Claitec Blog, safety solutions to prevent risks of accidents

Today, May 30, 2023, we are excited to celebrate a significant milestone in Claitec’s history. Exactly 10 years ago, our company took its first steps with a clear vision in mind: to use technology...

Welcome Adrià and Xavier!

We have two exciting new additions to Claitec’s team! Adrià was initially introduced to Claitec as part of his higher degree internship in DAW (Development of Web Applications). However, after the successful completion of...

Three tools that help improve the safety of employees in any industry

Today, we would like highlight three of Claitec’s tools which are currently offering great results to our clients in helping improve the safety of their workers in different industries. 1) The VAS system (Safety...

World Day for Safety and Health at Work: safer and healthier workspaces as a fundamental right of all

As every year, this April 8th marks World Day for Safety and Health at Work. In 2023 the International Labour Organization (ILO) wants to explore the topic of: a safer and healthier workspace as...

Safeyu: a key partner providing great results in industrial space management

In today’s post we would like to share with our readers the fantastic experience and results that one of our clients is achieving by using the Safeyu plaform-, a solution designed and developed to...

The MT-50: A modern and multifunctional tag

In our continuous search for new and innovative ways to provide helpful solutions for our customers, the team at Claitec has developed a very practical multifunction tag that replaces and unites the tasks performed...

Detect and protect human lives and machines with the Radar Crossing Guard

Today we’d like to introduce you to the new Radar Crossing Guard, a device used in conjunction with the Crossing Guard, a system installed at higher levels in warehouses to prevent collisions at intersections....

VAS (Safety Alert Visualisation) system: a simple, clear and efficient option to organise warehouse traffic

At Claitec, we are convinced that a product speaks for itself once it is installed and producing positive results in the industrial space for which it has been designed. Claitec’s VAS System has provided...

These tools will help your team work safely at very low temperatures

Needless to say that working at temperatures below zero is one of the most difficult tasks in our industries. We must take care of teams working in such conditions, we must be vigilant of...

Minimise risks with the Low Speed Areas (LSA) Solutions, Speed Zoning

The constant flow of personnel, forklifts and other vehicles found in warehouses, factories and product distribution areas generates a very high risk of accidents. People, goods and even buildings can be damaged when...

“Near Miss “or the importance of acting when there are signs of risk

It is often mistakenly believed that industrial work is inevitably associated with high accident risks at work. Without ignoring the nature of the work in industrial or manufacturing areas and without knowing the...

Adding safety and eliminating risks – narrow aisle solutions

Narrow aisles are a challenging component of our workspaces. Operations must be agile and efficient in these spaces, and yet, we must never neglect human safety and care. After listening to some of our...

More than 50 new exhibitors at India Warehousing and Logistics Show 2022

India Warehousing and Logistics Show (IWLS) is the region’s largest and the most successful exhibition where the warehousing and logistics community of western and southern India come together to meet, network and establish business...

A new solution to guarantee safety at pedestrian crossings

When it comes to safety, pedestrian crossings are one of the more challenging areas in our industries. Traffic tends to be intense and, in some cases, neither operators on foot nor forklift drivers take...

Key spaces in our industries: common vs individual areas

In this post we’d like to discuss the particularities and differences of two key spaces in our industries – the common and the individual areas – in relation to our Hazardous Areas System. The...

The answer to your “height problem” – a solution to protect your mezzanine/loft spaces

Many of our industrial spaces often feature a production or work area located under elevated offices, lofts or mezzanine spaces. A particularly risky situation occurs when forklifts travel between the shelves or racks and...

Preventica Dakar 2022, an authentic crossroads of meetings between industrial safety professionals

From 8th to 10th November 2022, Dakar hosts the Préventica International Forum. Its 3rd edition is dedicated to Risk Management in Africa for sustainable economic development. A 3-day event to train, get information, meet...

EURO EXPO IndustriMässor, the Lapland industry fair is coming to Kiruna

EURO EXPO IndustriMässor is a regional trade fair that since 1977 has been helping companies to build business relationships in different locations in the Nordic countries both in the short and long term within...

Robotics and automation 2022, an innovative, stimulating and future vision centred experience

We love the fact that we could meet our colleagues Troax GB again in an important event such as Robotics and Automation Exhibition! The leading UK event dedicated to helping end-users source products and technologies to...

