Safety

Autonomous mine meets safety metrics

17 March, 2023

An iron ore mining project in Western Australia is converting its trucks to a driverless operation, which will bring significant benefits to worker safety.


NSW Government releases first robot safety guidelines

27 January, 2023 | Supplied by: Centre For Work Health & Safety

The NSW Government's Centre for Work Health and Safety has released a set of guidelines for working safely with collaborative robots.


Dräger Polytron 8900 UGLD gas leak transmitter

25 January, 2023 | Supplied by: Draeger Australia Pty. Ltd.

The Dräger Polytron 8900 UGLD transmitter is an early warning area monitor for detecting high-pressure gas leaks in outdoor industrial process environments.


Veo Robotics launches improved robot safeguarding system

29 November, 2022

FreeMove 2.0 engine adds support for complex applications and harsh environments as human–robot collaboration on facility floors increases.


PIlz myPNOZ modular safety relay

01 November, 2022 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LP

The PIlz myPNOZ modular safety relay is produced individually according to customer requirements in batch size 1.


Leuze ELC 100 safety light curtains

01 June, 2022 | Supplied by: Leuze electronic Pty Ltd

Leuze is expanding its safety range with the ELC 100 safety light curtains.


Emerson PACSafe configurable safety controller

14 April, 2022 | Supplied by: Control Logic Pty Ltd

The PACSafe configurable safety controller is designed for integrated Category 4, Performance Level e, SIL3 machine safety applications.


Rosemount open path gas detectors

09 March, 2022 | Supplied by: Emerson

Emerson has released two open path gas detectors to increase safety over wide areas in extreme environments.


Pilz PSEN rd1.2 radar safety sensor

20 January, 2022 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LP

The Pilz PSEN rd1.2 radar sensor can be used for Cat. 3/PL d and can therefore be used for robot safely applications.


Pizzato Elettrica BN series safety control device unit

02 November, 2021 | Supplied by: Leuze electronic Pty Ltd

With the BN series control units, the fixing modules can be rotated on the top and bottom of the device to enable variable orientation of the control devices.


PIzzato Elettrica ST H series RFID safety sensors

28 October, 2021 | Supplied by: Leuze electronic Pty Ltd

Devices of the ST H series can be configured with a permanent magnet incorporated inside the housing, able to generate a holding force between sensor and actuator.


Increasing the safety and reliability of ageing facilities with single loop logic solvers

12 October, 2021 by Michael Carolan* | Supplied by: Moore Industries

Meeting safety requirements can often be achieved with the simple architecture of single loop logic solvers.


Machine safety: 10 common misconceptions

16 August, 2021 | Supplied by: Omron Electronics Pty Ltd

Many machine safety-related misconceptions continue to be widespread in manufacturing.


Web-based design tool for better cobot safety

10 August, 2021 | Supplied by: Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF

The Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation has created a free web-based design tool that helps companies design their cobot implementations.


Allen-Bradley Guardmaster SafeZone 3 laser scanner

04 August, 2021 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia

The Allen-Bradley Guardmaster SafeZone 3 laser scanner from Rockwell Automation is now enabled with Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) Safety over EtherNet/IP.


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