Machine Safety for Pneumatics

AVENTICS Corporation (Lexington, KY) has published a manual titled “Machine Safety Expertise for Pneumatics” that covers key topics in the implementation of directives and standards for safety-related pneumatics using examples, circuit diagrams and products. Protecting people, machines and property is the primary objective of safety-related pneumatic systems and components. For all production machinery, international standards and regulations define measures to prevent accidents through safe machine design.

The 48-page guide R499051208 covers topics such as international directives and standards, hazards vs. risks, risk assessment, estimating performance level, implementing safety functions, diagnostic coverage, common causes of failure (CCF) and sharing of AVENTICS expertise and sample circuits in areas such as fieldbus, air preparation and safety valves, plus locking and braking of equipment. The machine safety brochure is available for download and/or request of a hard copy by clicking here.

Since the start of 2014, this former subsidiary of Bosch Rexroth has been operating as a standalone, globally active manufacturer of pneumatic components and systems and a specialist supplier of drive and control solutions for the marine industry and commercial vehicles that offers tailored, cross-industry systems and services, including the integration of electronics into pneumatic components. They employ approximately 2,100 staff worldwide in locations in Laatzen, Germany; Bonneville, France; Eger, Hungary; Lexington in the U.S.; and Changzhou, China, with an extensive sales network and are represented in more than 40 countries worldwide.

AVENTICS Corporation,1953 Mercer Road 40511, PO Box 13597, Lexington, KY 40512, 859-281-3417, Fax: 859-281-3491, www.aventics.com/us.