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Carlson Company Clutches and Brakes
The Carlson Company is the manufacturer of Power Flo air clutches, air brakes, clutch/brake combinations, hydraulic clutches, hydraulic brakes, caliper brakes and torque limiters. Carlson products have been used in the oil & gas, packaging and food processing, material handling, printing and die cutting, factory automation, and wind turbine industries since 1961.
The Carlson Company’s Quality Assurance Program controls every aspect of the engineering and manufacturing process and insures that the customer is provided with quality, defect free products. Carlson products are manufactured in a 54,000 sq ft facility in Wichita, KS, USA, and are sold through a system of knowledgeable distributors and field sales representatives throughout the world. This experienced sales organization, along with Carlson’s technical group, is dedicated to applying the correct Carlson product or customizing Carlson products to every customer need.
Hydraulic Clutches
- Multiple mounting configurations available
- C-face and load carrying shaft combinations
- Mid shaft/through-shaft
- End shaft
- Many models to fit any application
- Torque ratings from 160 lb-in to 960 lb-in at 80 psi
- Shaft/bore diameters from 0.500” to 1.875”
- C-faces to fit NEMA frames from 48Y/56C to 213TC/215TC
- Tooth clutches also available
- Torque ratings from 2,000 lb-in to 200,000 lb-in at 80 psi
- Bores from 0.750” to 5.002”
- Heavy duty industrial clutches available
- Shaft to a suitable flat surface, shaft-shaft (coupling), or end shaft mounts
- Torque ratings from 4,290 lb-in to 699,637 lb-in at 80 psi
- Available with low-coefficient friction linings
- Bores from 1.18” to 11.000”, bolt circle diameters from 4.375” to 37.250”
Hydraulic Brakes
- Multiple mounting configurations available
- C-face and load carrying shaft combinations
- Through-shaft
- Many models to fit any application
- Torque ratings from 200 lb-in to 2,400 lb-in at 80 psi
- Low-coefficient friction lining available for tension control use (from 66 lb-in to 800 lb-in at 60 psi)
- Shaft/bore diameters from 0.625” to 2.375”
- C-faces to fit NEMA frames from 48Y/56C to 254TC
- “Failsafe”/holding models available (spring applied - air released)
- Shoe brakes available
- Five sizes ranging from 7” to 24” drum diameters
- Torque ratings from 4,940 lb-in to 15,300 lb-in
- Bores from 1.50” to 5.000” (drums may be bored to fit existing shafts)
- Spring applied – air released operation
- Model CB caliper brakes
- Torque ratings from 8,550 lb-in to 20,000 lb-in at 80 psi
- Spring applied – air release model available for stop and hold applications
- Accommodates discs from 12” to 24”
- Model BC caliper brakes and model AA/HA rotors
- For use in high energy braking or tension control applications
- Applies tangential force of 580 lb per 100 psi (max of 1500 psi)
- Low-coefficient “Lo-Co” and High Energy Cerametallic linings available
- Can be actuated pneumatically or hydraulically
- Rotors from 12” to 24” with bores from 2.00” to 4.00”
- Heavy duty industrial brakes available
- Models to mount to any suitable flat surface or to brake a shaft
- Torque ratings from 4,290 lb-in to 699,637 lb-in
- Bores from 1.25” to 11.000”, bolt circle diameters from 4.375” to 37.250”
Clutch/Brakes
- Multiple configurations available
- Double C-face
- C-face to motor with load carrying output shaft
- Load carrying input shaft with C-face to reducer
- Load carrying input and output shafts
- Through-shaft
- Single piston design eliminates the possibility of clutch/brake overlap
- Many models available to fit any application
- Torque ratings from 160 lb-in clutch and 160 lb-in brake to 960 lb-in clutch and 1,400 lb-in brake at 80 psi
- Shaft/bore diameters from 0.625” to 1.625”
- C-faces to fit NEMA frames from 48Y/56C to 213TC/215TC