We find rotating machinery in many types of facilities. These include fabrication shops, assembly plants, and various kinds of process plants and manufacturing facilities. Rotating equipment poses ...

Moving machine parts have the potential to cause severe workplace injuries, such as crushed fingers or hands, amputations, burns, or blindness. Amputations, lacerations, and abrasions are costly and ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Every year, machine accidents result in thousands of serious injuries and hundreds of deaths. The moving parts of a machine can cut or crush, flying debris can cause eye ...

A chucking machine that produces elbow or tee-shaped pipe fittings was difficult to automate because the fittings, when loaded, had to match the angle of rotation where the chuck happened to stop ...

Toellner Systems (www.toellner.com) has announced a breakthrough in new technology for automated part loading/unloading – 180-degree part-rotation capability. Load times run as short as 5 sec, and ...

In Part 1 of this series, we looked at some hazards that arise when working around rotating machinery and how to protect yourself. In Part 2, we look at five more such hazards. Just because rotating ...