Lisa Eitel

Industrial threats to facility-personnel wellbeing include radiation, hazardous-chemical exposure, lack of work-cell ergonomics, biological hazards

Here we discuss the peripheral safety components that take the form of touchable (tactile) safety mats, light curtains, consoles, and locks on industrial machinery.

Foot controls have complemented industrial machine designs since before the steam age.

| Besides the operator-interfacing safety components described in a previous article ( Safety components using direct machine-operator

| The term HMI (depending on the context) can refer to anything from a simple instrument panel with a smattering of basic switches to a

Gone are the days of machine-operator terminals based solely on switches, pushbuttons, meters, and operator warning lights.

To satisfy common industrial safety standards and set reliably safe (yet maximally productive) operations, advanced safety functions today leverage

We've already detailed the safety components with which human machine operators make direct contact . Now let's review …

The new Aerotech LaserTurn280 is a motion platform for high-volume laser machining of cylindrical medical device components.

Soon, a new “motion insights and diagnostics” service from Swiss precision-drive specialist maxon called maxon MIND will help machine builders and plant en