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Rockford Systems, a leader in machine safeguarding technologies, today announced its new RSXpress fully-automated machine safety assessment service. The new service integrates Rockford System’s surveying expertise with a proprietary, cloud-based digital platform, allowing the company to generate risk assessment and machine survey proposals up to 50 percent faster than legacy methods. “It is important to…

Rockford Systems, a leader in machine safeguarding technologies, has forged a new partnership with Lazersafe® by becoming an authorized distributor of the Lazersafe Sentinel Plus press brake guarding system. Designed for the retrofit market, the Sentinel Plus makes it possible to realize the benefits of enhanced machine safety while also keeping press brake performance and…

ROCKFORD, IL, JUNE 14, 2017 — Rockford Systems, a leader in machine safeguarding technologies, announced today it will showcase a broad variety of innovations in Booth #573 during the SAFETY 2017 Expo in Denver, CO, June 19-21, 2017, sponsored by the American Society of Safety Engineers. With a new level of synergy running throughout its service…

ROCKFORD, IL, JUNE 12, 2017 — Rockford Systems, a leader in machine safeguarding technologies, including barrier guards, continues to bring safety-driven solutions to the plant floor with its EX-AL™ barrier guarding systems, now available custom designed and built to meet the safety standards of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and American National Standards Institute…

Safeguard Press Brake – Press brakes are especially dangerous pieces of machinery that require operator caution, regular maintenance, and protective safeguards. Used extensively in the forming of sheet metal and plate materials, press brakes are a frequent cause of amputations and crushing injuries. Because of this danger, press brakes are currently a hot topic in…

Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the Minnesota Safety Council’s Safety + Health Conference on May 16-18, 2017, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. With a new level of synergy running throughout its product portfolio, Rockford Systems will address the…

Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, is bringing added safety to the factory floor with a new line of non-contact magnetic safety switches that ensure a machine’s chip deflection shield is properly positioned between the operator and machine’s point of operation hazard while running. Chips are very sharp and…

Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, is pleased to announce that Roger Harrison, its Director of Training, will be a featured speaker at the 75th Annual Wisconsin Safety & Health Conference and Expo taking place at Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI from April 10-12, 2017. In addition, Rockford…

Emergency-Stop Assembly Prevents Injuries to Machine Operators Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, has introduced a new Cable and emergency-stop assembly featuring a unique cam operation for faster positive stopping of metal working machines, yet is immune to nuisance tripping due to vibrations. The new assembly (CLM510) is also…

Free safeguarding webinar, “Machine Safety Compliance 101,” is scheduled for Thursday, April 6, 2017 Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, today announced details for the next safeguarding webinar in its online educational series: Machine Safety Compliance 101. This free, interactive webinar takes an in-depth look at the major challenges…

Rockford Systems, LLC, a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, announced today the launch of its new “Human Element Brand” campaign complete with a re-energized logo, website, social media program, print and online advertisements, and tradeshow graphics. Human Element Brand “The idea behind the new marketing push is to underscore the human element…

Rockford, IL, February 10, 2017 In the United States, workers operating or maintaining industrial machinery suffer more than 18,000 amputations, crushed fingers and other traumatic injuries each year. While these injuries vary greatly, all have one thing in common: they are 100% preventable with the installation of machine safeguarding and providing user training. Despite these…

Free webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, February 7, 2017 January 10, 2017 Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, is offering a free “Debunking Machine Safeguarding Myths” webinar to put an end to commonly held myths, misconceptions, and inaccuracies surrounding the protection of machine operators from injuries. To help the…

Machine Risk Assessment will be the focus of Rockford Systems, LLC, at the Risk Management Society (RIMS) 2017 Conference, scheduled for April 23-26 in Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Convention Center. “Machine Risk Assessments are among the most critical operations a manufacturer can undertake to ensure the health and safety of personnel, as well as to achieve improved…

New Machine Safeguarding Services Rockford Systems, a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and new machine safeguarding services, announced today that for the first time it will be attending the Texas Safety Conference & Expo, scheduled for March 5-7 in Fort Worth, TX, and sponsored by the National Safety Council (NSC). Rockford Systems recently became…