Wichita Clutches & Brakes
The new Mistral II pneumatic tension brake is the latest development in the family of innovative braking solutions from Wichita Clutch. The compact, high-performance, and versatile brake is designed to meet the tensioning requirements of today’s advanced machine designs. Based on the successful original Mistral brake, the new brake design addresses customer requests for an...
Wichita Clutches & Brakes
The new Mistral II pneumatic brake is the latest advancement in Wichita Clutch’s line of innovative braking solutions. This compact, high-performance, and versatile brake is designed to meet the demands of today’s advanced machine designs. Building upon the success of the original Mistral brake, the new design meets customer requirements for an updated solution without compromising the industry-leading performance of the previous model. The widely adopted Mistral brake technology is extensively used in the global paper and metal processing industries.
Wichita Clutches & Brakes
The Model HC or HCD clutches are designed to be used in either an end of shaft or through shaft mounting configuration. Their compact size makes these units ideal for incorporating within a gear housing. Multiple speed transmissions use a variety of these units to effect fixed mesh speed changes, or they may be used...
Wichita Clutches & Brakes
The name for Wichita’s ModEvo tension control brake is derived from ‘modular’ and ‘evolutionary’, terms that describe it perfectly. Modular – because braking systems to suit diverse tensioning applications can be assembled from a minimal number of modules common to the entire ModEvo range. Evolutionary – because continuous development of new materials, improved design and...
Wichita Clutches & Brakes
Wichita Clutches & Brakes
Wichita Clutches & Brakes
Wichita Spring-Set Air Release Motor Brakes are ideal for failsafe protection of process equipment. Available in foot mounted and C-face options, this improved design has thicker friction discs for longer wear life. The fast acting Spring-Set actuation assures quick, smooth stops. Product Features: Failsafe Protection. Long wear life. Quick, smooth stopping.
Wichita Clutches & Brakes
Wichita Clutches & Brakes
The Wichita Standard Ventilated Clutch-Coupling is designed for reliable in-line power transmission. The simple air-tube design, with small air volume, speeds engagement and disengagement. It is unaffected by centrifugal force and has no self-energisation like drum clutch designs. Ideally suited for large inertia loads where smooth controlled starts are needed. The Wichita air-tube Disc Clutch...
Wichita Clutches & Brakes
Wichita Water Cooled Brakes provide high heat dissipation in a cost effective design. The proven air tube actuation allows precise web tension with simple air controls. A simple,cost effective design, with a one piece steel water jacket to eliminate leakage. Characteristics Pneumatically applied – spring release Water cooled for good heat transfer 1, 2, 3...