In Part 2 of this article, I looked at the pressure-sensitive devices (safety edges) themselves. This part explores the stopping performance requirements that engineers and technologists need to consider when applying these devices.
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June, 2018
How to Apply a Safety Edge to a Machine Guard – Part 2: Design Considerations

In Part 1 of this article, I looked at the pressure-sensitive devices (safety edges) themselves. This part explores the design requirements that engineers and technologists need to consider when applying these devices.
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May, 2018
How to Apply a Safety Edge to a Machine Guard – Part 1: Pressure-sensitive devices



Safety Edges are often forgotten as safeguarding devices. Most machinery engineers and designers are familiar with interlocking devices and light curtains, but once we step away from the familiar, our understanding of how to apply safeguarding devices like a safety edge becomes a bit foggy.?
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