PowerSafe partners with factories in the wire and cable industry, understanding their unique challenges. These factories must balance safety with the demands of efficient material production. That's why we customize our guarding solutions to enhance safety without compromising productivity.
Common Hazardous
Machines and production lines are filled with hazards, some within arm’s reach of operators and others hidden but still accessible. Common hazards in the Wire and Cable Industry include:
- Belt entanglement points
- Pinch point areas
- Tripping hazards
- Wrap points
- Burn point
Common Machinery
Legacy machines with exposed hazards often lack OSHA-required safety features, have unavailable replacement parts, or use undocumented custom-made components. Common machines in the Wire and Cable industry include:
- Extruders
- SAMs or Armor machines
- Drawing machines or equipment
- Strand machines
- Cutting equipment
- Winding machines
- Cablers and spoolers
- Capstands
- Palletizing equipment
Guarding Solutions
The wide range of guarding solutions that can be created through operators, maintenance, and safety cooperation in the collaboration with machine safety experts include:
Machine Guarding Solutions
- Power Transmission Guards and Covers - Protects operators from rotating parts while ensuring safety and accessibility
- Point of Operation Guards - Polycarbonate plastic panels for visibility and protection.
- Perimeter Safety Guarding - Black wire mesh with opening sizes determined by safety distance.
- Safety Switch Integration - Evaluating non-locking RFID vs. locking solenoid types based on each machine's stop behavior.
Integrated Safety Controls for Legacy Machines
- Grip enabled switches with emergency stops
- Two-hand controls with anti-tie-down protection
- Pneumatic safety valves and controls
- Emergency stop buttons or emergency rope pulls
Machine Upgrades
- Location sensors and/or limit switches
- Extend adjustment knobs straight out or 90-degree angles through gearboxes
- Encoders and drive upgrades to control offline
- Non-safety-rated cameras for internal monitoring of hazardous area
Our machine guarding designs are built to custom fit your specific machine, application, and operational needs while remaining user-friendly to create a safer work environment. Any impact on production will depend on necessary machine upgrades or process changes, which should be evaluated internally. Machine guards and perimeter fencing are essential for employee protection, and should be a top priority at your facility.
