Heavy Duty Brakes | Powerful Brake Systems for Harsh Industrial Conditions

“Wichita” Brakes are world-leading braking systems that have proven themselves in heavy-duty conditions. They have proven their worth in many applications such as Paper, Steel, and Metal Forming, and in sectors like Mining, Marine, Forestry, Petrochemical, and Ceramics. Wichita Brakes are suitable for operation in a torque range of $0.25 \text{ Nm}$ to $2,000,000 \text{ Nm}$ Custom brakes can also be manufactured upon request.

Advantages

Easy maintenance
Various mounting options
Suitable for industrial applications
Customer-specific design (or Custom design)
Ability to operate in heavy-duty conditions
Ideal for safety-critical applications

Heavy Duty Clutches

Wichita pneumatic disc clutches and brakes provide friction disc diameters ranging from $100 \text{ mm}$ to $2,500 \text{ mm}$ and a torque range of $50 \text{ Nm}$ to $2,000,000 \text{ Nm}$ in single, double, or triple plate designs. This means there is a standard WICHITA unit to solve the problem, even in designs where available mounting space is limited or the rotational speed is high.

Advantages

Precise control of a wide variety of machine functions can be achieved with an operating environment conducive to compressed air. Since the units have free-moving discs, the force which is directly proportional to the applied pressure in the air tube allows for precise torque control in the following applications:

Torque limiting and overload protection
Winding and unwinding of paper, fabric, foil, plastic, ferrous, and non-ferrous metals
Line tension control on winches
Dynamometer and test rig setup

Alternatively, the air tube can be rapidly inflated and deflated using quick-acting valves.