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title: April 2025 Newsletter | Power/mation
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Join an upcoming Risk Assessment workshop to enhance machine safety at your company. Plus, new products, events, and more in our latest newsletter.

| View in browser April 2025 Newsletter Mastering Machine Safety Production goals can often push safety conversations to the background—but one overlooked hazard can bring everything to a halt.   In fast-moving manufacturing environments, it’s easy to focus on output and efficiency. But without the right safety measures, even your best-performing equipment can pose serious risks. That’s why Power/mation, in partnership with Pieper Automation, is hosting two in-depth Risk Assessment Workshops to help you proactively identify and mitigate machine safety hazards—before they result in injuries, unplanned downtime, or costly compliance issues. READ MORE → Product Spotlights New Remote Fixed Blanking Configuration Tool Easily “disable” specific beams continually blocked by a stationary object   Quickly configure portions of an S4B Safety Light Curtain’s sensing field to ignore fixed objects such as brackets, tooling, or part supports with Banner’s Remote Fixed Blanking Configuration Tool. A simple turn of a key performs fast teaching or reteaching of the light curtains or cascades, providing machine safety without complex programming or redesigning processes to accommodate these objects. LEARN MORE → New Servo drive commissioning starter kit   Festo recently released an innovative new offering for control engineers and programmers looking to master servo drive technology. The CMMT-ST starter kit provides a complete package for learning how to commission and size their multi-protocol family of servo drives — at half the cost of purchasing the components individually.   Learn more ➡️ New PSR-UNI configurable safety relay   PSR-UNI fills the gap between traditional machine safety relays and configurable safety controllers.  With the press of a button and the turn of a wheel, PSR-UNI relays can be configured to monitor emergency stop buttons, light curtains, and even two-hand control.   Learn more ➡️ OmniVance™ Collaborative Machine Tending Cell   Built using ABB’s versatile GoFaTM 12 collaborative robot, the OmniVance Collaborative Machine Tending Cell is the perfect fit for high-mix, low volume tasks.   Experience the benefits of simplified automation with a complete application solution that is quick to install and easy to use.   Learn more ➡️ Safer, smarter and more sustainable solutions   In addition to life cycle extension and aftermarket product support, ABB Electrification Service offers on-site services for risk-reducing installation and startup, as well as availability services to help proactively reduce downtime and meet your service level commitments.   Learn more 📄➡️ RFID gate with shipment verification   Get more accurate shipment verification data within seconds with Turck's UHF RFID Gate. Watch the video to see how the system helps ensure only the correct products leave your warehouse or distribution center.   Learn more 📽️➡️ Why use interlock blocking?   In situations where there is whole body access, it is crucial to prevent machine reset while personnel are within the safeguarded space. One way to address this challenge is by using interlock blocking.   Learn more ➡️ News and Events Training & Events Visit our Training & Events page to stay up to date on the latest webinar, events, and registration information. April 24, 2025 \| Webinar \| ABB \| How does ABB Ability™ Nsight™ help reduce energy costs and increase decarbonization efforts? April 29, 2025 \| Webinar \| Horner \| Cscape 10 UDFB Mania! May 1, 2025 \| Des Moines, IA \| Power/mation \| Tech Tour '25 May 21, 2025 \| Pewaukee, WI \| Power/mation + Pieper Automation \| Risk Assessment Workshop June 12, 2025 \| Saint Paul, MN \| Power/mation \| Tech Tour '25 July 16, 2025 \| Saint Paul, MN \| Power/mation + Pieper Automation \| Risk Assessment Workshop August 7, 2025 \| Chicago, IL \| Power/mation \| Tech Tour '25 Price Adjustments April 2025   April 1, 2025 Exlar   April 2, 2025 Edwards Signaling   April 5, 2025 Turck   April 7, 2025 Hammond Power Solutions, Sola HD, ABB Installation Products   April 11, 2025 Fortress, GAM   April 14, 2025 Euchner, Grove Gear, Hub City, Ametek   April 15, 2025 Roxtec   April 16, 2025 Horner   April 17, 2025 Phoenix Contact   April 18, 2025 CCS America   April 21, 2025 Leeson, Yaskawa   April 28, 2025 Nexen Upcoming   May 1, 2025 Macromatic, ABB Industrial Connections   May 5, 2025 Bodine   May 12, 2025 Hammond   May 15, 2025 Emerson   June 2, 2025 Tolomatic   July 1, 2025 Patlite   Have Questions? Connect with an expert by calling (800) 843-9859 or sending us a contact form on our website. Received a forwarded version and want to subscribe? Sign up to receive our newsletter. Power/mation, 1310 Energy Ln, St Paul, MN 55108 Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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