Kateel Brakes
Kateel's heavy duty, high integrity, industrial strength brakes are ideal for bulk material handling equipment such as conveyors, cranes, elevators, etc, where safety and reliability are paramount. All our brakes are tested at full torque, and are backed by rigorous quality control that conforms to IRQS certified ISO 9001-2000 standards.
Our hydraulic failsafe disc brakes feature automatic pad wear adjustment, and support braking force ranging from 4775 N to 80,000 N of braking force. These are designed with fewer moving parts, and the pads can be replaced easily without downtime. Our customers use these brakes in textile machinery, wind turbines, for cable manufacture, and several other applications.
The hydraulic and pneumatic brakes are available in both active and failsafe
Configurations :
- Pneumatic disc brakes(Active and failsafe)
- Hydraulic disc brakes(Active and failsafe)
- Electro-Hydraulic Thruster operated disc brakes(E.H.T Disc)
- Electro-Hydraulic Thruster operated drum brake (E.H.T Drum)
- Electro-Magnetic brakes (AC/DC )
- Electro-Magnetic Thruster operated disc brakes (E.M Disc)
- Electro-Magnetic Thruster operated drum brakes (E.M Drum)
Please select your choice of brake...
Difference between Disc Brakes and Drum Brakes
| Disc Brakes | Drum Brakes |
|---|---|
| Brake Surface per Brake = 2 | Brake Surface per Brake = 1 |
| Disc Area Pad area = 20:1 |
Pad Area Drum Area = 1:2.5 |
| Reaction time = 0.3x –0.8x sec. | Reaction time (relative) = x sec. |
| Maintenance Adjusting |
Maintenance Adjusting Lubrication Cleaning |
| Lifetime = 1.5x – 2x | Lifetime = x |
| Price = 0.5x | Price = x |
| Few Moving Parts | More Moving Parts |
| Good torque Control & Stability | Low control of torque |
| High heat dissipation | Low heat dissipation |
| Compact in design | Bulky in design |