Yaskawa Receives Highest Risk Control Award

November 5, 2019

Yaskawa received the Highest Risk Control Award for the manufacturing sector of Columbus Insurance Ltd. This is awarded to the manufacturer who has implemented risk controls that yield an industry-leading workers compensation claims frequency rate for the past five years. Other metrics used to select the award winner include annual safety audit scores, employee engagement in safety programs, and net risk sharing with other members.

Columbus Insurance Ltd. is an affiliate of Captive Resources and is a group of diverse companies with outstanding safety records who form together to control their insurance costs and develop organizational cultures that exemplify the best safety and loss prevention practices.

“Companies have to show evidence of excellent safety performance to be invited to join Captive Resources,” says Craig Espevik, Yaskawa Vice President of Operations. “To be selected as the winner amongst manufacturers with outstanding safety records is a special honor. It’s recognition of the efforts of each of our associates to identify and control risk to prevent workplace injury.”

Source

Related Articles

| |

ABB Expands Installation Products Plant in Canada

September 27, 2023 ABB is investing CA$16 million in its Installation Products Division manufacturing facility in Pointe-Claire, Canada. This enables expanded production capacity to meet the growing needs of customers from coast to coast. “ABB’s investment is part of a five-year strategy to integrate new digital processes and automation across our operations,” says Matthias Heilmann,…

|

How the European Union Can Avoid Natural Gas Shortages in 2023

IEA report sets out key actions to close potential gas shortages gap if Russian pipeline deliveries fall to zero, including more rapid deployments of energy efficiency and renewables January 11, 2023 The European Union faces a potential gas shortage of almost 30 billion cubic metres of natural gas in 2023 – but this gap can…

University of Virginia Maintenance Team Relies on ABB to Keep Campus Running

University of Virginia Maintenance Team Relies on ABB to Keep Campus Running

Keeping a university’s buildings up and running during regular times is no small feat, much less during an unforeseen campus shutdown. When the Covid19 pandemic closed the University of Virginia in spring 2020, a maintenance team responsible for the McCormick zone of campus relied on over sixty-five ABB Ability Smart Sensors for mechanical products to keep their critical lab environments stable and equipment performing.

 

 

 

| | | | | | | | | | |

New Study Finds GenAI as Top Tech Investment for Manufacturers, While 94% Expect to Maintain or Expand Their Workforce

March 27, 2024 Global State of Smart Manufacturing Report reveals impact of emerging technologies on addressing workforce, quality, cybersecurity, and sustainability challenges Rockwell Automation, Inc., one of the world’s largest companies dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, has announced the results of the 9th annual “State of Smart Manufacturing Report.” The global study surveyed more…

| |

Ontario Investing in Hydrogen to Fuel Province’s Growing Economy

Innovative projects will explore opportunities to expand the use of hydrogen as a clean alternative fuel October 12, 2023 The Ontario government announced the first six projects that will receive funding through the new Hydrogen Innovation Fund, which will kickstart and develop opportunities for low-carbon hydrogen to serve as a clean fuel while strengthening the…

Editor’s Pick: Featured Article

Weidmüller’s u-control 2000: The Automation Controller

Weidmüller’s u-control 2000: The Automation Controller

Weidmüller’s scalable engineering software, u-control 2000, adapts individually to your requirements. And, the u-control is powerful, compact and fully compatible with Weidmüller’s I/O system u-remote. This article looks at what makes u-control the heart of your automation.

Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are one of the main components of any automated system. A typical control system has inputs, outputs, controllers (i.e., PLCs), and some type of human interaction with the system, a human machine interface (HMI), for example.

Read More

Latest Articles

  • Advanced X-Ray Techniques Transform BGA Inspection in Electronics Manufacturing

    October 23, 2024 Discover how X-Ray technology is transforming the inspection of Ball-Grid-Array (BGA) components, ensuring higher product quality and reliability in electronics manufacturing. In the fast-paced world of electronics, the demand for smaller, more efficient, and reliable components is ever-increasing. This has led to the widespread adoption of Ball-Grid-Array (BGA) components. However, ensuring their… Read More…

  • Purpose-Built Forged Parts Optimized for Power Generation “End Use”

    October 21, 2024 By Royce Lowe Working with an experienced supplier of open die forgings, seamless and contoured rolled rings, and complex forged parts that prioritizes the “end use” of the forged part form in the early stages of the process helps ensure quality, performance, safety, and compliance in critical applications. When forging seamless rolled… Read More…