Safety

Articles

Safety Requires a Greater Focus on Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity should be viewed as a workplace safety issue, as increasingly connected automation systems can pose a personnel risk in the most extreme cyberattacks.

Why it’s important to understand UL standards and partner with a UL-certified panel builder to keep your operations and personnel safe.

John Deere's Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil parts logistics facility.

John Deere Deploys Comau’s Mate-XT in Parts Distribution Center

The wearable exoskeleton supports worker ergonomics at John Deere’s Campinas, Brazil facility.

Choosing the Right Safety Devices

Mat Dirjish, contributing writer

The road to effective industrial safety should begin with a risk assessment before determining which safety devices to apply.

Robot Safety Awareness

David Greenfield, editor in chief

Festo and Sick develop a robot-agnostic curriculum to teach students and industry workers about robot risk assessments, safe system design, and protective measures.

Workers monitor the packaging line at Anheuser-Busch’s facility in St. Louis.

Machine Builders Bridge the Skills Gap

Stephanie Neil

With high employee turnover on the factory floor, manufacturers are asking OEMs to design easy-to-use equipment and provide ongoing training.

3 Big Industrial Networking Developments

David Greenfield, editor in chief

Ethernet-APL to become more widely available, ownership of the Process Automation Device Information Model expands, and development of a single standard for an interoperable OPC...

Automated Valve Choice Considerations

David Greenfield, editor in chief

Learn about the most commonly available automated valve types, how to determine valve sizing, and the different actuator options for process control valves.

Products

Allied Motion Releases Advanced DSP-based Brushless Servo Motor Drive

Allied Motion

The H Series Brushless Servo Motor Drive features hyperface DSL, multi-feedback device support, and safe torque off safety options.

Single-Phase Compressor Soft Starters

Carlo Gavazzi

These single-phase compressor soft starters from Carlo Gavazzi are said to reduce start current by more than 50%.

Gladiator Series Circuit Breakers and Supplementary Protectors

AutomationDirect

Circuit breakers from Automation Direct offer optimum and efficient protection for branch and control circuits up to 63 amps.

The extensive fork sensor product range with the new GSX14E combined fork sensor.

Two in One: Leuze Presents the GSX, the World's First Combined Fork Sensor

Leuze electronic, Inc.

The GSX combined fork sensor from Leuze combines the advantages light and ultrasonic sensors. The GSX sensor is exceptionally suitable for labeling machines used in the packaging...