voestalpine Böhler Welding has introduced weldCare Guardian battery-powered, autodarkening welding helmets and safety glasses. The welding helmets are available in three types, meeting the safety and durability requirements of relevant CE and ANSI standards. They feature a high-impact nylon shell...

Rockford Systems LLC now provides sales, installation, and technical support on the Soft Touch Pinch-Point Safety System from Unitrol Electronics Inc. The passive, fail-safe system helps prevent riveters and spot welding machines from cycling if the system detects fingers in the point-of-operation...

Rite-Hite Machine Guarding has introduced the Defender, a high-speed, high-cycle, automated barrier door that separates machine operators and manufacturing processes and contains fumes, sparks, smoke, mist, flying debris, and excess noise. It is suitable for robotic welding cells, material...

Rockford Systems offers the bench grinder safety gauge, designed for use during the installation, maintenance, and inspection of bench/pedestal grinders to ensure compliance with OSHA 1910.215. This standard specifies that work rests must be kept adjusted to within 1/8 in. of the wheel to prevent...

Bühler Aeroglide, Cary, N.C., has received a Safety Award of Merit from Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA) for the fifth consecutive year. The award is presented to companies posting an injury and illness incidence rate for calendar year 2017 that is better than the published...

Rockford Systems, Rockford, Ill., will present a live, complimentary webinar titled “How the Soft Touch Pinch-Point Safety System helps prevent riveter and welder injuries.” The company has partnered with Unitrol Electronics Inc. to provide sales, installation, and technical support of this 100...

Waukesha, Wis.-based Wildeck Inc., a manufacturer of manual and automated vertical lifts, rideable material lifts, structural steel mezzanine platforms, and safety guarding products, has promoted Kelly M. Kamlager to director of marketing. She succeeds Hubert (Hue) Schlegel, who is retiring....

How healthy is the air in your fabrication shop? Do you feel comfortable and safe working there for hours at a time? You should. It comes down to having the right ventilation. Here are some options.

Brian Roberts of CNA has spent decades visiting fabricators and other manufacturers, helping them improve worker ergonomics. His overarching message: Motion is Money®.

Kitagawa NorthTech Inc., Schaumburg, Ill., a manufacturer of standard and advanced chucks and custom workholding products, has been awarded a certificate of safety from the National Tooling & Machining Association (NTMA) for its outstanding safety performance record in 2017. The NTMA’s Annual...

Black Stallion® has introduced the JF1625-NG stretch-back fire-resistant cotton welding jacket. The looped knit yarns of the back panel are extremely flexible to offer horizontal stretch for shoulder and arm movement. The looped knit yarns also allow increased airflow through the fabric for...

Lincoln Electric’s new Mobiflex® 400-MS is a self-cleaning welding fume extraction and filtration system. Suitable for smaller manufacturing facilities, the system provides light- to medium-duty welding fume extraction in variable locations. The RotaPulse® automatic filter cleaning system and...

ArcOne® offers the redesigned, industrial-grade Eagle® welding helmet. It is designed for respiratory protection and standard welding.

This flip-up helmet has a large-view, quick-change grinding shield. It is available in black, black and blue, and carbon fiber.

The CleanSpace2 PAPR offers welders a lightweight and flexible option to protect themselves from harmful welding fumes.