one of the highlights of the trip. He will be back.
- From The Fabricator
Cut-resistant gloves withstand hazardous industrial environments
- Oct 4, 2017
- Product Release
Honeywell has introduced a new line of lightweight, cut-resistant gloves that allow industrial workers to perform delicate tactile work while providing heavy-duty protection against lacerations. Perfect Fit A6 gloves feature an ultrathin polyurethane palm coating and seamless knit liner. Offering...
- From The Fabricator
Matrix Service facility earns OSHA’s highest safety designation
- Sep 29, 2017
- News Release
Tulsa, Okla.-based Matrix Service Co. has announced that its Catoosa Fabrication facility has received the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star designation. This status—the highest awarded by OSHA—is given to employers and employees who demonstrate exemplary achievement in the prevention and...
- From The Fabricator
Wireless safety system shuts down production line in emergency
- Sep 29, 2017
- Product Release
Laird has developed a wireless e-stop system—Safe-E-Stop™—that can be integrated with existing hard-wired emergency-stop systems for assembly lines and other production systems. It allows an individual or group of operators to immediately shut down a production line without having to run to a...
- From The Welder
Fabricating a safe manufacturing environment
Merrill Fabricators, Alma, Mich., is a heavy-duty fabricator capable of manufacturing weldments up to 200,000 lbs. and bending plates up to 38 feet long. It’s a work environment that has the potential to be very dangerous, but management and fabricators work together to ensure everyone leaves in the same condition they arrived for work that day.
- From The Fabricator
Control protects operators from accidental restart after power interruption
- Sep 19, 2017
- Product Release
The Sensing-Saf-Start® motor control from Rockford Systems LLC helps prevent accidental machine startup after a voltage drop or power interruption. In the event of a power interruption, the unit automatically disconnects power to the machine so that when it is restored, the machine will not start...
- From The Welder
Airgas named as Spirit AeroSystems Indirect Supplier of the Year
- Sep 15, 2017
- News Release
Airgas, Radnor, Pa., an Air Liquide company and supplier of industrial gases, welding technologies, and safety products, has received the 2017 Indirect Supplier of the Year Award from Spirit AeroSystems, Wichita, Kan. The award recognizes suppliers that have achieved superior performance by...
- From The Fabricator
Honeywell donates $2 million in PPE to aid Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts
- Sep 6, 2017
- News Release
Morris Plains, N.J.-based Honeywell has donated about $2 million in personal protective equipment (PPE) to support first responders and emergency personnel in their efforts to assist their communities following the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. The donation includes nearly 100,000 pieces of PPE,...
- From The Fabricator
Rockford Systems to host Oct. 17 webinar on press brake safeguarding
- Sep 6, 2017
- News Release
Rockford Systems LLC, Rockford, Ill., a provider of machine safeguarding products and services, will host a webinar titled "Safeguarding Press Brakes: Light Curtains vs. Laser AOPD," on Tuesday, Oct. 17, from 10 to 11 a.m. CDT. This free, interactive webinar will take an in-depth look at the...
- From The Fabricator
Magnetic spindle encoder designed for functional safety
- Sep 1, 2017
- Product Release
Heidenhain Corp. has announced updates to its ERM 2200 and 2400 series of magnetic modular angle encoders for functional safety. In keeping with the growing trend requiring functionally safe axes (an EU standard) on machines, the company has updated the encoders to permit mounting to include a...
- From The Fabricator
Rockford Systems, Master Lock Co. form strategic partnership
- Aug 30, 2017
- News Release
Rockford, Ill.-based Rockford Systems LLC and The Master Lock Co., Deerfield, Ill., have announced a joint initiative designed to accelerate the adoption of safety technologies throughout the North American manufacturing sector. The partnership is intended to reduce workplace accidents; improve job...
- From The Fabricator
“Miracle on the Hudson” co-pilot to explain how culture of safety saved 155 lives
- Aug 25, 2017
- News Release
Metals Service Center Institute, Rolling Meadows, Ill., has announced U.S. Airways co-pilot Jeff Skiles as keynote speaker at the MSCI Safety Conference in Indianapolis, Sept. 27-28. Skiles, who together with pilot Chesley Sullenberger safely crashed their jet into the Hudson River with no lives...
- From The Fabricator
New company launched to produce pullout holdout devices
- Aug 21, 2017
- News Release
A & O Suppliers LLC has been launched in Woodbury, Conn., to produce pullout holdout devices for the stamping industry.
The safety devices are produced in accordance with OEM specifications.
- From The Fabricator
Walk-on pit covers help eliminate fall hazards
- Aug 21, 2017
- Product Release
Dynatect offers Steelflex covers that can be customized to suit specific applications and power requirements. Available in medium- and heavy-duty construction, the covers operate with low deflection over wide spans. A standard-duty cover protects machine ways and ball screws from hot chips, coolant...
- From The Fabricator
Protective ground sets optimized for live-front pad-mounted transformers, switchgear
- Aug 18, 2017
- Product Release
The new Honeywell Salisbury™ TriPro temporary protective ground sets are optimized for use in live-front pad-mounted transformers and switchgear. Their compact design enables simple installation in tight spaces, especially where the cabinet door must be closed and latched. The ground sets are...
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