Key Considerations in Industrial Brake and Clutch Systems

The proper functioning of industrial machinery heavily relies on the critical role of brake and clutch systems. They are responsible for regulating the movement and speed of the machinery while ensuring the safety of workers and equipment.

How to Choose the Right Industrial Clutch Systems

A clutch is a mechanical device that engages and disengages the power transmission. It also allows the controlled and smooth transfer of rotational power from a driving component (motor) to a driven device (machine).

How to Choose the Right Industrial Motor Brake System

Industrial motors are used in various applications, such as manufacturing, mining, forest products, materials handling, and oil and gas. Often paired with brakes to improve performance, they work together to accomplish the intended purpose.

MagnaShear Hazardous Duty Brakes

MagnaShear Hazardous Duty Brakes

New MagnaShear hazardous duty brakes from Force Control Industries, which employ oil shear technology to provide longer service life with virtually no maintenance or adjustment, now meet Class I and Class II Div 2 specifications (Div 1 in process with approval forthcoming).

Clutch Brakes Providing Precise Positioning

Clutch Brakes Providing Precise Positioning

Force Control Industries (Fairfield, OH) announced its fan cooled Posidyne clutch brakes which allow rapid and precise stopping, starting, speed change and positioning even in harsh environments.

Staying Dry by ‘Going Wet’

Staying Dry by ‘Going Wet’

Normal dry clutches employ a sacrificial surface — a disc or pad — to engage the load. With no good way to remove the heat caused from engagement between the disk and plate, this material must absorb the heat.

Oil Shear Brakes Cure Headaches

Oil Shear Brakes Cure Headaches

Running three shifts around the clock throughout the week doesn’t allow production downtime on the anodizing line at the Southern Aluminum Finishing Co. (SAF) site in Atlanta.