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Take Safety Seriously! Learn How to Prevent Accidents in Our May 2013 Issue

May 17, 2013

It's high time to make the case that safety no longer is a machine design afterthought. In this month's Control Design cover story, Executive Editor Jim Montague provides evidence that machine builders include preventive safety early in the design process – to the benefit of builder and customer alike.
Also in the May issue: Learn how vertical turning/grinding machine builder KMT Precision Grinding uses encoder technology to aid high-accuracy production of wind turbine bearings;

It's high time to make the case that safety no longer is a machine design afterthought. In this month's Control Design cover story, Executive Editor Jim Montague provides evidence that machine builders include preventive safety early in the design process – to the benefit of builder and customer alike.Also in the May issue: Learn how vertical turning/grinding machine builder KMT Precision Grinding uses encoder technology to aid high-accuracy production of wind turbine bearings; get back to basics on the most important criteria for motor selection; and learn why Maverick Technologies CEO Paul Galeski thinks automation and applied technology are why the U.S. will have its industrial Renaissance.


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