With the Electronic Wedge Brake (EWB), which electronics and mechatronics developer Siemens VDO unveiled at last fall's Frankfurt auto show, it is now possible to realize a 12V brake-by-wire system.

Some people use their down time to read a book, catch a movie or exercise. Aaron Lewis used his down time in a way that would put slackers to shame: He came up with a design that could revolutionize ...

A. This is a so-called cam-operated drum/shoe brake design. The amount of shoe pressure against the inside of the drum is a function of cam rotation; more rotation, more pressure. This type of ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

Power-off brakes, sometimes called safety, spring-set, or failsafe brakes, are widely used on the backs of motors to hold machines, pulleys, Z axes, and robotic arms in position in case of a power ...

Lightweighting as a concept has further gained traction with the emergence of electric vehicles which sees lower weight translate to better energy efficiency and range. Now, German technology company ...

Productivity of a system is characterized by uptime and output. Designers, component makers, and endusers all affect it. In this report, the editors of Motion System Design polled brake and clutch ...

The ERS Series of electrically-released, spring-engaged brakes serve as pitch brakes for wind turbine applications that require both “static” holding power and the ability to withstand high inertia ...

Aftermarket brakes have been around for a while now but that hasn’t meant that the category is anywhere near stale. Several players are in the game, from boutique shops to big production companies ...