Brake rotor engineering for passenger rail applications requires a level of metallurgical expertise and precision manufacturing capability that goes well beyond what most brake component suppliers can offer…
Drawworks For Offshore Oil Rigs
Offshore oil drilling and production operations depend on reliable hoisting and drawworks systems to manage the enormous mechanical loads involved in deep water drilling, pipe handling, and production…
Fitness Equipment Friction Clutch Redesign
Variable resistance systems in consumer fitness equipment depend on friction clutch performance in ways that most end users never consider, but that equipment manufacturers think about constantly…
High Speed Stamping Presses
High speed stamping press operations push brake and clutch components to their absolute limits. As manufacturing equipment has evolved toward faster cycle speeds and heavier workloads, the friction..
High-Pressure Construction Equipment Braking
Hydraulic braking systems in construction equipment operate in some of the most demanding environments that friction materials are ever asked to perform in. Heavy construction vehicles…
Medical Robotics Friction Material Solution
Medical robotics represents one of the most demanding frontiers in friction material engineering. When a robotic system is designed to assist surgeons or clinicians during complex medical…
Railroad Emergency Brake System Development
Railroad emergency braking systems represent one of the most safety-critical applications in the friction materials industry. When an international rail car manufacturer needed to develop specialized friction…
Robotics Braking System Engineering
Precision robotic braking systems operate in environments where performance consistency is not a preference but an absolute engineering requirement. Industrial and collaborative robots depend on their..
Tugboat Propeller Shaft Braking
Tugboat propeller shaft braking is a demanding marine application that places unique performance requirements on brake pad materials. A recent field conversation with an experienced tugboat captain…