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Printing Our Way to Safety: Applications of 3-D Printing in Lockout/Tagout

Journal Article · · The Synergist
OSTI ID:1349798
This article describes how a team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory used 3-D printing to manufacture custom lockout/tagout devices to isolate valves that were clustered too tightly to allow for generic lockout/tagout devices to be used.
Research Organization:
NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States))
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1349798
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5900-67417
Journal Information:
The Synergist, Journal Name: The Synergist Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 27
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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