Is your woodworking shop as safe as it can be? Shop accidents can happen to anyone, from a new hobbyist to seasoned woodworking professionals. Even if you are taking precautions, mistakes can still happen. These days there are more advanced ways to prevent injury. Technologies like electronic braking systems (EBS) can stop a blade in two seconds. [...]
Electric motor brake safety is easy to achieve if you know how to troubleshoot. Many people who don't know how to troubleshoot their motor brakes end up spending money on replacements and service calls. In a lot of situations, their problems are simple oversights that are easily fixed. In this article, we discuss how to [...]
Did you know that there are approximately 18,000 injuries in the machine shop industry every year in the United States? This makes it one of the most accident-prone industries in the country. Many of these injuries are attributable to malfunctioning metal working machines, such as milling equipment, grinders, and lathes. This makes a motor’s braking [...]
Are you having trouble deciding which kind of motor brakes to use with your work machinery? Each type comes with different benefits and drawbacks and trying them one by one is a needless waste of your time and money. That said, you'll come across DC injection braking as one of the big frontrunners for motor [...]
Clutches and brakes are an essential part of working with heavy machinery. They help increase the productivity of industrial processes. While using these systems, it's important to learn about how they work. It will allow you to master controlling them and lengthen their lifespan. However, no matter how much we know, machines can fail us at [...]
The machine shop industry has grown significantly in the last three years, amassing more than $38.3 billion in industry revenue. Although the industry is showing tons of success, that doesn't mean that those who work in a machine shop don't have to adhere to safety rules. If you're stepping foot into a machine shop, you [...]
Sometimes the speed at which motor's function can be too much for a project. Faulty braking functionality has been known to cause mass recalls and accidents. Dynamic Braking, almost like a failsafe generator in action, can be advantageous in these situations. This guide will show you how Dynamic Braking works and how it can help [...]
When it comes to brakes, there is no longer a one-size-fits-all method. The old, tried and true method is applying force to create enough friction to bring a moving object to a stop. While this method is tried and true for a reason, there are a host of other methods available. DC injection braking is [...]
Since both AC and DC motors provide power, it's easy to dismiss their differences in favor of getting the power you need and nothing else. However, the differences between these motors not only affect their functionality but play a key role in helping you decide which motor to use. The trouble is that they don't [...]
When you're using a device that uses electricity, you'll typically see the type of power supply it could be. The standard supply for homes and businesses is an AC power supply. Within each source of power is the type of electrical phase that it is categorized into. The two categories are single-phase and three-phase. Although [...]
