In 2016, EHS Today covered the story of a Green Bay-based company that faced severe consequences after failing to provide proper machine guarding, “Investigators determined a worker had his left hand crushed on July 21, 2016, by a molding machine, when the tamp head smashed his hand as he removed a …
Machine Guarding Solutions
Understanding Machine Guard Requirements
Wirecrafters is a family-owned business that has always focused on providing our customers with creative solutions for their safety, security, and storage needs while meeting commitments with exceptional quality by people who care. One of the solutions we’ve provided to businesses worldwide is our …
How to Implement Machine Guarding in Your Business
At WireCrafters, we want to be part of educating businesses on how to best protect their people. A major way we do that is by always overstating the importance of machine guard systems for any business with hazards created by machinery. These systems play a critical role in ensuring workplace safety …
Machine Guarding in Action: Getting You Home Safely
Machine Guarding in Action: Getting You Home Safely At WireCrafters, our favorite thing to hear an employee say is, “See you tomorrow.” Because it reminds us that our commitment to safety is what makes it possible for them to say that every morning they come in, the expectation is that we will see …
Modular vs. Customized Machine Guarding
Modular vs. Customized Machine Guarding Your company needs a machine guarding solution, but you aren’t sure that someone can craft a product to fit the dimensions you need. At WireCrafters, we like options, and that’s exactly what we offer you. Some machines and spaces require very detailed …
The Dangers of DIY: Homemade vs. Professional Machine Guards
Homemade vs. Professional Machine Guards Some machines can be dangerous by their very nature, even when they are used as intended. Daily work activity and heavy equipment can pose a significant risk to sensitive machinery. Despite the dangers, many manufacturers continue to sell machinery products …
Understanding Machine Guarding: Ensuring Safety and Efficiency with WireCrafters
The need for industrial safety measures has never been more critical. Whether you're running a manufacturing plant or a small workshop, you are undoubtedly aware of the importance of securing the equipment that powers your operations. One term you've probably come across is "machine guarding." In …
WireCrafters Machine Guard: Secure, Safe, and Compliant Industrial Solutions
Material Handling Organizations WireCrafters’ Machine Guarding works with many different associations and industry groups to ensure that we meet our customers' changing requirements. MHIA, Material Handling Industry of America, is one association that brings together hundreds of manufacturers of …
Enhancing Industrial Safety: Penna Flame Robotics’ Use of WireCrafters Machine Guards
Finding The Right Solution Since 1968 Penna Flame Robotics has been in the business of flame-hardening steel. As Penna Flame's operations expanded, so did their need for more aggressive and customized safety considerations. Initially, machine operators were protected by a standard light …
Industrial Safety with WireCrafters’ Woven and Welded Partition Machine Guarding
Safety, a word you hear on a daily basis. You have countless meetings on profitability, streamlining, and safety. All of these affect your company - from OSHA fines and liability claims to just making sure that your employees are content and safe. There is always room for safety improvement. We want …
Why Are Locking Systems Important For Machine Guarding?
Machine guarding is essential in maintaining the safety and security of the machines and employees. Thus, locks are a vital element in the system in order to assure only the right personnel are within proximity of the machines. Combined with partitions, the machine guarding system works together to …
5 Customization Options for Your Machine Guarding Solutions
Machine Guarding systems exist to protect your employees from potentially hazardous machinery. Due to the universal need for this safety feature, WireCrafters has created customizable options to fit the requirements of any company. Along with our height and size options, here are five features that …
Understanding Machine Guarding: A Comprehensive Guide by WireCrafters
Machine guarding is a critical aspect of any industrial or manufacturing environment, designed to protect workers from the potential risks associated with operating machinery. At WireCrafters, we have dedicated ourselves to providing innovative solutions for machine guarding, ensuring safety, …
Safeguarding Equipment with Machine Guarding Solutions
Ensuring Safety in Manufacturing: A Customized Solution by WireCrafters Dealer: Anonymous Product: Machine Guarding At WireCrafters, we understand the critical importance of workplace safety, especially in manufacturing environments. In this case study, we delve into the success story of a …
Selecting the Best Machine Guarding: Top Questions to Consider and Why WireCrafters is the Ideal Choice
Machine guarding systems are a simple, effective way to protect personnel from the dangers of automated equipment. These risk reduction barriers keep people from hazard zones and allow for easy integration with the unique needs of your facility. They can also act as an awareness barrier to …
Case Study: Polycarbonate Machine Guarding Panels
Project Parker Aerospace - Fort Worth, TX Dealer Leamon Storage Systems - Waxahachie, TX Parker Aerospace, designers and builders of systems and components for virtually every aircraft flying today had a safety issue in protecting employees from hazardous debris while walking through their …
Machine Guard Safety Additions to Enhance your Facility
Machine guards are put in place to separate people from a physical hazard caused by a machine. These fixed perimeter guarding pieces often combine with other safety devices, chosen based on a risk assessment to create a safe working environment. WireCrafters offers many safety features to consider …
Why Choose a WireCrafters Machine Guarding System
In manufacturing, one of the most important choices we must make is what products to use to keep people in our facilities safe. Much of our mechanical equipment utilizes machine guarding as a critical safety feature. And choosing WireCrafters as your machine guarding partner can make all the …
3 Key Features of the RapidGuard II Machine Guarding System
Your facility is made safer because of your use of proper machine guarding solutions. The RapidGuard II machine guarding system employs fully framed panels with strength and stability unequaled in the industry. These 3 key features make it a first choice for many manufacturing facilities: Speedy …
WireCrafters Machine Guarding is the Perfect Solution for CMD
Project Custom Metal Designs (CMD) - Clermont, FL Dealer Craft Equipment/Miner Corporation - http://www.craftequip.com/ Local Dealer Provides Outstanding Hands-On Service Custom Metal Designs prefers WireCrafters’ Machine Guarding because of the quality of the product. One of our Florida …