Pneumatic safety technology and the IIoT

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Safety Council (NSC) estimate the direct costs of a fatal injury to be a million dollars or more, with indirect costs - like workplace disruptions, loss of productivity, worker replacement, training, increased insurance premi...

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Published inPlant Engineering Vol. 73; no. 10; pp. 36 - 39
Main Authors Welker, Jeff, De Carolis, Enrico
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Barrington CFE Media 01.12.2019
Subjects
Assembly lines
Automation
Automobiles
Costs
Cycle time
Disease control
End users
Impact strength
Industrial Internet of Things
Industry 4.0
Internet of Things
Machinery
Manufacturers
Manufacturing
OEM
Pneumatics
Predictive maintenance
Response time
Safety
Sensors
Valves
United States > US
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Summary:The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Safety Council (NSC) estimate the direct costs of a fatal injury to be a million dollars or more, with indirect costs - like workplace disruptions, loss of productivity, worker replacement, training, increased insurance premiums and legal fees - running 2 to 17 times more. [...]whether machines are made in Europe and shipped to the U.S. or vice versa, they need to follow safety standards. [...]end users will be able to know much more about the performance of pneumatics in their machines and devices. [...]the action of an automobile manufacturer boosting production on an assembly line from 60 to 65 vehicles per hour, also would impact the system cycle time and thus affect the valve shift cycles, but not the valve's response time. [...]the manufacturer's goal should be to develop enhanced safety outcomes based on appropriate data, which, when correctly analyzed, leads to application-pertinent information. Autonomously monitoring the valve's response changes over time makes the maintenance plan more in-depth and predictive. [...]alleviating the need for scheduled maintenance altogether and still assuring that mission time is met.
ISSN:0032-082X
1558-2957