The EU Machinery Regulation replaces the EU Machinery Directive and requires manufacturers to integrate cybersecurity and ...

A single global machine safety standard has been in the works for a long time and will now be a little longer. The merger of safety standards ISO 13849 and IEC 62061 into one standard, IEC/ISO 17305, ...

A standards-based design approach can right-size a safety system to its required performance level. It happens all the time: Machine safety systems are built to the incorrect safety level and create ...

Martin Grosser, Technology Manager for Functional Safety at Lenze, provides an update and overview of the impact of current and pending machine safety standards on OEMs and manufacturing end users.

Functional safety accounts for time — to build on existing safety structure (category) approaches. As we explored last month in this article series, accounting for time requires more work from safety ...

Machine guarding is a fundamental safety measure that is often overlooked and improperly implemented, compromising the well-being of workers and leaving organizations vulnerable to potential incidents ...

In machine shops, slipping safety standards will affect the workers and equipment. With rotating parts, heavy machinery, electrical hazards, and fine airborne particulates, even a momentary lapse can ...

When robots and machines share workspace with humans, the safety of all three is an issue. Machines and robots operating at high speeds with great force, wielding a variety of potentially dangerous ...

Machine Specialty & Manufacturing, a premier leader in the manufacturing and repair of high-pressure flanges, fittings, and custom equipment, has reaffirmed its dedication to providing customers with ...