Some of the greatest safety concerns come from the simplest mistakes. Leaving a safety guard open (such as a door, flap, or hood) comes to mind immediately. Experienced operators know this is an ...

AutomationDirect has added ifm fail-safe inductive sensors featuring two OSSD outputs that can be connected to a safety relay for safety applications requiring the detection of metal objects. These ...

Safety light curtains play an important role in many machine-safety strategies. Light curtains consist of two linear arrays of through-beam optical sensors commonly referred to as light bars. Only one ...

When it comes to safety sensor selection, detection quality and reliability are two very important aspects to consider. Ease of installation has not, historically, been a major selection consideration ...

The growth in industrial assets, such as machines and equipment, and their safety management have increased the awareness about machine safety. “The global machine condition monitoring sensors market ...

In a recent study published in the journal PNAS Nexus, researchers explored using multimodal wearable sensors combined with machine learning to measure real-time fatigue among manufacturing workers.

Unpredictable spikes and drops in demand combined with chronic supply chain and labor shortages are accelerating the pace of digital transformation in manufacturing, starting with worker safety. Forty ...