Machine Building

EN ISO 13849-1:2008 and its errors and omissions

Robin Carver, a machinery safety consultant and BSI committee member*, explains why he thinks that EN ISO 13849-1:2008 is confusing, contains errors and is of little practical use.

15th June 2010

BS EN ISO 13855:2010 and BS EN 999:1998+A1:2008 compared

Jon Severn, editor of MachineBuilding.net, compares the newly published BS EN ISO 13855:2010, ' Safety of machinery - Positioning of safeguards with respect to the approach speeds of parts of the human body,' with the standard it replaces, BS EN 999:1998+A1:2008 (other EN versions of these standards will show the same differences).

28th May 2010

The benefits of a holistic approach to plant maintenance

Phil Burge, Marketing Manager at SKF, explains how a holistic approach to plant maintenance can have a significant impact on productivity and profitability.

20th May 2010

Benefits of condition monitoring in hydraulic systems

Parker Hannifin's European Hydraulic Filter Division offers the following advice on condition monitoring in hydraulic systems.

20th May 2010

The end of support for Windows 2000 in industrial automation

Microsoft Extended Support and Security Updates for Windows 2000 will cease in July 2010. Migrating to a new operating system can be time-consuming, disruptive and expensive, so Torsten Rössel presents an alternative.

22nd April 2010

How to choose non-contact displacement sensors

Chris Jones, Managing Director of Micro-Epsilon UK & Ireland Ltd, discusses four types of non-contact displacement measurement technology, presenting the advantages and disadvantages of each.

15th April 2010

How to select an infrared temperature sensor

Chris Jones, Managing Director of Micro-Epsilon UK & Ireland Ltd, discusses two key criteria that need to be considered when selecting the most suitable infrared temperature sensor for an application: wavelength and emissivity.

15th April 2010

Advantages of non-contact magnetic rotary sensors

This article from Variohm-EuroSensor explains how non-contact rotary sensors can benefit some types of application.

9th April 2010

Lean Manufacturing and Lean Maintenance - an introduction

MCP Consulting and Training offers the following as an introduction to the concepts underlying Lean Manufacturing and, in particular, Lean Maintenance.

6th April 2010

Machine guarding pays for itself

Jeremy Procter, Convenor of the European Standards Committee responsible for Machine Guards, and Managing Director of Procter Machinery Guarding, explains how installing guarding in compliance with current standards and regulations can pay for itself several times over.

31st January 2010