Document ID (ISN) | 78614 |
CIS number |
02-917 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0341-5775 - Maschinenmarkt |
Year |
2002 |
Convention or series no. |
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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 Province | Germany |
Subject(s) |
Machinery and tools
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Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
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Browse category(ies) |
Explosions Plastics industry Chemical industry
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