Aventics has published a manual titled “Machine Safety Expertise for Pneumatics” covering key topics in the implementation of directives and standards for safety-related pneumatics.
Protecting people, machines and property is the primary objective of safety-related pneumatic systems and components. For all production machinery, international standards and regulations define measures to prevent accidents through safe machine design.
Manual covers:
- international directives and standards
- hazards vs. risks
- risk assessment
- estimating performance levels
- implementing safety functions
- diagnostic coverage
- common causes of failure
- sample circuits
