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    Machine safety.

    Perhaps I didn’t make my questions clear enough. Let’s take a printing press as an example. During the setup process of a printing press the operators are constantly putting their hands in the machine. Before doing so they must press an E-stop. As far as the maintenance of the motor, or...
  2. Lawtons

    Machine safety.

    Variable frequency drive safety. Q1 If I use a variable frequency drive as the main drive on a machine, do I need an isolation contactor between the drive and the motor? Q2 Will opening the e-stop relay that turns off the drive logic have the same affect, as far as safety is concerned, as...

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