Energy saving in our industries: Benefits and key points of a currently relevant topic

Did you know that the industrial sector is the biggest consumer of energy on the planet, only behind transport? In a world where the ways we generate and consume energy are increasingly under scrutiny,...

VSG Gates: a reliable and practical ally for your corridors

The VSG system (Virtual Safety Gate) is a virtual gate that warns drivers and pedestrians that passage is not allowed in certain areas or intersections by means of an alert system that projects a...

How to avoid accidents using the CAS-G2 Collision Avoidance System

The collision between forklifts is a very real risk in many industrial plants. At Claitec, we have observed that our customers’ warehouses and the warehouses of those who ask for our opinion, consistently experience...

Three tools to secure your pedestrian crossings

As you know, our goal at Claitec is to develop solutions that adapt to the needs of our clients and that contribute to generating safer work spaces, preventing or reducing the chances of workplace...

The TDS system: a state-of-the-art solution that provides safety at loading docks

Loading docks are dynamic and strategic spaces with high levels of activity, which are prone to frequent accidents between forklifts, trucks and operators. Claitec has recently developed and updated a tool specifically to minimise...

IMHX 2022, the Logistics Solutions Show in Birmingham

The UK’s leading Intralogistics exhibition IMHX 2022 took place in Birmingham this week. An event that we didn’t want to miss and where we had the opportunity to be alongside Troax, the top company...

Three ideal accessories to prevent accidents and achieve better forklift operation

Forklifts play a key role in our industries. Ensuring their safe, effective and accident free functioning is a constant challenge. At Claitec we always seek to take a step forward with our solutions developing...

The FPS system: A helpful ally against any stumbling block

Accidents are bound to happen – whether we invest all our efforts in education or whether we broadcast key safety and prevention regulations. However, we can take measures to cushion the impact that...

Innovating in the industry to better take care of our planet

In other posts we’ve referenced Claitec’s commitment to innovation as one of the core values that guide our daily work. Innovation helps us improve the service we offer our customers, however, we also...

Copilot: a solution created to facilitate a driver’s many tasks

Dangerous situations leading to occupational accidents arise continuously in industrial spaces with elevated levels of interaction between people and machinery. At Claitec we are constantly seeking solutions that minimise these risks. One such solution...

Three tools that will protect your employees from absent-mindedness at work

Technology delivers endless benefits to all our industries and the three tools that we will be discussing in this post are proof of it. Three valuable tools that support the different tasks performed by...

Pedestrian safety in focus

The German logistics magazine Stapler World (May, 2022) has published the article Pedestrian safety in focus (Fußgänger-Sicherheit im Fokus) referring to the presentation of the Claitec product range that took place at the last...

Traffic lights – a great contribution to occupational safety and four different uses

Traffic light usage in industrial settings tends to meet a lot of opposition on account of their seemingly difficult and costly installation. However, as our regular conversations with our clients prove, this is not...

Welcome, Lluc!

We are thrilled to announce a new addition to the Claitec team! Lluc joined us as an intern from the Higher Degree in Multiplatform Application Development, and he is staying with us to support...

We welcome Safeyu: A practical and innovative platform that anticipates and prevents workplace risks and accidents

Claitec is proud to introduce Safeyu, an innovative solution designed by our team to prevent occupational accidents. Safeyu connects workers, vehicles and machines to easily identify risk situations in real time and preventively warn...

Positive impact on the Logimat 2022!

Claitec recently travelled to Germany to be part of the most important event in the world of Intralogistics and Process Management Solutions: the Logimat 2022 fair. Two years after its last edition and after...

VSG, a virtual gate for the safe passage of pedestrians

Ensuring the integrity of employees our industries is an absolute priority for Claitec. That is why we are continually looking for improvement tools that prevent occupational accidents and contribute to safety and health at...

Claitec to exhibit at Logimat 2022, we look forward seeing you there!

After a long two-year break caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic, the team at Claitec will once again be present at the Logimat fair, held this year in the city of Stuttgart from May...

Part of Troax Group

On the 3rd of May Troax AB, the market leader within Machine Guarding, Warehouse partitioning and Property Protection, acquired Claitec Solutions SL. “I am happy to announce that Claitec is joining the Troax Group....

