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Damping Grease for Design

See how damping greases can cost-effectively control motion, noise and vibration in mechanical and electro-mechanical devices.

Webcast presenting the basics of the Direct Gear Design

In order to stay competitive, you must continue to create great products faster and cheaper.

Safety in Automation
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New technology and global standards help ensure a safe workplace, boost productivity, and reduce environmental impact.

Berke on Safety: Safe But Slow: How Long ‘Til Operators Remove the Guard?

Machine guarding protects people from injury during a machine’s normal operation. There are four basic approaches to machine guarding: barrier guards, guarding devices, guarding by location, and warnings.

Circuit Ideas: Hot-Surface Warning Light Requires no External Power

A hot-surface warning light is a safety device, so it must operate reliably whenever the surface is hot.

Inadequate Punch-Press Safety Measures Cost Operator Her Fingers

Poor placement and maladjustment of safety interlocks cost a press operator six fingers.

Berke on Safety: Outside the Plant, Safety Lapses Burn the Public, too
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Many years ago, a woman I knew opened her front door to find the foreman of the road-paving crew bearing a message

OSHA Directives Provide for Skylight Safety
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Many of the falls documented each year happen through skylights that should have been covered or protected by a railing or strong screen.

Omron STI

Omron STI offers downloadable CAD drawings for all safety products.

Is That a Genuine UL Mark or a Counterfeit?

There are several tell-tale signs that reveal if a UL symbol is genuine or not.

Berke on Safety: Concrete Pumps and Booms are Safer by Manufacturer Design

When a concrete boom collapsed on the job, the contractor was irked at the inconvenience, but grateful no one had been hurt

Programmable safety begets new standards

Safety-integrity levels spelled out in European standards increasingly impact equipment designers in the U.S.

Grinder Documentation Essential to Safety

A grinder blade exploded on start-up, injuring the operator. The history of both the grinder and the blade were unknown, and the blade was not a good fit for the grinder or the job at hand.

Berke on Safety: The Case of the Flaming Hair Dryer

Hair-dryer users have reported fire shooting out of the handle or the snout end of their hair dryers.

Berke on Safety: Common-sense guidelines for safety showers and eyewash stations
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Safety showers and eyewash stations must have an adequate water supply, be easily visible and accessible, be properly maintained, and protect workers from secondary hazards like slipping or electric shock.

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