Summary
Teoma is a highly experienced firm realising clients’ complex and compliance heavy works. The team’s ability in these areas has been recognised by the National Electrical & Communication Associations winning an excellence award for work health and safety best practice. The service showcased by this award was the safety of machinery services which due to legislation change this service offering is becoming ever more relevant to manufacturers in Victoria and Australia.
This project emerged after ITW Buildex reached out regarding safety and compliance under the new legislation for existing retro production lines in their facilities. With an in house TUV Nord Certified Safety of Machinery Expert’s and extensive experience in delivering safety of machinery automation projects, the Teoma team was deemed best positioned to aid ITW as their project partner. ITW Buildex has an extensive history in Australia manufacturing fasteners and building products for over 100 years with its Melbourne facility now producing up to 2 million fasteners daily. ITW releases product lines under names synonymous with construction in Australia including, Buildex, Pryda, Paslode, Ramset Reid, Zenith and many more.
Project Overview: Aspire 5 Production Line
Services provided:
Complete Program Overview:
The award-winning project presented to NECA for evaluation was the holistic solution as delivered on ITW Buildex’s Aspire 5 production line. The production line (like the Aspire 5) consists of 4 machine units with each of these units requiring safety upgrades. The highest distinction on projects of this nature is the need for a full, comprehensive solution being integrated not only from an automation or mechanical safety perspective but also the process control requirements and training needs for a complete safety solution. The process facilitated by our in house CMSE (Certified Safety of Machinery Expert) consultants draws back to include the human element and functional operation of the facility before implementing a safety solution.
Broad Process Overview:
- Consult and review operational requirements
- Carry out Hazard identification and Risk Assessment
- Safety Design
- Detailed Costing
- Validation of Design
- Manufacture Control Systems, Guarding, and other safety controls
- Carry out installation and integration of safety system
- Complete programming of safety systems
- Verification testing
- Isolation Placarding
- Review residual risks
- Operational Instruction & Client training
- Handover
The major stand out for Teoma automation and safety of machinery clients is the ability of the team to carry out all steps and aspects successfully in house.The common industry practice is to engage various consultants and integrators for specific tasks, which still requires in-depth end-user in-house knowledge to manage all responsibilities and scope. Due to the depth of knowledge required and this approach not being seamless, often find the final solution, despite best efforts, unknowingly and sometimes dangerously results in unrealised residual risks.
All works were undertaken in an inclusive manner with the knowledge and experience of all personnel that currently work with the machinery being utilised throughout the project, including management, supervisors, mechanical maintenance, setters, operators, a pneumatic automation specialist, skilled industrial electrical trades and a certified machinery safety expert (TÃœV NORD)
Teoma have provided ITW Buildex a unique combination of electrical, mechanical, and fluid power ‘total’ safety of machinery consultative and integration works, for their ‘Aspire 5’ roofing screw manufacturing line. The total safety of machinery approach provided by us to the project was an outstanding tool for our customers, assisting them to confidently and seamlessly achieve their technical and commercial WHS responsibilities.
