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Electrolyzer and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Safety
Electrolyzers and fuel cells are critical components of green energy systems as they enable the efficient storage and utilization of renewable energy. Electrolyzers allow for the conversion of excess renewable energy, such as wind or solar power, into hydrogen gas...
How to Protect a Power Substation from Gunfire Attacks
On December 3, 2022, unknown people opened fire on two electrical substations in North Carolina, causing widespread power outages. The substations were extensively damaged by gunfire, resulting in 45,000 people losing power and millions of dollars in damage. ...
Calculating the Energy of a Ballistic Impact
When creating a shielded enclosure, there are numerous calculations that need to be done. Read how estimating the energy of a ballistic impact influences the manufacturing of our blast-resistant products. What does ballistic mean? The term “ballistic” is used in...
Case Study: Connectable Shield Barriers
TotalShield invented the portable shield barrier to provide engineered ballistic and explosive protection in a convenient portable format. This was important for our customers who required high levels of safety protection but could not install a blast shielding room....
Centrifuge Safety Polycarbonate Enclosures
Centrifuges play an essential role in a wide variety of industries, including pharmaceutical, chemical, automotive, aerospace, and defense. By spinning a payload at a high rate of speed, a centrifuge can be used to simulate high gravity, or to separate solid, liquid,...
Top 5 Considerations for a Safety Engineer
When designing each product at TotalShield, people are our main priority. That is why we continuously look to avoid hazardous scenarios and back up all our products with tested data. As engineering professionals, complying with a safety regimen is our...
Case Study: Polycarbonate Blast Room for Rocket Testing
Our customers include the most prominent rocket and space companies in America. If a company is building rockets in the United States, they are likely a TotalShield customer. As you can imagine, developing a rocket involves numerous activities that are potentially...
Designing Modular Machine Enclosures
At TotalShield, we are frequently asked by our customers to develop shielding enclosures for potentially dangerous operating machines. These machines have the potential to release fragments, explosive gases or pose other dangers to the operator or a bystander. That is...
How TNT Equivalent is Applied in Blast Containment
When designing our explosion-resistant enclosures, our customers might not be able to provide all the necessary information. If that’s the case, we then use a TNT equivalent for the explosive that will be used. This blog post will explore how we apply TNT...
Case Study: Lithium-Ion Battery Testing Enclosure
For the last 20 years, TotalShield has been leading the shielding enclosure industry. This new blog series will explore case studies about unique solutions we’ve designed, tested, and manufactured for our customers. Our first case study will focus on the design...
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Electrolyzer and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Safety
Electrolyzers and fuel cells are critical components of green energy systems as they enable the efficient storage and utilization of renewable energy. Electrolyzers allow for the conversion of excess renewable energy, such as wind or solar power, into hydrogen gas...
How to Protect a Power Substation from Gunfire Attacks
On December 3, 2022, unknown people opened fire on two electrical substations in North Carolina, causing widespread power outages. The substations were extensively damaged by gunfire, resulting in 45,000 people losing power and millions of dollars in damage. ...
Calculating the Energy of a Ballistic Impact
When creating a shielded enclosure, there are numerous calculations that need to be done. Read how estimating the energy of a ballistic impact influences the manufacturing of our blast-resistant products. What does ballistic mean? The term “ballistic” is used in...
Case Study: Connectable Shield Barriers
TotalShield invented the portable shield barrier to provide engineered ballistic and explosive protection in a convenient portable format. This was important for our customers who required high levels of safety protection but could not install a blast shielding room....
Centrifuge Safety Polycarbonate Enclosures
Centrifuges play an essential role in a wide variety of industries, including pharmaceutical, chemical, automotive, aerospace, and defense. By spinning a payload at a high rate of speed, a centrifuge can be used to simulate high gravity, or to separate solid, liquid,...
