Pierre Balson

Pierre Balson is the vice president of sales for Kirk Key Interlock Company, 9048 Meridian Circle NW, North Canton, OH 44720, 234-209-9301, www.kirkkey.com.

Articles by Pierre Balson

Preventing Risk, Protecting People: Workplace Machinery Responsibility

To eliminate human error and prevent a worker from performing an unauthorized or unsafe operation when machinery is engaged, trapped key interlock safety systems are an advanced method of Lockout/Tagout machine guarding that protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards.

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John “Buddy” Cagle, CERATIZIT, EMD machining, CNC grinding, laser equipment

CERATIZIT Further Strengthens South Carolina Sales Presence

John “Buddy” Cagle brings more than 20 years of manufacturing engineering and sales experience to his position as a Technical Sales Engineer.

Brandon Stiffler, Beckhoff USA, Daymon Thompson, Todd Jarvey, TwinCAT HMI, Machine Learning, Measurement and Analytics, MATLAB®/Simulink®

Beckhoff USA Expands TwinCAT Product Management Team

Brandon Stiffler joins Beckhoff as Software Product Manager with a focus on HMI, machine learning, simulation and other automation technologies deeply rooted in computer science.