Robot Cell Framing in Aluminium: Stiffness, Damping and the 2025 Safety Revision
Robotics · stiffness, safety, cycles Robot Cell Framing in Aluminium: Stiffness, Damping and the 2025 Safety Revision A robot cell is usually specified as a frame with a robot bolted to it. It is actually a stiffness and damping problem, a fatigue problem, and now a standards problem, because the robot safety standards were revised […]
Aluminium Profile Machine Guards: Size the Frame from the Energy, Not from the Mesh
Machine safety · guard framing Aluminium Profile Machine Guards: Size the Frame from the Energy, Not from the Mesh Most guard frames are specified backwards: the mesh is chosen first because it is visible, and the posts are then spaced to suit it. The order should run from the hazard to the energy, from the […]
Heavy-Duty T-Slot Hinges and Sliding Door Buffers: Sizing Them with Numbers
Guard hardware engineering Heavy-Duty T-Slot Hinges and Sliding Door Buffers: Sizing Them with Numbers A door that sags and a door that slams are both sizing errors, not quality problems. Here is the hinge moment calculation and the buffer energy calculation that stop both, using hardware that fits 40-series aluminium profiles. 10 min readHinge momentBuffer […]
Designing Machine Guards and Safety Fences in Aluminium Profile: An ISO 14120 Guide
An aluminium profile has no safety certification. What makes a guard safe is the safety distance, the impact basis, the panel material and the interlocking — plus a verification checklist to sign off against.
