Brake Monitor Detects Brake Wear or Failure, Ensuring Safe Press Operation
August 7, 2025Comments
A new encoder-based brake monitor from Toledo Integrated, which meets and/or exceeds OSHA, ANSI and CSA requirements, is designed to monitor brake stopping time in milliseconds and degrees and automatically prevent the activation of a successive press stroke if the stopping time exceeds the brake-limit setpoint. Alarm settings:
- The allowable stop-time alarm setting, when exceeded, will open a relay and not allow the press to cycle. It will display "Brake Fault" on the alarm fault banner and prompt the operator to enter a password to reset the fault.
- The no-motion (clutch engagement) alarm setting, when exceeded, will open a relay and display “No Motion Fault” on the alarm fault banner.
- The drift fault, caused when the brake monitor detects motion on the encoder without the clutch valve being engaged, will cause the stop relay to open, and the monitor will display “Drift Fault” on the alarm fault banner.
The brake monitor also has a built-in 90-deg. stop test mode that will initiate a stop when the press reaches 90 deg. When the press stops, the brake monitor will display the stopping time of the test in milliseconds and record the date and time of the test.
See also: Toledo Integrated Systems
Technologies: Pressroom Automation, Safety, Sensing/Electronics/IOT
