Press Releases

New Reference Guides – Rockford Systems, LLC. is adding value to its customer relationships by launching a Quick Reference Sheet (QRS) library page on its website that highlights safeguarding requirements for specific machines. Available as downloadable PDF sheets, each QRS is a reliable source for OSHA 1910 and ANSI B-11 standards as they relate to…

Detect-A-Finger® reduces amputations with failsafe sensing probe According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 5,000 American manufacturing workers suffer injuries involving amputation or limb loss every single year. In all, amputations rank in OSHA’s top three serious workplace injuries. Rockford Systems, a leader in machine safeguarding technologies, recognizes that these devastating, life-altering injuries…

Drill presses, lathes, grinders and milling machinery are essential metalworking tools, but like all machines, they can be dangerous without adequate safeguarding. Hundreds of injuries occur annually from the improper maintenance and use of these machines, such as amputations, burns and lacerations, according to the Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA). Rockford Systems, a leader in…

Rockford Systems, a leader in machine safeguarding technologies, has forged a new partnership with Lazersafe® by becoming an authorized distributor of the Lazersafe Sentinel Plus press brake guarding system. Designed for the retrofit market, the Sentinel Plus makes it possible to realize the benefits of enhanced machine safety while also keeping press brake performance and…

Rockford Systems, a leader in machine safeguarding technologies, today announced its new RSXpress fully-automated machine safety assessment service. The new service integrates Rockford System’s surveying expertise with a proprietary, cloud-based digital platform, allowing the company to generate risk assessment and machine survey proposals up to 50 percent faster than legacy methods. “It is important to…

ROCKFORD, IL, JUNE 14, 2017 — Rockford Systems, a leader in machine safeguarding technologies, announced today it will showcase a broad variety of innovations in Booth #573 during the SAFETY 2017 Expo in Denver, CO, June 19-21, 2017, sponsored by the American Society of Safety Engineers. With a new level of synergy running throughout its service…

ROCKFORD, IL, JUNE 12, 2017 — Rockford Systems, a leader in machine safeguarding technologies, including barrier guards, continues to bring safety-driven solutions to the plant floor with its EX-AL™ barrier guarding systems, now available custom designed and built to meet the safety standards of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and American National Standards Institute…

Safeguard Press Brake – Press brakes are especially dangerous pieces of machinery that require operator caution, regular maintenance, and protective safeguards. Used extensively in the forming of sheet metal and plate materials, press brakes are a frequent cause of amputations and crushing injuries. Because of this danger, press brakes are currently a hot topic in…

Rockford Systems, LLC., a premier provider of machine safeguarding products and services, is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at the Minnesota Safety Council’s Safety + Health Conference on May 16-18, 2017, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. With a new level of synergy running throughout its product portfolio, Rockford Systems will address the…

Machine Risk Assessment will be the focus of Rockford Systems, LLC, at the Risk Management Society (RIMS) 2017 Conference, scheduled for April 23-26 in Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Convention Center. “Machine Risk Assessments are among the most critical operations a manufacturer can undertake to ensure the health and safety of personnel, as well as to achieve improved…