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ABB Acquires JOKAB SAFETYMonday, February 15, 2010 Leader in machine safety makes key addition to control products offeringABB announced today the acquisition of Jokab Safety, a leading supplier of machine safety solutions that will now become part of BU Control Products within the Low Voltage Products division. The deal is scheduled to be concluded in March subject to customary regulatory approvals. Jokab Safety is a well known brand in the industry, and has focused exclusively on the machine safety segment. As a result, their product portfolio is highly complementary to ABB's existing lineup, and both organizations stand to benefit from the combination. Machine safety is a growing market, and has already begun to merge with standard control products and solutions. Increasingly, original equipment manufacturers prefer a single vendor with the capability to supply both safety and control products, so the combination of ABB and Jokab addresses a key market need. Jokab Safety has proven competence in development, standards and sales in the machine safety arena, and the company's solutions are already being used as a complement to ABB's low voltage products. This acquisition closes a gap in ABB's offering and opens new growth opportunities for the entire range of control products. Jokab Safety's presence in North America is centered on two facilities located in Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario. Jokab Safety's senior management will stay on to continue running the business once the acquisition is complete.
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...in the Pluto Safety PLC System!The "AS-Interface® safety system" enables the connection of binary switching safety-related components, such as emergency stop switches, door contact switches or safety light curtains to the AS-Interface® network. The other AS-Interface® components (masters, slaves, power supplies, repeaters) remain unchanged. The signals of the safety sensors are evaluated by a safety monitor which does not only monitor the switching signals of the safety sensors but also continuously tests the correct function of the data transmission. New Publication from OSHA
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Safeball is a completely new approach to the design of one and two-hand safety devices. Safeball consists of a spherical ball containing two embedded push button switches, one on each side of the ball. By using this push button configuration, the risk of unintentional activation is minimized and the device is simple and ergonomic to use.
A 60 page booklet recently published by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration presents an excellent overview of the need and application of machine safety guarding and electronic machine safety devices. The publication, titled “Safeguarding Equipment and Protecting Employees from Amputation”, provides a wealth of general information regarding the concept of machine safety and how the OSHA Standards apply.