World Day for Safety and Health at Work: Let’s act together to achieve a positive safety and health culture

Next Thursday, April 28, we celebrate yet another World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022, and this time the ILO invites us to focus on the importance of participation and dialogue for...

Three systems that improve occupational safety from above

In our quest to improve health and safety at work we need to both pay attention to our customers’ requirements as well as finding creative solutions that provide real contributions to their work dynamics....

Welcome Lluís!

Lluís joins Claitec’s Electronic R&D department. He holds a degree in Computer Engineering and he is also interested in the field of video games development. He is a very curious person, always eager to...

Two practical and effective products from the Claitec family: the T-10R and T-10R Badge tags

We place our focus today on two products developed by Claitec that have been widely accepted by our customers over the last year and that stand out for their practical and effectiveness of their...

HLS High Load Sensor: making life easier for forklift drivers

Always conscious of the vital role that forklifts play in the daily work of our industries today, at Claitec we are constantly seeking to provide solutions that complement their operation, make them more effective...

Welcome Maria, Neus and Nil!

The Claitec team has recently been strengthened with three new additions: Maria will act as support in Claitec’s administrative, commercial and production tasks. She has a degree in communication, protocol, and institutional relations. She...

A snap tour of Claitec’s solutions in action

One of Claitec’s key missions since its inception has been to continuously improve the safety and health standards in all industries, as well as to prevent work accidents involving operators and machinery. We do...

Five key areas to improve upon to help you prevent forklift-related accidents

The link between forklifts and accidents at work and occupational safety concerns is widely known in the industrial sector. Claitec works tirelessly to address this situation and improve the way in which these vehicles...

A long-range antenna to enhance our tools

One of our missions at Claitec is to keep our team and processes in a continuous state of improvement. We are constantly searching for and designing new ways to strengthen our tools and enhancing...

Eager to thrive through 2022 new challenges!

As we launch into a brand new year, there’s no better time to take stock of what 2021 left for us – a year full of emotions and challenges still marked by the impact...

Roof Radar, a smart ally in the prevention of accidents

The coexistence between forklifts and pedestrians is one of the most challenging aspects of the safety of our workplaces. The team at Claitec is continually devising ways to help us overcome the risks that...

New AV-30 Verification Antenna

The team at Claitec is constantly seeking ways to solve our clients’ challenges and to improve upon the tools currently available for them to do so. The AV-30 – the next step in the...

Three key allies to help organise your workspace traffic

We all know the critical role forklifts play in our industries. They are irreplaceable tools that provide us with efficiency and results. However, the coexistence of this machines with workers on foot poses a...

Welcome to the team, Ivan and Carles!

We are delighted to announce two new additions to our company! Carles and Ivan joined us as interns and have stayed on to strengthen our software and R&D team, an area we are highly...

Tips to improve forklift traffic and prevent accidents in our industries

The coexistence of forklifts and pedestrians in our industries is a complex issue and a matter for constant concern given that it can be a highly influential factor in the generation of occupational accidents...

Three tools that will help you prevent accidents while in reverse gear

It’s a common manoeuvre. Forklifts everywhere circulate in reverse gear in our narrow and complex-to-navigate spaces while carrying large loads, creating potentially risky situations, and causing accidents or threatening occupational safety in our warehouses....

CAS-G2: a vital tool to guarantee AGV’s safety in our workspaces

There is no denying that automatic guided vehicles – also known as AGVs – are extremely useful tools in our industries. However, just as we recognise them for their value and efficiency, it is...

Innovations that increase safety levels in pedestrian crossings: the PSG

The coexistence between forklifts or large machinery and pedestrians is one of the more complex safety issues in the large workspaces where we operate. Our latest solution has been specifically designed to assist in...

The environment: a primary issue on Claitec’s agenda

June – International Environment Month – is coming to an end. At Claitec, we would like to take this opportunity to highlight the key role that environmental factors play in our overall business strategy...

Moving forward with confidence – the results support our work

Claitec’s work and day to day efforts centre around a simple mission – to provide solutions that ensure through the application of innovative and intelligent solutions that our customers improve the safety and health...

World Day of Safety and Health at Work: Anticipate, prepare and respond to crises

This Wednesday, April 28 marks another World Day for Safety and Health at Work, and at Claitec we could not agree more with the motto that the International Labor Organization (ILO) proposes this year:...

