How a properly specified and implemented drive-based safe motion system provides a more simple path to a safe machine than with other solutions.Manufacturing organizations today are learning to justify improvements in factory safety systems by using operational and business metrics, rather than viewing them simply as a cost burden. To this end, many companies are changing the way they evaluate and deploy safeguarding systems. The modern approach is to perform a task and associated hazard analysis, which forms the basis of a safeguarding strategy. As a result, modern safety systems now contributor to – rather than detract from - productivity on the factory floor.






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