MOTOR Brakes for FOREST Harvesting & Logging EQUIPMENT

Industrial Electric Brakes for Rugged Reliability in Forestry Applications

Paper and forest product manufacturers need equipment part suppliers who understand the challenges of managing and maintaining rigorous manufacturing processes while remaining committed to environmental responsibility.

Stearns offers a selection of energy efficient brakes capable of withstanding harsh environmental conditions common in timber harvesting and logging operations, such as wind, dust, snow and extreme tropical heat.

Stearns also goes above and beyond the standard forestry brake product offering. We partner with our forestry equipment OEMs to help them achieve their operational goals by helping them choose the proper equipment brake types and providing custom-engineered solutions allowing manufacturers of wood harvesting, forwarding and processing equipment to sustain a competitive edge.

Types of Forestry Motor Brakes

OSHA requires equipment used in logging operations to have two independent braking systems, which must only be released by the operator: one primary brake and one emergency parking brake. 

Stearns manufactures electrically-released disc brakes for foresting equipment motors which can be used to stop and/or hold the motor and its driven load in equipment used during all stages of logging, including rapid tree cutting, transporting logs, shredding vegetation and post-harvest load carrying. Our logging equipment disc brakes include:

• Armature actuated brakes (NEMA C-face or metric mount)
• Solenoid actuated brakes (universal mounting)
• Brakes with manual or self-adjusting design

Certain brakes are available with adjustable torque or an optional encoder. Stearns also manufactures custom brakes - contact us for lead time.

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