Tag: industrial facility

Company Officials Sentenced to Federal Prison over Deadly Facility Explosion

By Joe Bebon, Editor Feb 21, 2024 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Feb 27, 2024

A Wisconsin federal judge has sentenced six Didion Milling Inc. officials for their role in a fatal explosion at a facility operated by the corn milling company in 2017. “These defendants put Didion workers in grave danger, and five people tragically lost their lives, devastating their families and their community,” said U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. […]

A Closer Look at the Robotics Safety Process

By Guy Burdick, Contributing Writer Apr 7, 2023 Maintenance and Operations

Updated: Apr 7, 2023

Industrial robots can extend or enhance productivity at your facility, as well as perform dangerous or repetitive workplace tasks, thereby protecting the health and safety of your workers. Robotic systems are becoming more collaborative and mobile in nature. The future of robotics involves more collaborative robots, or “co-robots,” rather than fixed industrial robots isolated from […]