Jeff Pratt

Senior Corp EHS Engineer
Crown

Claude Dinsmoor

Vice President - Robotics Research & Development
FANUC America Corporation

Mark Lewandowski

Robotics Network Innovation Leader
Procter & Gamble

Roberta Nelson Shea

Global Technical Compliance Officer
Universal Robots

Todd Dickey

Safety Standards Development Contractor
Honda Development & Manufacturing of America

Todd Dickey

Safety Standards Development Contractor
Honda Development & Manufacturing of America

Roberta Nelson Shea

Global Technical Compliance Officer
Universal Robots

Jeff Pratt

Senior Corp EHS Engineer
Crown

Chris Soranno

Safety Standards & Competence Manager
SICK

Craig Salvalaggio

President
Applied Manufacturing Technologies

Adam Haroz

Director of Engineering
Conversion Technology Inc

Otto Görnemann

Chairperson ISO/TC199 and CEN/TC114
SICK AG

Sungsoo Rhim

Professor
Kyung Hee University

Timothy Castillejos Martinez

Sales Manager
Euchner

Bruce Main

President
Design Safety Engineering, Inc.

Tina Hull

Technology Development Engineer
Omron Automation Americas

Troy Uahinui

Quality/Compliance Sr. Manager
Honeywell Intelligrated

Bill Edwards

Sr. Manager, Collaborative Robotics
Yaskawa Motoman

Roberta Nelson Shea

Global Technical Compliance Officer
Universal Robots

Chuck Pitzer

Director, Hardware Engineering
Zebra Robotics Automation

Craig Salvalaggio

President
Applied Manufacturing Technologies

Courtney Frost

Occupational Safety and Health Specialist
OSHA

Risk assessment is a key step in the development of safety solutions for all robot systems. When IMRs are part of the system, the risk assessment approach needs to be expanded beyond the typical task/hazard pairs of traditional systems. This session explores the additional scope to be considered when autonomous mobility is introduced.
 

Robert Bollinger

Owner
Dynamic Horizons Automation Solutions LLC

The contribution explains the new Machinery regulation of the European Union, which will replace the current Machinery Directive in January 2027. The session will inform about the changes in the legal aspects and duties of manufacturers, importers, representatives, and suppliers as well as present the changes in technical requirements and compliance procedures.

Otto Görnemann

Chairperson ISO/TC199 and CEN/TC114
SICK AG

Leonardo Sanchez

BDM for Machinery Safety
Wieland Electric

Maximiliano Guajardo

Safety Machinery Manager
KOPAR

Octavio Vasquez

Safety Business Manager Development, Latin America
Ross Controls

Timothy Castillejos Martinez

Sales Manager
Euchner

Melonee Wise

Chief Technology Officer
Agility Robotics

Jeff Fryman

Principal Consultant
JDF Consulting Enterprises, Ltd.

Robert Bollinger

Owner
Dynamic Horizons Automation Solutions LLC

Carole Franklin

Director of Standards Development, Robotics
Association for Advancing Automation

Sungsoo Rhim

Professor
Kyung Hee University

The autonomous vehicle industry is quickly growing, hence new needs are arising especially with respect to sensor capabilities. Radar technology, which is natively 3D, can provide information for navigation in a 3D space, and can reliably operate in any environmental conditions, either outdoor or indoor, covering reliably harsh environments as well. The capability of sensing the 3D area also solves the challenging issue of avoiding collision with pending loads or objects, which is still today implemented with poor and unreliable solutions.

In this presentation we will provide an overview of how radar technology is used today to protect autonomous vehicles, with an update on the status of the Radar Protective Device standard, IEC TS 61496-5. We will also describe how IEC TS 62998-1 and IEC TS 62998-3 can be used to extend the radar standard specific part in order to cover mobile and outdoor applications. We will present a safety solution where radars are used to protect a mobile robot (AGV), describing how the ISO 3691-4 can be exploited to design a rigorous and precise validation process. The validation process, designed together with the TÜV Sud notified body, will explain how to adapt the requirements and tests to this new technology.

In the last part, we will give a quick overview of the possibility that radar technology might open up with respect to the use of radar data for navigation. The possibility to exploit sensors for both safety and navigation is becoming more and more important, and, at the same time, cost-effective and power-efficient solutions are paramount to delivering high quality products to customers. The radar can provide 3D information of the space around the vehicle, allowing more complex tasks and more comprehensive sensing capabilities, while at the same time guaranteeing the performance required for the vehicle to operate safely.

Lorenzo Nava

CTO
Inxpect SPA

Two 6 axis robots (rated 150 kg and 60 kg) perform aluminum die cast steps for electric vehicle components: 
- Pouring of molten aluminum into molds, and material transfer of finished parts; integrated with laser measurement, cutting saw, and conveyors. 
- Operations at the floor and mezzanine levels. 

The user’s corporate policy requires a risk assessment to applicable safety standards and verification of robot, electrical, and machine safety compliance with: 
o    ANSI / RIA R15.06-2012, Industrial Robots and Robot Systems - Safety Requirements - Parts 1 and 2 
o    ANSI / UL 1740 (2020), Standard for Safety - Robots and Robotic Equipment 
o    NFPA 79-2021, Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery 
o    OSHA - Machine and Electrical Safety

Marvin Winrich

Senior Functional Safety Engineer
Rockwell Automation

Guards and protective devices must be securely installed and located at a distance such that recognized hazards cannot be accessed by affected persons by reaching over, under, around, or through a safeguard.  The guidelines for calculating these minimum separation distances have traditionally been different for the North American and International markets.

With the adoption of ISO 10218-1 & -2 in the US and Canada, there has been ongoing confusion in the marketplace regarding these differences.  However, recent changes and additions to standards in the US and the upcoming relevant International standard drastically reduce these differences and better align both the methodology and the calculated results associated with separation distances.

Chris Soranno

Safety Standards & Competence Manager
SICK

Mark Lewandowski

Robotics Network Innovation Leader
Procter & Gamble