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1200UL Pallet Wrapper with a 3 sided wire fence and a light curtain across the front opening. 1200UL Pallet Wrapper with a 3 sided wire fence and a light curtain across the front opening.
1200UL Pallet Wrapper with a 3 sided wire fence and a light curtain across the front opening. 1200UL Pallet Wrapper with a 3 sided wire fence and a light curtain across the front opening.

Industrial Safety Fencing and Light Curtains

Shipping departments are a hubbub of worker and forklift activity. Heavy machinery, such as pallet wrappers, can pose a significant safety hazard to nearby employees. All it takes is one small misstep for an industrial accident to occur. 

Machine fencing and light curtains can help protect your workers by providing a more secure working environment. They also offer a wide range of benefits, such as compliance with OSHA, improved employee morale, and reduced downtime.

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Overview

Protect Your Workers & Get in Compliance

Pallet wrapping machines and other powered industrial equipment have multiple moving parts that can cause catastrophic injuries. Machine fencing and light curtains add several layers of protection and help your business remain in regulatory compliance. Employee morale will also rise as they can see that the company cares about protecting them from harm.

Machine Fencing — Fence off Dangerous Equipment and Areas

Machine fencing puts a tall, durable fence around a particular piece of equipment or area. Industrial safety fencing offers many benefits, such as:

  • Quick installation
  • Cost-effective
  • Strong and stable
  • Easy to modify
  • Complies with OSHA 29 CFR 1910 machine guarding requirements

Example of one-sided light curtain across the front loading area with fencing down the sides:

Industrial Safety Fencing Around Pallet Wrapping Machine

Light Curtains — Automatically interrupt machine operation for increased safety

Protect those who work around potentially dangerous machinery with an industrial light curtain. The light curtain will automatically shut off the machine if it is in cycle should a person walk into the wrapping zone . Light curtains utilize an emitter and receiver mounted opposite each other. You can combine machine fencing with light curtains to create entry points for loading and unloading along with physical barriers lining the perimeter of the pallet wrapping machine. 

  • One-sided entry point with light curtain combined with machine fencing around the other sides
  • Three-sided light curtains

Example of a three-sided light curtain setup:

Light Curtain Around Pallet Wrapping Machine

Multiple Options:

  • Semi-automatic machine: Light curtains can be used with semi-automatic pallet wrappers. The operator enters the wrap zone to attach film then exits to start the cycle with a pendant control or remote control. 
  • Automatic machine: In this situation the operator can simply set the pallet load and back out with the forklift and start the cycle via remote control, never needing to walk into the wrap zone. (i.e. Model SWM-SA-1100AA-C)
  • Conveyor fed automatic: Often fencing and light curtains with muting form a safety zone around the machine allowing only entry of the pallets via the conveyor. Muting allows for a temporary suspension of the light curtain to allow pallets to be fed by the conveyor system. 

 

Handle It Protection & Safety Devices

In addition to our diverse line of semi and fully automatic pallet wrapping machines, Handle It offers many different safety devices to help protect both your equipment and workers, such as steel bollards, post protectors and guard rails. Unsure which protective device you need? Let our product specialists help.

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Guarantee/Warranty

Personal and professional customer service is offered on all Handle It® Industrial Safety Fencing & Light Curtains. Our Industrial Safety Fending and Light Curtains carry a three-year limited warranty on all materials and workmanship.

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