Safety is an important aspect to consider when developing electrification systems. Ensuring proper connections, component design as well as preventing electrical shocks are just some of the considerations which should be kept in mind.
As Mourad Chergui, Senior Product Manager, Delta-Q Technologies, a ZAPI GROUP company, pointed out during this panel discussion with Power & Motion from the webinar “The Importance of Safety When Developing Electrification Systems,” the batteries utilized in many electrification systems also introduce safety concerns. Because of the chemicals used in these batteries, there can be issues related to spills, explosions and thermal runaway that all need to be taken into consideration during the design process.
In this panel discussion, Chergui along with Harshil Patel, Systems Engineer, Bosch Rexroth; Michael Terzo, P.E., CEO of Xirro, LLC and Co-Founder of HeavyTech, Inc.; and DJ O’Konek, Engineering Manager, at Nott Company offer their perspectives on the safety factors to consider during the development of electrification systems.
Why this matters
Development of electric-powered machines has increased in many of the mobile equipment industries served by hydraulics and pneumatics. This has led to more integration of fluid power components with these systems and therefore a need for design teams to have an understanding of how best to work with hydraulic, pneumatic and electric technologies.
Power & Motion has put together a series of webinars to help the fluid power industry better understand how to work with electrification systems as well as the role hydraulics and pneumatics will continue to play as this trend progresses.
Register for the first two webinars which are now available for on-demand viewing, and keep an eye out for details for the third webinar in this series which will be held September 25, 2025:
About the Author
Sara Jensen
Executive Editor, Power & Motion
Sara Jensen is executive editor of Power & Motion, directing expanded coverage into the modern fluid power space, as well as mechatronic and smart technologies. She has over 15 years of publishing experience. Prior to Power & Motion she spent 11 years with a trade publication for engineers of heavy-duty equipment, the last 3 of which were as the editor and brand lead. Over the course of her time in the B2B industry, Sara has gained an extensive knowledge of various heavy-duty equipment industries — including construction, agriculture, mining and on-road trucks —along with the systems and market trends which impact them such as fluid power and electronic motion control technologies.
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