ANSI B11.17-2023: Horizontal Extrusion Press Systems
The main purpose of every machine tool is to process materials. Inadvertent interference with, or accidental misdirection of the released energy during production, maintenance, commissioning […]
Machinery
AGMA 923-C22: Metallurgical Specifications For Gearing
The great Greek mechanic Archimedes invented gears in 300 BCE. The Roman world found plenty of use for gears, especially in heavy duty machines like […]
ASME A17.2-2020: Guide for Inspection of Elevators
You could take the stairs for some exercise, but it’s hard to beat the convenience of a well-placed elevator (lift). While there are around 900,000 […]
ANSI/ASSP Z244.1-2016: Control of Hazardous Energy: Lockout
Hazardous energy, whether deriving from electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, or thermal sources in machinery and equipment, is the basis of a longstanding issue in […]
ANSI B11 Standards (Safety of Machinery)
Machines might not make the world go round, but they definitely help us out on its surface. Unfortunately—even before pulley systems supported the construction of megaliths […]
ANSI B11.19-2019: Safeguarding and Machinery Risk Reduction
ANSI B11.19-2019: Performance Requirements For Risk Reduction Measures: Safeguarding And Other Means Of Reducing Risk focuses on an integral topic when it comes to machines: […]
ISO Type A-B-C Structure for Machinery Standards
Machinery plays a crucial role in numerous industries. However, tasks involving machinery always bear some level of risk, as hazards emerge during the design, construction, […]
ANSI B11.20-2017: Safety Requirements for Integrated Manufacturing Systems (IMS)
ANSI B11.20-2017: Safety Requirements for Integrated Manufacturing Systems, the third edition of the integrated manufacturing systems standard, has been released. Integrated manufacturing systems (IMS) incorporate multiple […]
ISO 10816-3:2009/Amd1:2017 – Amendment 1 to Evaluation of Machine Vibration Standard
***Update: ISO 10816-3 and its corresponding amendment have been revised by ISO 20816-3:2022 – Mechanical Vibration – Measurement And Evaluation Of Machine Vibration – Part […]
ANSI B11 Machine Tools Safety Package
Machine tools are used in a wide range of industries, safety being important in all of them. Throughout their life-cycle, from their initial design steps […]