Seminars

Safe Motion – FREE Seminar

Increase worker protection and productivity with drive-based safety

Improve industrial and machinery safety. Develop a better understanding of applicable CSA industry safety regulations and workplace safety requirements. Learn how drive-based safe motion technology can protect operators and improve productivity at the same time.

How can Safe Motion help you?

The primary goal of safe motion technology is to protect personnel against uncontrolled machine movements. Safe Motion — the drive-based safety solution from Rexroth — means much more than just the “safe machine standstill.” This free seminar will demonstrate how safety related control of speed and position helps eliminate machine safety hazards, while minimizing downtime and helping sustain worker productivity.

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Safe Motion Seminar Highlights

Core principles of safe machine movement & safe machine operation
Detailed review of federal and provincial Occupational Safety and Health regulations, including CSA standards for risk assessment and hazards and control
Guidelines for selecting safety controls, including performance system criteria
Updates on new IEC standards for programmable electronic safety-related systems
Methods for analyzing machine motion to make safe machines safer
Details on drive-based Safe Motion technologies with analysis of safety and productivity advantages
Demonstration of a 2-axis linear motion system with integrated Safety on Board that can be stopped and started without rebooting the machine

Details & Agenda

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Presenter Allen Rutherford

Allen Rutherford, P.Eng.
Senior Applications Engineer, Bosch Rexroth Canada

Allen specializes in controls systems, process analysis, automation improvement and machine safety. He has implemented plant-wide safety improvement programs, designed and commissioned multi-axis systems and PLC controls programs, and engineered controls upgrades for multiple industries. He has a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, and has served as a Licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario for over 20 years.