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Document ID (ISN)78614
CIS number 02-917
ISSN - Serial title 0341-5775 - Maschinenmarkt
Year 2002
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Wesch D.
Title Optical barrier curtains for preventing accidents during short preparation times
Original title Lichtgitter verhindern Unfälle bei kurzen Rüstzeiten [in German]
Bibliographic information Jan. 2002, No.1/2, p.32-33. Illus.
Abstract This article describes the safety modifications made to equipment in a plastics processing enterprise. A new tilting support for moulds as well as a tilting mould enclosure unit were developed for reducing the required preparation times during product changes. To minimize the risk of being crushed during these operations, hazardous areas were protected by optical barrier curtains inclined at 30°. This inclination allows one to dispense with the horizontal barrier curtain that would normally be required to protect the operators when moving back.
Descriptors (primary) occupational safety; plastics industry; barrier circuits; injection moulding
Descriptors (secondary) description of equipment; ergonomics; safety by design; contusion; economic aspects
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceGermany
Subject(s) Machinery and tools
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) Explosions
Plastics industry
Chemical industry