AutomationDirect: Metal guard foot switches

Designed for shearing and spinning machines, lathes, wrapping machines and riveting machines and presses, AutomationDirect’s metal guard foot switches in single and double units come with die-cast aluminum foot cover guards and heavy-duty ABS plastic bases and pedals.

Gretchen Edelbrock

Apr 9, 2012

The foot switches are available in three operational formats: safety anti-trip, free moving and free moving maintained. The IP65-rated foot switches feature two normally-open and two normally-closed contacts with snap action or slow action options available. Backed by a one-year warranty.

AutomationDirect

Annual Outlook Report: Workforce

Our List of Cobot Palletizing Solutions

Are You Greenwashing?

Machinery Basics

Liquid Filling Equipment Package This Pmmi

A Video Overview of Liquid Filling Machines

What Can You Package on a Vertical Form/Fill/Seal Machine?

A Look into the World of Cartoning Equipment

A Look at Feeding and Inserting Equipment on the Packaging Line

H2R Decision Matrix Clarifies What Is & Isn’t Deemed ‘Widely Recyclable’

GreenBlue’s How2Recycle program releases a public-facing framework to help brand owners and suppliers understand how recyclability designations are made, and why not every package earns a “Widely Recyclable” label.

V8 Energy's new package design features simplified and focused fruit imagery and flavor-specific coloring.

V8 Energy Gives its Package Design a Refreshing Boost

2025 The New Material World Compass Update Final Cover st5i L7h R7q

Meeting Sustainability Goals Requires Collaboration

Unlike food packaging or products requiring oxygen or moisture barriers, some applications don’t need the complex multi-layer laminations that make many films difficult or impossible to recycle.

Private Label Brands Target Low-Barrier, Recyclable Films via Retailer Forum

Circular packaging solutions

Annual Outlook Report: Sustainability

The road ahead for CPGs in 2025 and beyond—Packaging World editors review key findings from a survey of 88 brand owners, CPG, and FMCG readers.

Download Now

Researched List: Engineering Services Firms

Looking for engineering services? Our curated list features 100+ companies specializing in civil, process, structural, and electrical engineering. Many also offer construction, design, and architecture services. Download to access company names, markets served, key services, contact information, and more!

Download Now

Researched List: Engineering Services Firms

Products

AutomationDirect: Metal guard foot switches

AutomationDirect

Annual Outlook Report: Workforce

Our List of Cobot Palletizing Solutions

Are You Greenwashing?

A Video Overview of Liquid Filling Machines

What Can You Package on a Vertical Form/Fill/Seal Machine?

A Look into the World of Cartoning Equipment

A Look at Feeding and Inserting Equipment on the Packaging Line

H2R Decision Matrix Clarifies What Is & Isn’t Deemed ‘Widely Recyclable’

V8 Energy Gives its Package Design a Refreshing Boost

Meeting Sustainability Goals Requires Collaboration

Private Label Brands Target Low-Barrier, Recyclable Films via Retailer Forum

Circular packaging solutions

Adhesion Science Platform

Auto Splicers

Airless Pump Filler

October 2025

PELV Showcase 2025

September 2025

July/Aug 2025

Conveying, Feeding & Inserting e-book

Researched List: Fast Changeover Cartoning Equipment

Researched List: Powder Processing and Packaging Suppliers

Master Filling & Capping Equipment Selection