{"id":451,"date":"2021-07-27T10:12:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T17:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/?page_id=451"},"modified":"2022-02-03T07:22:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T15:22:10","slug":"the-technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/why-sawstop\/the-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group intro-block\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>SawStop Technology<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Our Patented Active Injury Mitigation (AIM) SAFETY TECHNOLOGY is what makes a SawStop a SawStop<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-block steps-block alignfull has-white-background-color\">\t\t<ol class=\"steps-block__list mobile-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"steps-block__item step-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"step-item__count\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Detect<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-controls=\"content-1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" id=\"accordion-control-1\" class=\"step-item__button expanded\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"step-item__count\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Detect<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__text expanded\" aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"content-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>The blade carries a small electrical signal.<\/li>\n<li>When skin contacts the blade, the signal changes because the human body is conductive.<\/li>\n<li>The change to the signal activates the safety system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__thumb-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__skew1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__skew2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__skew3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Image-105.png\" alt=\"Step 1\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"steps-block__item step-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"step-item__count\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>STOP<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-controls=\"content-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-2\" class=\"step-item__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"step-item__count\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>STOP<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__text\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>An aluminum brake springs into the path of the blade.<\/li>\n<li>The blade comes to a complete stop and power to the motor is shut off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__thumb-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__skew1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__skew2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__skew3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00174_EDIT-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Step 2\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"steps-block__item step-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"step-item__count\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>DROP<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-controls=\"content-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-3\" class=\"step-item__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"step-item__count\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>DROP<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__text\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>After the blade comes to a stop, the blade\u2019s angular momentum drives it beneath the table, removing the risk of subsequent contact.<\/li>\n<li>All of this happens in less than 5 milliseconds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__thumb-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__skew1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__skew2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__skew3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC00179_EDIT-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Step 3\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"steps-block__item step-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"step-item__count\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Reset<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-controls=\"content-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"accordion-control-4\" class=\"step-item__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"step-item__count\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Reset<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__text\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"content-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Resetting the saw yourself is easy. Simply inspect the blade (and change if damaged) and replace the brake cartridge, and your saw is operational.<\/li>\n<li>The entire process takes 90 seconds and you&#8217;re back to work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__thumb-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__skew1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__skew2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"step-item__skew3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Image-107.png\" alt=\"Step 4\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How SawStop Technology Works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/UnderTableActivationCloseShot10InchBlade.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the most basic level, our technology works by continually monitoring a small electrical signal in the saw blade.&nbsp; The human body is conductive so the signal in the saw blade changes when skin makes contact with it.&nbsp; It\u2019s that change to the signal that activates the AIM safety system and engages the aluminum brake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-button gb-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/why-sawstop\/safety\/\" class=\"gb-button gb-button-shape-square gb-button-size-medium\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#E21D38\">Learn More About Our Safety<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block posts-slider-block alignfull dark  stacked with-back-img\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bigstock-Joinery-And-Wood-Work-Concept-364688806.jpg);\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container posts-slider-block__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-title\">&#8220;When something goes wrong, you simply can\u2019t move faster than a spinning blade.&#8221; <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts-slider-block__slider posts-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item story\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/wp-content\/themes\/sawstop\/dist\/images\/default.png\" alt=\"One little slip, one mistake can change your life forever\u00a0\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>One little slip, one mistake can change your life forever\u00a0<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong><\/strong> <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you hear that a table saw injury can be drastically life-altering, you can\u2019t really appreciate what that means until you live it. Dennis Melton lives it. The Portland, Oregon man suffered a workplace injury that forever changed his life.\u00a0 While working in a production shop, Dennis was ripping boards on a table saw, same <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/accident-victims-2\/dennis-milton-testimonial\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item story\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/wp-content\/themes\/sawstop\/dist\/images\/default.png\" alt=\"David Stivelman testimonial\u00a0\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>David Stivelman testimonial\u00a0<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong><\/strong> <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cI just knew my life was changed. I lost most of the dexterity in my right hand and will never get it back.\u201d&nbsp; &#8211;&#8211;David Stivelman&nbsp; Every first-time parent knows how challenging it can be to care for an infant. From changing diapers to buttoning or snapping onesies and other clothing to feeding them to bathing <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/accident-victims-2\/david-stivelman-testimonial\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item story\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/wp-content\/themes\/sawstop\/dist\/images\/default.png\" alt=\"\u201cI\u2019m not whole anymore. I had a part of me that\u2026I don\u2019t have anymore. And I can\u2019t get it back&#8221;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u201cI\u2019m not whole anymore. I had a part of me that\u2026I don\u2019t have anymore. And I can\u2019t get it back&#8221;<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>SawStop<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8212; Patrick Callahan Patrick Callahan was working at his stone and countertop production business in 1998, cutting Corian (a synthetic material used for countertops) on a contractor-style table saw\u2014without the blade guard in place\u2014for a custom job. Unfortunately, the Corian rode up on the blade, then snapped back down and shattered, pulling Patrick\u2019s left hand\u2014his <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/accident-victims-2\/im-not-whole-anymore-i-had-a-part-of-me-thati-dont-have-anymore-and-i-cant-get-it-back\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item story\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C_MJt_SybrQ\" class=\"img-wrap video-wrap\" data-fancybox=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-12.16.21-PM-440x255.jpg\" class=\"attachment-accident-thumb size-accident-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Table Saw Accident Victims<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong><\/strong> <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These woodworkers have honored us with their stories. Please take a moment to listen. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item story\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-PYLgpCmGNg&#038;t=1s\" class=\"img-wrap video-wrap\" data-fancybox=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-18-at-10.58.57-AM-440x255.jpg\" class=\"attachment-accident-thumb size-accident-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Two Accidents in One Month<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Joe M. <\/strong> <span class=\"role\">(woodworker)<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joe, now retired, worked for 30 years as a general contractor.   Joe had two accidents in a one month period doing woodworking as a hobbyist.  As result of the accident, he no longer has feeling in the tips of his fingers on his left hand, and his right hand appears deformed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item story\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-X52N5-lbss\" class=\"img-wrap video-wrap\" data-fancybox=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sawstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-04-at-4.45.45-PM-440x255.jpg\" class=\"attachment-accident-thumb size-accident-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Amputation of Finger<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Brandan S.<\/strong> <span class=\"role\">(hobbyist)<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;It flung my finger. 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