Machine Guarding eTool
Thermoforming Machine » Safety Tour - Slide 22
Featured areas in the image are numbered and described in the "Featured Areas" section located below the image.
Featured Areas
A properly applied adjustable guard controls worker access to moving plastic sheet or machinery. [Photo description: The highlighted area includes a sheet of orange metal covering an area housing moving parts.] View close-up
The stacker is a bottom tool that pushes the parts upward through the plastic web. The tooling for the stacker is usually made from wood or aluminum and the operation can be automatically performed by a robotic process. [Photo description: The highlighted area resides inside the machine but is visible through an opening in the side. Moving parts can be seen which push parts up out the top.] View close-up
The door serves as a guard to control workers access to moving machine parts and electrical equipment. [Photo description: The highlighted area includes a small white door at the end of the machine.] View close-up
Close-up image of the adjustable guard.
A properly applied adjustable guard controls worker access to moving plastic sheet or machinery.
[Photo description: Photo includes a sheet of orange metal covering an area housing moving parts.]
Close-up image of the stacker.
The stacker is a bottom tool that pushes the parts upward through the plastic web. The tooling for the stacker is usually made from wood or aluminum and the operation can be automatically performed by a robotic process.
[Photo description: Photo area resides inside the machine but is visible through an opening in the side. Moving parts can be seen which push parts up out the top.]
Close-up image of moving machine parts.
The door serves as a guard to control workers access to moving machine parts and electrical equipment.
[Photo description: Photo shows the inner moving parts of the machine that are covered by the door.]