Clutch brakes

November 7, 2011

Force Control Industries offers Posidyne® clutch brakes with oil shear technology, which the company says allows rapid and precise stopping, starting, reversing, speed change, and positioning without adjustment and with almost no maintenance. Suitable for applications with frequent start/stop cycles, these motion-control devices allow cycle rates as high as 300 cycles/min.

The clutch brakes are designed with low-inertia cycling components. This increases efficiency by requiring less motor horsepower to accelerate the load and less torque to stop the load, says the company.

The clutch brake basic unit dissipates heat through the housing by flowing the fluid from the friction surface to the housing. Additional heat can be dissipated by adding an integral fan, by water cooling, and by pulling the fluid out of the unit for additional heat exchanger cooling and filtration. These cooling options allow the clutch brake to be used on high-inertia loads or in high or low temperatures.

Mounting configurations include standard foot-mounting to piggy back or C-face. The clutch brake can include two clutches as found in the company’s multispeed drives or high-speed reversing drives.

Because the clutch brake is totally enclosed, it is impervious to dust, chips, chemicals, coolants, caustic washdown, and weather, making it suitable for hostile environments. The product can be used in such applications as lumber mills, shingle plants, fiberglass insulation production, food processing, packaging, and metalworking.

The product can be actuated either by air or hydraulic pressure for use in plants or outside applications. The hydraulic actuation package includes a hydraulic pump, a solenoid valve, regulators, and a filter. A heat exchanger can be added for additional cooling.

The clutch brake is explosion-proof and comes in many sizes to suit particular applications from 0.5 to 350 HP.

Force Control Industries * 513-868-0900 * www.forcecontrol.com