Jonesboro, Arkansas – Efficiency Manufacturing  Group (EMG)-Specialty Machinery & Equipment (SME) (www.emg-sme.com) a 17 year old manufacturing solutions provider offering one source for high-speed, innovative, automated systems for assembly, from planning to implementation and continuing support, recently introduced an automated detection system that helps to make intersections and forklift aisles safer by helping to regulate traffic at crossing points, reducing the chances of dangerous pedestrian accidents.

 According to Chris Childers, President, EMG-SME, “About 100 workers are killed and another 20,000 are injured very year by forklifts in the US alone.  Safety is always a concern whenever forklifts and people operate in the same space – typical in most warehouses, shops, factories, distribution centers or lumber yards. We designed  this system because 90 percent of forklifts are eventually involved in an accident, including lethal pedestrian collisions”.  He added “The automated detection system is activated by a simple press-button.  If forklifts are present, the gates stay locked; if the aisle is clear, the system flashes lights and audible alarms before allowing pedestrians to cross”.

 Limited vision intersections and high traffic areas are perfect for EMG-SME’s automated detection system but any crossing point can benefit from this safety enhancing system.  Dangerous or blind intersections where visibility may be limited, such as high speed doors, or very high traffic areas are ideal locations

 Three automated forklift safety gate systems are available: A Manual System which allows the pedestrian to push the gate open for aisle entry; an Auto Gate System which automatically opens the gate on both side of the aisles and closes them automatically once pedestrians clear the aisle; and Boom Arms (available on Auto Gates only), featuring high visibility boom arms installed on either side of the pedestrian aisles which are synchronized with the automated gates.

 EMG-SME’s automated system easily integrates with existing systems with a variety of options such as battery backup systems; links to high speed overhead doors; card reader integration; and RFID identification card readers, allowing magnetic strip cards to be integrated in to the automated detection system.  The system can also be configured with guard rails to enforce utilization by pedestrians in a facility in any configuration. When properly utilized, the automated detection forklift safety gates can dramatically reduce or eliminate accidents by reducing the possibility of pedestrian traffic coming into contact with forklift traffic.

 The automated forklift safety gate system designed and manufactured by EMG-SME is available exclusively through Cisco-Eagle. 
 About Cisco-Eagle: Cisco-Eagle is a solutions provider for the movement, storage, retrieval, control and protection of materials and products through their manufacture, distribution, consumption and disposal. 

About EMG-SME: EMG-SME is a manufacturing solutions provider. The company delivers fast cycle times, repetitive quality and reliability.  EMG-SME’s area of expertise spans a wide range of industries.  By applying diverse technical knowledge and outstanding resources, EMG-SME offers the total automation solution designed from the ground up or incorporating improvements to an existing system and equipment.