In recent years, Hollymatic has made great strides to improve worker safety at meat & poultry processing facilities. In 2016, they introduced the Defender 4000 Band Saw that uses patented state-of-the-art technology to provide features and benefits not available on other meat saws. In 2018, Hollymatic also released the Defender PC1500 Poultry Cutter. Both pieces of equipment stop the blade in under 8 milliseconds to greatly reduce the risk of operator injury and amputation. In addition, there is no damage to the saw.
Now, Hollymatic is introducing another safety-centric system that works with any piece of equipment from 200 to 500 volts. The LOTOS (Lock Out Tag Out System) replaces standard disconnect operations on processing equipment. Hollymatic’s LOTOS disconnect senses energy forces connected through the system to the piece of equipment. This could be hydraulic, pneumatic, electric or any extra motion caused from equipment operation. Once the LOTOS has sensed that all energy sources have been dissipated, the system allows operating personnel to press the unlock push button, turn the on/off handle and lock out /tag out the machine.