Power management company Eaton today announced that the Airflex Floating Housing Brake, an air-cooled spring-applied brake featuring long-wearing friction material and a rugged rotating disc, is now available in sizes 130 and 138. Designed with a tapered shaft lock (TSL), exceptional friction life and “quick change” friction lining to reduce maintenance time and cost, the […]
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What are air brakes and clutches?
Air brakes serve as the main brake to provide parking and E-stop braking functions in a variety of applications, including draglines, grinding mills and shovels in mining, drawworks for drilling rigs, and marine winches. They provide the quick actuation and stopping times that are necessary in emergency situations or to stop large industrial machines for […]
Braking with the power of air
Edited by Mary C. Gannon, Senior Editor Stopping a heavy industrial operation quickly and safely during maintenance operations is easily accomplished with air clutches and brakes. As machines get bigger, faster and smarter, maintenance remains a key challenge to many heavy equipment operators—the expense and lost time it takes to repair a down machine can […]
Safety takes center stage at PackExpo
When people at a trade show find out you’re a journalist, they tend to ask, “What’s the theme of the show?” While that’s a fair question, often times there isn’t an easy answer. There are so many industrial trade shows these days—with both regional and national locations, it seems as though there is one every […]
