As we look at the school year ahead, there are myriad challenges both K-12 and university campuses face when designing systems to protect the students, administrators, educators and general public who ...

Treating compressed air as a design element is the key to unlocking the next generation of manufacturing innovation.

Battery-powered applications have become commonplace over the last decade, and such devices require a certain level of protection to ensure safe usage. The battery management system (BMS) monitors the ...

During the design process, failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) is typically used to assess how equipment and machinery might fail. Recent functional safety design legislation in the EU has ...

As mechanical systems evolve into interconnected digital networks with PLCs and intelligent sensors, manufacturers must adopt functional safety principles to detect faults and transition systems to ...

Editor’s Note: September is Safety Month in the North American railway industry. This month, Railway Age “recalls to active duty” the three-part series on System Safety by Sonia Bot and Tony Zenga, ...

When it comes to keeping workers safe, making sure they’re protected from falls is a top priority, especially in workplaces where they have to work from heights. A worker’s risk of falling is very ...