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Machine Builders Bridge the Skills Gap
With high employee turnover on the factory floor, manufacturers are asking OEMs to design easy-to-use equipment and provide ongoing training.
November 2, 2022
Workers monitor the packaging line at Anheuser-Busch’s facility in St. Louis.
Wearable Safety in the Warehouse
StrongArm Technologies provides IoT-enabled safety wearables designed to prevent on-the-job injuries.
September 28, 2022
Consisting of a sensor that sits on a hip clip or strapped between an individual’s shoulder blades, the StrongArm technology collects data measuring a variety of inputs at a rate of 12.5 times per second, analyzing all of the moves of the person’s torso.
Enclosures: The Workforce of Industrial Automation
Often overlooked and under considered, the right enclosure is critical to ensuring the healthy lifecycle of automation and industrial control applications.
September 1, 2022
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Qualification and Validation Fluency: A Must Have for Highly Regulated Industries
In highly regulated industries, quality and validation procedures can be make or break, and getting them right requires working with system integrators who have industry-specific experience.
June 20, 2022
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What Is A Machine Risk Assessment?
Learn the details of machine risk assessments, what types of equipment require them, who's responsible for them, when to begin the process, and how to comply with machine risk assessment regulations in this episode featuring Schmersal USA's Devin Murray.
May 19, 2022
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Environmental Health and Safety 4.0 Transforms High-Risk Industries
See how high risk industries can find new opportunities to take advantage of new approaches, best practices, and technologies to improve environmental health and safety.
March 9, 2022
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5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Industrial Wearable Devices
Smart wearables that monitor employee postures and movements can reduce workplace injuries and improve a company's bottom line, but understanding how to get the most out of the data they provide is key.
February 10, 2022
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Frito-Lay Improves Workplace Ergonomics with Wearable Technology
The use of Kinetic’s Reflex wearable devices at Frito-Lay facilities reduced recordable injuries by 19% and cut work time lost by 67%.
October 28, 2021
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Network-Compatible Safety Equipment
At PACK EXPO 2021, Banner highlighted its In Series Diagnostics (ISD) to connect multiple safety devices across an automated machine.
October 19, 2021
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Emerson Combines LNG Inventory Management and Tank Gauging
The Rosemount TankMaster system can predict the release of liquid natural gas vapors to reduce loss of product, safety risks, and failures to meet environmental regulations.
September 2, 2021
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It’s Time to Step-Up Machine Safety
OEMs understand the need to comply with machine safety standards, but new requirements may necessitate bringing in a third party to help mitigate risk.
June 14, 2021
Polytron's Proven Roadmap To Machine Safety
5G Expands Autonomous Mobile Robot Capabilities
At TCL’s plant in Huizhou, China, improved 5G wireless connectivity enabled the company to add dozens of ForwardX autonomous mobile robots to improve production operations.
April 21, 2021
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