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Imagine that you are operating a press brake, a machine roughly the size of a small car. The upper die, with a punch that must fall heavily and fast enough to bend metal, will come crashing down every time you activate it with a foot pedal. The flat piece of metal you start with may be no bigger than a door hinge, and your job is to push, turn and readjust it with your fingers as the punch bends the part, one end at a time, into the shape of a box. All this time, your fingers are just an inch away from the pinch point — the danger zone where the punch meets the part.
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 Improper machine safeguarding is a consistent source of OSHA violations, results in heavy fines and penalties from regulators and inspectors, and far too often results in injuries and deaths to workers.
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SaferMachines.com will help machine builders source and specify the parts and technologies they need to build safer machines, and it will also help the owners and operators of existing machines learn how they can retrofit and add new devices and technologies to their current machinery.
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