CASE STUDY
Challenge
A large original equipment manufacturer (OEM) designated safety across its facilities as a primary goal. Two of the OEM’s plants in South Texas had numerous machines and industrial equipment that posed potential employee safety risks. In addition, each workstation required numerous moving parts that created ongoing concerns.
Solution
Wesco collaborated with the customer and a best-in-class manufacturer partner on the lastest safety technology options. A safety assessment was conducted on each production machine and developed a complete list of safety products, components and solutions for each station.
Among the recommendations were:
- Safety light curtains
- E-stops
- Two-hand rollers
- Safety relays
Results
New safety solutions implemented to minimize injury risk, downtime and costly repairs being caused by line down occurrences. Customer now plans to implement many safety solutions at numerous other plants.
Summary
Customer
Large original equipment manufacturer with two plants located in South Texas.
Challenge
Keeping safety products on or near manufacturing equipment to ensure employee safety.
Results
- Implemented safety enhancements to minimize recordable incidents
- Increased productivity
- Protected against equipment breakdowns