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When considering compliance with the lock out‐tag out regulation, many will assume locking out the hazardous energy sources is all it takes. In reality, there is much more to a lockout-tagout program than just creating a safe work environment during servicing.

Are you comfortable trusting the most critical parts of your manufacturing business to outdated automation equipment?

Have you heard the saying, "don’t believe everything you hear"? Well, that's true in the case of the Allen Bradley MicroLogix family.

Hi, I’m a plant manager at the Widgets Factory and I used to dread coming to work in the morning. Not that I don’t enjoy my job, but troubleshooting lingering machine problems from the night before and creating production reports were two time consuming tasks that neither myself nor my staff enjoyed.

Electric motors are the backbone of today’s modern industry. They provide the mechanical energy needed for most manufacturing processes. Government agencies have imposed strict requirements for implementing some form of thermal overload protection for all electric motors over 1 horsepower. With so many different options available, how are you supposed to choose the right overload relay for your motor starter application?

The new Allen-Bradley Guardmaster 440C-CR30 Safety Relay is a flexible, cost-effective and easy-to-use configurable safety relay ideal for applications requiring 2 to 10+ safety circuits and single or multiple zone control.

PanelView 800, PanelView Plus 6 Compact, PanelView Plus 6, PanelView Plus 7 Standard, and soon the PanelView Plus 7 Performance and PanelView 5000! So many choices…which one do I choose?

Electrical conduit strung through harsh environments requires a tough exterior shell. One material stands above others in providing protection for conduit in the toughest of conditions – stainless steel.

OSHA's "$afety Pays" program can help employers assess the impact of occupational injuries and illnesses on their profitability. This program uses a company's profit margin, the average costs of an injury or illness, and an indirect cost multiplier to project the amount of sales a company would need to cover those costs.

If there is a work related injury or death that occurs due to a known non-compliance, the litigation costs can be devastating to an organization.