Turnkey Machine Guarding Process
Turnkey Machine Guarding Process
The following is a quick overview, in both a description and by video explanation, of our streamlined turnkey machine guarding processes including onsite guarding assessments, custom designs, manufacturing and assembly, nationwide installation and integration, and post-install preventative maintenance, focused on improving your machine safety for your facility and your employees while minimizing your pain points.
A Sales Engineer makes a site visit to perform a collaborative machine guarding assessment with your operators and maintenance to conceptualize guarding designs after an understanding of the associated process(es). We are able to assess multiple aspects, including machine hazards to mitigate, functional safety controls, stop time distance, machine acquisition review, ergonomic safety environments, and more.
Once the initial conceptual review is complete, our tenured and skilled engineers create 3d CAD models and a scope of work summary detailing the best solutions for your custom machine guarding or machine safety upgrade. This could pertain to single machine guards, large multi-facility corporate directives, or proof of concept guards before full production lines are repeated. Deliverables to include a slide deck presentation and turnkey quote with material, installation, integration, including options for upgrades, schematics, and spare parts for preventative maintenance schedules.
Upon your approval and purchase order, our team performs a post-review verifying the designs onsite, project is then manufactured, powder coating if applicable, and sub-assembled or assembled, safety controls are built and tested, machine guarding installation is scheduled, field crew installers and fleet is prepped, and deliverables are prepared.
Next with our onsite installation and electrical integration, our assembly techs schedule time for our customer safety program review, dock our job trailer setting up for the safety upgrade, perform the physical guarding implementation while tracing and integrating the e-safety or presence sensing devices, and commissioning of the project with your maintenance team. Spare parts for routine maintenance and schematics deliverables, in electrical or air circuits, are available.
Maintaining your machine guarding with a workplace safety checklist is a critical importance to ensure the safety and efficiency of your manufacturing environment. Adding your guarding to a PM program such as swapping out dirty panels, tightening fasteners, repairing damaged frames, all can reduce unplanned downtime, minimize exposed hazards, reduced waste, and extend life expectancy. PM Maintenance can be scheduled with the PowerSafe team.
PowerSafe Automation focuses on Bespoke Guarding, referring to custom-designed, manufactured, and installed safety enclosures for legacy machines, tailored specifically to the needs of a particular machine, its operator access and ability to maintain the equipment. Using t-slotted extrusion and modular steel fencing allows for unique-fitting to the specific dimensions rather than "off-the-shelf" guards.
