The eternal battle is production versus safety, and at the very center of this is lockout, or better – avoiding lockout. The complaint, by both production and maintenance is that locking out equipment takes too long, or if they lockout, getting the machine back on line could be difficult.

The CE mark certified Morse DrumTumblr™ offers a new selection of controls (and enclosures with safety interlock).

Light curtains, laser scanners and other presence-sensing devices have long been a common method of guarding industrial manufacturing processes.