Technology, a key ally in our workspaces

On many occasions, the incorporation of technology to our industries is seen as a problem or a challenge, at the very least. Many people and many fields are guided by false misconceptions about the...

Three perfect assistants to help with nocturnal and low visibility manoeuvres

Unloading a forklift, stacking a container with cargo destined for export, removing all stock from a warehouse… All these and other similar actions tend to happen at times when visibility conditions are less than...

Tips and tools to deal with the cold

Low temperatures are hitting the Northern Hemisphere right now making our work routines in loading docks, large storage spaces or on surfaces highly exposed to the cold more complicated than usual. But not to...

Plug & Play: a new concept in industrial safety

It goes without saying that the day-to-day tasks in our industries are intense and complex. That is precisely why we need technology to become our ally – a true partner to provides us with...

10 actions that will help prevent accidents at work

As you’re probably already aware of, in this space we always like to offer different recommendations and measures to help improve safety in any industrial spaces – be it in relation to the operation...

Claitec’s Active Inhibitor: a forklift driver’s key ally

We know that the intense daily dynamics of our workplaces sometimes lead to confusion and forgetfulness, but we are also aware that the slightest human error can lead to serious work accident. At Claitec,...

Safe visitors with the Tag T-10R Badge

Visitor control is always a complex issue in our industries as it involves people who are generally unfamiliar with the operation of the place, the dynamics of the facilities or the risks they may...

We leave a hard and challenging year behind, and it is now full steam ahead for a great 2021!

In the first few weeks of this new year there still seem to be many questions and challenges ahead, but we also feel extremely proud to have overcome an exceedingly difficult 2020. We are...

Welcome to the team, Sergi and Marc!

At Claitec we know that the best way to manage a period of uncertainty such as the current one is to pause, take a deep breath, and to clearly define where you want to...

Crossing Guard: solutions delivered from up high

We all know that intersections in warehouses are high risk places where occupational safety problems, collisions or similar accidents take place frequently. In this post, we will be discussing the many benefits of the...

The autonomy of the T-10R Tag

As you’re probably aware of, the Tag T-10R is the last step in the T-10 Tag evolution. As such, it presents several improvements over its previous version, including: Range radius’ better performance Ease of...

Three reasons why the PAS System is an essential element in any industry

The Pedestrian Alert System (PAS) is designed to warn forklift drivers when a person at adjustable distances of 1 to 6.5 meters is detected. It is a unique system with the capacity to distinguish...

Three key tools needed in port areas

In this post we’d like to introduce you to three of the tools we at Claitec consider to be essential in any port area. Their performance, durability and robustness make these tools especially useful...

The VAS System demonstrates its great value every day

The VAS (The Visual Alert System) solution is an innovative system that warns pedestrians and / or forklifts in risk situations by projecting signals on the ground. This modern system has been achieving great...

Four key tools to be used in machinery entry and exit zones

One of the aspects our customers tend to value most from our range of safety tools is their ability to be combined and integrated into their daily work to achieve much more efficient and...

How to prevent fatal blows and tools you can rely on (Part 6)

As explained in our earlier chapters, in this series we are focusing on some of the recommendations issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the United States Department of Labour, a...

A safe company is also a solid business (Part 5)

Fall Prevention: OSHA’s Recommendations and the FPS Solution (Part 4)

As explained in our two earlier chapters, in this series we are focusing on some of the recommendations issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the United States Department of Labor,...

OSHA’s recommendations for manoeuvring in loading zones (Part 3)

OSHA: a key reference in workplace safety and accident prevention (part 2)

As explained in part one of this series, the following articles will be focused on trying to understand some of the recommendations issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the United...

OSHA: a key reference in workplace safety and accident prevention (part 1)

When talking about occupational health and safety and the prevention of industrial accidents, there is a key reference that is well worth knowing and keeping in mind – the United States Department of Labor...

High visibility vest and Claitec’s T10R Tag – two great allies in industrial safety

One of the most common questions we get asked by our customers is whether Claitec offers high visibility vests to assist in the safety and accident prevention in our industries. To answer this pressing...

What should the speed limit of a forklift be?

One of the questions we most frequently get asked by our customers pertains to the maximum speed forklifts should be circulating to prevent work accidents. This is a natural concern given that the daily...