Edward Bullard Sr. founded the Bullard Machine Tool Company in 1894. His son Edward Bullard Jr. continued the family business and brought the Turret principle to vertical boring mills, making it a ...

Aluminum framing adapts to the automation era as factory operators use layout software to protect human workers and flexible robotic cells.

Moving machine parts have the potential to cause severe workplace injuries, such as crushed fingers or hands, amputations, burns, or blindness. Amputations, lacerations, and abrasions are costly and ...

Machine guard designers are drawn to fixed guards because of their relatively simple design, installation principles and low cost. But fixed guards have their limitations. First and foremost among ...

Factory owners don’t want workers interfering with equipment. Nor do they want them injured. To keep workers safely away from moving machinery and inventory that shouldn’t be disturbed, engineers at ...

A lathe operator was fatally injured when the bar stock he was machining came loose and struck him. The bar was guided and guarded by a pneumatic bar feeder which had not been properly secured. The ...