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Rockford Systems Introduces New Line of Cough and Sneeze Shields for Industrial, Commercial, Clean Room and Retail Applications
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – ROCKFORD, IL, APRIL 22, 2020 — GermBlock™ shields help protect against the spread of airborne substances The COVID-19 pandemic is causing businesses to take extra precautions for the well-being of employees and customers. Rockford Systems, a leader in industrial safety solutions, is helping organizations protect employee health and safety by launching…
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Rockford Systems Announces “Engineered To Order” Service to Address Need for Custom Combustion Solutions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – ROCKFORD, IL, MARCH 18, 2020 — Rockford Systems, LLC. announced today the expansion of its capabilities with Engineered To Order (ETO) services for its fuel valve trains and overall custom combustion solutions. Staffed by an experienced team of in-house engineers, the new service scales out to provide end-to-end project management from…
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Rockford Combustion Solutions Announces “Engineered To Order” Service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – ROCKFORD, IL, MARCH 18, 2020 — Rockford Systems, LLC. announced today the expansion of its capabilities with Engineered To Order (ETO) services for its fuel valve trains and overall custom combustion solutions. Staffed by an experienced team of in-house engineers, the new service scales out to provide end-to-end project management from…
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How to Get Your Hands on the Right Safety Gloves
Hands are the most used tools in the workplace, making their protection from on-the-job hazards critically important to maintaining employee productivity. Hand dangers are around every corner. Depending on the workplace, employees’ hands are endangered from chemicals, abrasive surfaces, splinters, broken glass, and cuts or scrapes, among countless other hazards. According to the US Department…
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Rockford Systems Redefines Metalworking Machine Safeguarding with Launch of PROTECTOR™ Series Shields
New patent-pending machine shields provide highest level of safety on market ROCKFORD, IL, JULY 8, 2020 — Rockford Systems LLC, a leader in machine safeguarding solutions, introduces PROTECTOR™ Series Shields for safeguarding cutting and turning machines, such as drills, mills, lathes, grinders and more. This highly innovative and patent-pending product line improves the safety and…
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Machine risk assessments vs. safeguarding assessments
When it comes to accidents, manufacturing ranks second highest of all industries. That comes despite OSHA regulations and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards. A key culprit is unguarded hazardous machinery. Year after year, OSHA issues thousands of citations and levies millions of dollars in fines for machine safeguarding violations in an attempt to prevent…
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Machine Guarding Named on OSHA’s Top Ten Violations in 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – ROCKFORD, IL, DECEMBER 17, 2019 — Recent media reports have put a spotlight on machine shop injuries. A newly released study completed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) regarding injuries in the workplace found over 34,000 people sustain a lost-time injury in the workplace annually due to machine accidents. Additionally,…
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New Year is Perfect Time to Inspect Your Fuel Valve Trains
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – ROCKFORD, IL, DECEMBER 6, 2019 — Defective or inadequately maintained fuel valve trains have led to countless boiler and furnace explosions. Rockford Systems stands committed to the prevention of fuel valve train accidents by offering combustion safety products and services that minimize or eliminate risks posed to facilities and workers alike,…
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Choosing the Right PPE for Machinists
Workplace safety is a growing concern among workers in North America. According to Injury Facts®, preventable workplace deaths totaled 4,414 in 2017 in the U.S., the fourth year in a row this number has increased. And, for every worker lost, countless loved ones, co-workers, and friends are affected. According to the National Safety Council, a…
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Rockford Systems Adds Personal Protection Equipment to Safeguarding Product Line
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – ROCKFORD, IL, October 22, 2019 — Rockford System today announced the expansion of its industrial safety portfolio with the addition of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) designed to reduce the wearer’s exposure to job-related hazards. The new PPE line will include cut-resistant gloves and sleeves, safety goggles, hearing protection, respirators, and reflective…
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Bye-Bye Boomers: What Retiring Machinists Mean to Plant Safety
Within the next decade approximately 2.7 million Baby Boomers (1946-1964) will retire, thereby ensuring that tens of thousands of positions will become available without a ready supply of American workers to fill them. Statistics paint an especially gloomy picture for the manufacturing sector, and the resulting widening of the skills gap as young replaces old….
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Rockford Combustion Solutions Introduces Stallion Quick Ship Program for Valve Trains
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – ROCKFORD, IL, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 — Rockford Systems, LLC. today launched its Stallion Quick Ship Program (QSP), a best-in-class fulfillment program that provides fast delivery of valve safety trains, also referred to as “gas trains” or “fuel trains,” to improve organizational planning, productivity and profitability. Stallion QSP leverages the company’s infrastructure,…
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Rockford Systems Introduces Stallion Quick Ship Program for Valve Safety Trains
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – ROCKFORD, IL, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 — Rockford Systems, LLC. today launched its Stallion Quick Ship Program (QSP), a best-in-class fulfillment program that provides fast delivery of valve safety trains, also referred to as “gas trains” or “fuel trains,” to improve organizational planning, productivity and profitability. Stallion QSP leverages the company’s infrastructure,…
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Rockford Systems Hosting 3rd Annual Open House to Celebrate “National Manufacturing Day”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – ROCKFORD, IL, SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 — Rockford Systems, LLC. will be commemorating National Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) on October 4, 2019 by hosting an Open House in its new facilities located at 5795 Logistics Parkway in Rockford, Illinois. Scheduled to run from 8:00am to 4:00pm, the free event features a manufacturing…