AMS Controls installs folding machine safety/guarding system at Westman Steel

AMS Controls, Maryland Heights, Mo., has upgraded a Jorns folding machine with a Pathfinder controller and Lazer Safe package for Westman Steel in Cambridge, Ont.

According to AMS Controls, the Lazer Safe for Pathfinder system is the only one designed specifically for folding machine applications to provide optical protection for the clamping operation and automatic monitoring of clamp motion and stopping performance. The system also manages safety elements including emergency-stop buttons, emergency kick bar, foot pedals, and operator station lockout switch.