Power out in one room? You may have a blown fuse. Our simple guide shows you how to safely find, check, and replace a glass ...

In the U.S., someone dies every four days in a fire involving home oxygen therapy (HOT) systems. In the UK, where thermal fuses were mandated in 2006, deaths from HOT fires have been virtually ...

Electric vehicles have been around since the mid-19th century and were quite popular until cheap gasoline from Texas oil fields changed the dynamic. Those early EVs had serious issues with energy ...

The C308F Bussmann series of fast-acting, ceramic tube fuses for intrinsic safety requirements used in hazardous environments such as network barriers and other equipment used in mines, oil drilling ...

Slogans like “safety first,” “safety is no accident,” and “prevention is better than a cure” may be well-worn cliches, but when it comes to industrial and manufacturing safety strategies, few truer ...

Zumtobel Group has patented a conducting track fuse for electrical devices, featuring a burn-out region and a covering element to prevent damage. The design ensures safety by creating a cavity between ...

Fuses are an essential part of many system designs, and we’ve come to depend on them since the earliest days of electricity. The basic concept of using a fusible link—which self-heats due to current ...

Welcome to the Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered podcast. I’m David Greenfield, editor in chief at Automation World and in this episode, I’ll be looking at the basic safety device types ...