GlobalSpec has asked its users about the latest design trends and features related to Mechanical Brakes. They have also shared their product applications and tips on how to buy and use these products.
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What new technologies are influencing mechanical brake design?
14 answers
New friction compounds. New bonding techniques.
~Tom S, Facilities Manager, Onoway, Canada
Chinese manufacturers are becoming better at development due to the availability of good dynamometers.
~Production Engineer, Blackheath, South Africa
The economy of forgings and high quality metal injection molding.
~Chase Norvich, Project Manager, Corvallis, OR
CAE and FEM are methods that improved the design of the systems that I worked on. They were useful in the analysis and saved time and costs. Increased the reliability without losing the compromise with the weight.
~Dan Rodrigues, Student, Aracaju/Sergipe, Brazil
Direct drives or torque drives require a high torque brake. Lot of applications require a noiseless switching of spec electromagnetic brakes.
~Rainer S, Design Engineer, Wermelskirchen, Germany
Antilock Braking System
Electronic Brake force Distribution
~ShivaKumar P, Engineer, Bangalore, India
Materials used and miniaturizing size for same performance.
~Arthur Davies, Technical services engineer, Wadeville, South Africa
Cost, easily adaptive to the machine.
~Maintenance/Facilities Management, Batavia, IL
Material of the brake components.
~Imad Handy, Engineer, Germany
Electrical signal integration.
~Trevor S, Engineering Consultant, Fredericton, Canada
CNC machines, bottling plant.
~R Subash B, Engineer, Chennai, India
Air braking system
~Yaqub Adamu, Research & Development, Katsina, Nigeria
disk brakes
~Technical Support, Omaha, NE
Magnetics,
~Engineering, Design, Pinconning, MI
From your perspective, which companies are creating the most innovative mechanical brakes?
11 answers
Warner brakes
~Arthur Davies, Technical services engineer, Wadeville, South Africa
WPT, Eaten and Wichita
~Imad Handy, Engineer, Germany
Brembo, AP Racing and Tilton Engineering are companies who called my attention with their line of products.
~Dan Rodrigues, Student, Aracaju/Sergipe, Brazil
In our industry the most innovations are from Knott and Al-Ko in Germany.
~Production Engineer, Blackheath, South Africa
There is little, if anything, innovative about most mechanical brakes. Compression less liner brake cable housing is the last improvement to be had in mechanical brake systems. The quality is improving, however that's about it.
~Chase Norvich, Project Manager, Corvallis, OR
Ortlinghaus
~Rainer S, Design Engineer, Wermelskirchen, Germany
Breakes India pvt ltd. Mando brakes.
~R Subash B, Engineer, Chennai, India
Marutthi Suzuki
Tata Motors
~ShivaKumar P, Engineer, Bangalore, India
Mico Stemco
~Tom S, Facilities Manager, Onoway, Canada
Heyes
~Engineering, Design, Pinconning, MI
GMC
~Yaqub Adamu, Research & Development, Katsina, Nigeria
