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Material handling operations like loading and unloading trucks can encounter potentially hazardous situations. Industrial trucks and staff working together in close proximity can be challenging and difficult to control. In the worst-case scenario, this can lead to injury or property damage.
Every aspect of any material handling application demands constant vigilance by all personnel involved: blind corners, low visibility areas and distracting noises are all ever-present safety risks in intralogistics and manufacturing working environments.
The Linde Safety Guard is an innovative monitoring system that increases safety for truck operators and pedestrians in the vicinity of the truck. Active advance warning in the event of potential hazards means that everyone involved can react immediately. Depending on the application and the equipment, the Safety Guard system warns of imminent danger via acoustic signals, flashing LED lights or vibrations. Hazards can then be dealt with before any physical injury or collateral damage occurs.
This unique safety system was developed by the start-up Comnovo, which was acquired by Linde Material Handling in July 2017. The system has been incorporated into Linde Material Handling's industrial trucks since early 2016. Since then, the system has proven itself across a wide variety of industries.
Wherever industrial trucks are in use, there exists a complex interplay between man and machine. This application is a perfect example of where Linde Safety Guard plays a critical role in keeping your team safe.
At corners, junctions or entrances to warehouses, industrial trucks can pose a risk to pedestrians. The Linde Safety Guard system:
Accidents can occur if industrial trucks travel too fast through areas where staff frequently cross. Long, straight stretches can also tempt truck operators to exceed a safe travel speed. The Linde Safety Guard automatically reduces travel speed in these critical areas.
Collisions between trucks can occur at crossing points where visibility is poor or restricted. In these circumstances, the Linde Safety Guard system:
The blue shades represent the predetermined warning zones Safety Guard is constantly monitoring on moving forklifts, at stationary points at blind spots and on moving pedestrians.
The Linde Safety Guard system increases the safety of all staff involved in internal traffic. It can see around corners and through walls, reduces speeds automatically and can be programmed to suit any hazardous scenario.
All this is possible due to the Linde Safety Guard system being able to precisely determine the position of marked objects or staff with an accuracy of ten centimetres, and the fact that warning zones can be individually adjustable, helping to prevent false alarms.
Furthermore, a broadband radio signal in the 4 GHz range (UWB) helps to ensure reliability by eliminating interference from WiFi, Bluetooth or RFID.
The system can be adapted to meet any safety requirements. It consists of individual modules, and can be tailored to the respective hazardous situation on individual sites.
This warns the industrial truck operator via LED lights and acoustic signals.
This is attached to the forklift and communicates with stationary modules such as the Static Unit or the Zone Marker.
Warns staff of approaching industrial trucks using acoustic signals, LED lights and vibration.
These detect the modules carried by pedestrians and industrial trucks in the defined hazardous zones.
This marks hazardous zones in critical areas such as access doors or low visibility intersections. This module warns others in the area via acoustic signals and LED lights.
This defines speed restriction areas.
This charges the Portable Unit inductively. The fully automatic activation provides optimum convenience for the operator.
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