Author Archive | Jet LaBarge

Michigan Safety Conference

2017 Michigan Safety Conference

Machine Guard & Cover Co. will be exhibiting at the Michigan Safety Conference at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, MI on April 11-12, 2017. Please see us at booth #702. Jet LaBarge, Vice President at Machine Guard & Cover Co. will be presenting on machine guarding on Tuesday, April 11 from 3:15 to 4:15. …

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National Safety Council

National Safety Council Expo 2016

Machine Guard & Cover Co. will be exhibiting at the National Safety Council Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA on October 17-19. Please see us at Booth #1100. Our new line of split round covers have sparked interest with many of our customers. Visit us to see how small gaps can be …

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Safety 2016

Safety 2016

Please join Machine Guard & Cover Co. on June 26-29 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA for Safety 2016. We will be exhibiting at Booth #1202. Stop by to check out our new line of shaft covers. These shaft covers are available for horizontal or vertical applications, with a variety of flange …

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2016 Michigan Safety Conference

2016 Michigan Safety Conference

Machine Guard & Cover Co. will be exhibiting at the 2016 Michigan Safety Conference on April 19-20 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Come see our newest line of bearing shaft covers, or come with your questions about OSHA machine guarding standards. We hope to see you there!

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Generator Turbine Shaft

Case Study: Hydroelectric Plant Shaft Guard

Machine Guard & Cover Co. specializes in both stock machine guards and bearing covers, as well as in-house tooling and manufacturing of custom parts. The Challenge Low head hydraulic power plants have turbines set at or close to the discharge level of the water, with a generator placed above the turbine. (See Figure 1) These …

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National Safety Council Expo 2014

2014 National Safety Council Expo

Safety is something we don’t take lightly. This year, Machine Guard & Cover Co. will be partnering with the National Safety Council in order to promote safety in the workplace. Please come see us at the 2014 National Safety Council Expo in San Diego, CA on September 15-17. You can find us at booth 5849. …

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2014 IDC Product Forum

Jet LaBarge, Owner of Machine Guard & Cover Co., and Becky Sorensen, Office Manager, will be attending the 2014 IDC Product Forum in Indianapolis, IN on Thursday, May 15, 2014. Please feel free to stop by to see Jet and Becky, and also to see our new display. We will proudly be showing our “Tower …

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Bearing Cover Solves Lubrication Problem

Bearing Cover Solves Lubrication Problem

Machine Guard & Cover was approached by a distributor whose customer, a gypsum plant, had a problem. During the wash-down process of their conveyors, the personnel doing the cleaning were not only washing the bearings but also washing the lubrication out of the bearings. Machine Guard manufactured one of our standard bearing covers with shaft …

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Plastic Machine Guard, ASE

Are Plastic Machine Guards Flimsy?

Many years ago Machine Guard & Cover sent a sample guard to an OEM (original equipment manufacturer). It was well over a year before we were contacted about a potential order. One of our standard machine guards was ideal, with the addition of a bump on one end. With a standard standard flanged machine guard, …

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Custom Fabricated Plastic Box

A Big Custom Fabricated Plastic Box

Machine Guard & Cover sells a number of parts that are fabricated boxes. One day, a distributor called to order a very large custom fabricated plastic box, larger than we normally make — therefore, quite a bit more costly. Curious as to why the distributor needed such a large, expensive machine guard, we asked. The …

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