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EC: Allen-Bradley NEMA Centerline 2100 low-voltage motor control centers with EtherNet/IP
Power – Motor control center: EtherNet/IP-enabled low voltage motor control centers from Rockwell... » more
EC: tiastar SmartStart motor control center
Power – Motor control center: The new tiastar SmartStart option from Siemens features plug-and-play... » more
Machine Guarding: Tolerable vs residual risk
Why do so many colleagues in manufacturing choose to avoid the terms – tolerable risk and residual... » more
Official safety communication standard established
The DDASCA Consortium named openSAFETY an official communication standard. » more
Machine guarding: Category 4 versus reliability
When is a Category 4 solution ineffective in a machine guarding application? Is your machine safety... » more
Explosion proof hollow shaft encoder
BEI Sensors' Model HS52 is capable of operating directly in environments where flammable gases,... » more
Machine guarding and economic value: Wired safety versus safety automation
Over the past 10 years machine safety has experienced probably the greatest transformation since... » more
HMI workstations at a chemical plant
Flat-panel displays, protected properly, can perform well and stand up to hard use even in a... » more
Machine guarding and the hierarchy of measures for hazard mitigation
Do you know the five levels of hazard mitigation? Machine guarding isn’t completed task that’s... » more
Back to Basics: Limit switches for conveyors
Process monitoring and control improves with proper application of limit switches in conveyor... » more
Leaders Under 40, Control Engineering class of 2011
This generation of manufacturing automation and controls leaders includes 19 young professionals... » more
Control system failure survival strategies
When bad things happen to good control systems, it’s best to know in advance which of several... » more
Codes and regulations: Electrical Controls’ Dirty Little Secret: We Don’t Follow NFPA Rules
Of course safety is important, but most don’t follow NFPA 70e safety rules for working on an... » more
Make the right choice on protective devices
Choosing the correction protective device for a low-voltage distribution system requires system... » more
PPE is personal before it is protective
A recent study found that many workers aren’t wearing necessary personal protective equipment.... » more
Safety culture that is rewarded, enforced, honored
When Schneider Electric received the National Safety Council’s Green Cross for Safety Medal this... » more
Video: Fire flash testing
At the University of Alberta’s Protective Clothing and Equipment Research Facility, extensive flash... » more
Online learning events: Automation Summit, pump efficiency, fieldbus, industrial Ethernet
Multiple online learning events are available through CFE Media publications, including industrial... » more
Panelboard awarded patent for breaker coordination, touchsafe capabilities
ABB received a patent for its ProLine Panelboard, noted for having complete breaker coordination... » more
EC: Allen-Bradley NEMA Centerline 2100 low-voltage motor control centers with EtherNet/IPPower – Motor control center: EtherNet/IP-enabled low voltage motor control centers from Rockwell... » more
EC: tiastar SmartStart motor control centerPower – Motor control center: The new tiastar SmartStart option from Siemens features plug-and-play... » more
Machine Guarding: Tolerable vs residual risk Why do so many colleagues in manufacturing choose to avoid the terms – tolerable risk and residual... » more
China power plant to have two ultra-supercritical units added
Addition of new units are designed to help plant in central China contribute to economic... » more
Addition of new units are designed to help plant in central China contribute to economic... » more
Gather the data to look at the true value of a safety system
“Safety system” is an apt description for a never-ending operational process. » more
“Safety system” is an apt description for a never-ending operational process. » more
Official safety communication standard establishedThe DDASCA Consortium named openSAFETY an official communication standard. » more
Machine guarding: Category 4 versus reliabilityWhen is a Category 4 solution ineffective in a machine guarding application? Is your machine safety... » more
Explosion proof hollow shaft encoderBEI Sensors' Model HS52 is capable of operating directly in environments where flammable gases,... » more
Machine guarding and economic value: Wired safety versus safety automationOver the past 10 years machine safety has experienced probably the greatest transformation since... » more
HMI workstations at a chemical plantFlat-panel displays, protected properly, can perform well and stand up to hard use even in a... » more
Exoskeletal arm support reduces risk
The X-Ar is an exoskeletal arm support designed to provide additional support for difficult manual... » more
The X-Ar is an exoskeletal arm support designed to provide additional support for difficult manual... » more
Machine guarding and the hierarchy of measures for hazard mitigationDo you know the five levels of hazard mitigation? Machine guarding isn’t completed task that’s... » more
Back to Basics: Limit switches for conveyorsProcess monitoring and control improves with proper application of limit switches in conveyor... » more
Leaders Under 40, Control Engineering class of 2011This generation of manufacturing automation and controls leaders includes 19 young professionals... » more
Control system failure survival strategiesWhen bad things happen to good control systems, it’s best to know in advance which of several... » more
Patching over software problems
Just as you would want to patch over a hole in your pants, you might find holes in your software... » more
Just as you would want to patch over a hole in your pants, you might find holes in your software... » more
Codes and regulations: Electrical Controls’ Dirty Little Secret: We Don’t Follow NFPA Rules Of course safety is important, but most don’t follow NFPA 70e safety rules for working on an... » more
Make the right choice on protective devicesChoosing the correction protective device for a low-voltage distribution system requires system... » more
Think everyone is using PPE? Think again.
It’s a simple choice – of COURSE we want to be safe at work. No one wakes up each morning and says,... » more
It’s a simple choice – of COURSE we want to be safe at work. No one wakes up each morning and says,... » more
PPE is personal before it is protectiveA recent study found that many workers aren’t wearing necessary personal protective equipment.... » more
Safety culture that is rewarded, enforced, honoredWhen Schneider Electric received the National Safety Council’s Green Cross for Safety Medal this... » more
Video: Fire flash testingAt the University of Alberta’s Protective Clothing and Equipment Research Facility, extensive flash... » more
Online learning events: Automation Summit, pump efficiency, fieldbus, industrial EthernetMultiple online learning events are available through CFE Media publications, including industrial... » more
Panelboard awarded patent for breaker coordination, touchsafe capabilitiesABB received a patent for its ProLine Panelboard, noted for having complete breaker coordination... » more
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