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Growing trend: More application-specific clutches and brakes

March 2, 2015 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Stieber Clutch High speed Backstop RDBK

Clutches and brakes are a mainstay in motion designs that need to stop, hold, or index loads. Especially over the last five years, a technology trend towards application-specific designs has quickened as several industries are pushing the performance envelope of stock components. So, we recently asked six industry experts for comments on this and other […]

Filed Under: Brakes + Clutches, Industry News, Mechanical PT Tagged With: Altra Motion, Formsprag & Marland of Altra, Nexen Group, Stieber Clutch of Altra Industrial Motion, Wichita Clutch

ATEX-certified dynamic plate brake for topdrive applications

October 14, 2014 By Jennifer Calhoon Leave a Comment

WichitaTH

Wichita Clutch recently introduced the 118VM Topdrive Plate Brake for oil and gas applications. The 118VM brake is a hydraulic pressure applied, single plate unit developed for high-energy dynamic stopping and parking in vertical-shaft mounted applications. It also has the capacity to handle repeated dynamic stops in succession. The 25.2” (640 mm) diameter brake is […]

Filed Under: Encoders Tagged With: Wichita Clutch

Wichita Clutch Launches Updated Website

May 7, 2014 By Jennifer Calhoon Leave a Comment

WichitaClutch

Wichita Clutch has announced the launch of their updated corporate website which provides information about their full line of heavy-duty industrial pneumatic and hydraulically actuated clutches and brakes including water cooled solutions and fluid couplings. The updated website, www.wichitaclutch.com, is easy to navigate, allowing visitors to quickly search by product type, application or industry. The […]

Filed Under: Actuators Tagged With: Wichita Clutch

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