The NUMSafe application program for machine safety control uses the same software development tools used to commission the overall system, including CNC, PLC, drives and I/O modules. This unified ...

Early efforts to prevent machine-related injuries were focused on the development of engineering specification standards. These specification standards laid the foundation for further requirements ...

A portable circular mill from Climax Portable Machine Tools machines wind tower flanges for assembly on-site. A utility company orders 500 wind towers for a wind-power farm: Each tower consists of ...

As today's manufacturing industry increasingly relies on efficient yet potentially dangerous equipment, worker safety has become a predominant issue to all those involved with production processes.

Five-axis machine tools are widely used for machining complex parts. The limited dynamic bandwidth of servo axes leads to tracking errors during motion. These tracking errors are kinematically ...

MACHINE TOOL INDUSTRY. FRANK A. SCOTT, a Clevelander at the forefront of the machine tool industry during the early 1900s, once remarked that no metal could be available for modern uses until a ...