Factory Safety
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Demand rises for reliable safety solutions
ABB's global network of Safety Execution Centers (SEC) has grown significantly over the past four years, expanding from eight centres to twenty, located in every region. These centers provide customers with local resources for safety instrumented system (SIS) design, engineering and project execution, as well as access to resident safety 
Plug+play electronic locking in a 1U package
The Emka CAN-BUS ELM cabinet locking and monitoring system is even simpler with their 3000 Program 19" RMU. This takes advantage of the ELM system modularity to provide a complete cabinet system in a compact 1U housing for quick and easy installation.
Hands-free head light ideal for outdoors or hazardous environments
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Regardless of the season, Peli's 2690Z0 HeadsUp Lite, distributed by Hazardous Area Equipment, is a tough, weather-resistant head lamp with a simple, twist-actuated switch.
Certified to ATEX safe for use in high-risk hazardous locations, the headlamp is particularly ideal for professionals who work in chemical, pharmaceutical, power, oil and
Camera surveillance for hazardous areas
R. Stahl has compiled a scaleable package of cameras and recording systems for camera surveillance in hazardous areas on gas and oil rigs.
Factory safety - Out with the old, in with the new?
Now the future of the Machine Safety Directive has been agreed, system designers and machinery manufacturers need to decide how to proceed in future months. Paul Considine of Wieland Electric puts the case for embracing the new standards
New Cenelec committee chairman announced
Peter Still (pictured), industry standards manager at Schneider Electric, has been announced as the chairman for the Cenelec committee TC44X, which has the title Safety of machinery: electrotechnical aspects.
Control system for combined cycle power plant
Yokogawa Electric Corporation subsidiary, Yokogawa Deutschland, has received an order from MAN Ferrostaal Industrial Projects GmbH to supply an automation and control system for the La Brea Combined Cycle Power Plant that is being built by MAN Ferrostaal Industrial Projects and Eisenbau Essen for Trinidad Generation Unlimited (TGU).
Improving machinery safety, enhancing productivity
Until now, the machine integrity required to meet safety requirements has limited the functionality of many machines. Usually, the solution is met with simple, if not crude, logic, for example - if a guard is open the machine stops.