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726 Introduction to Machine Guarding
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Machine Guard Construction

Introduction

Today many manufacturers who build single-purpose machines provide point-of-operation and power transmission safeguards as standard equipment. However, not all machines in use have built-in safeguards provided by the manufacturer.

Advantages of Builder-Designed Guards

Guards designed and installed by the builder offer two main advantages:

  • They usually conform to the design and function of the machine.
  • They can be designed to strengthen the machine in some way or to serve some additional functional purposes.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

5-1. What is a major advantage of builder-made machine guards?