General Purpose NEMA C-Face Motor Brakes

General Purpose C-Face Motor Brakes

Use Cases for a General Purpose C-Face Motor Brake

General purpose C-face motor brakes are manufactured in line with the American mechanical standards set by National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and are designed to support physical stress implicated by mechanical loads and hard-to-start, high-inertia loads. Typical applications for general purpose motor brakes typically include: 

• Minimizing torque in inclined and declined belt conveyors and other belt-driven equipment through higher controller braking.  
• Stopping and holding the rotating motion induced by industrial pumps and other rotating machinery moving fluids at steady flow rates and desired amount of air-pressure.  
• Belt-driven and engine-driven air compressors used in larger industrial airbrake systems leveraged in aerospace centers, automotive warehouses, chemical manufacturing, food processing plants and medical facilities. 

How does an industrial C-Face brake work? 

Stearns general purpose C-face brakes use both rotating and stationary friction discs to stop and hold motor shafts and gearboxes for efficient spring-set, fail-safe braking. They’re built specifically to mount on NEMA C-face electric motors in industrial applications without any special alignment procedures. 

Benefits of Stearns C-Face Brakes

• Compact design 
• Quick release 
• Fast setting 
• High torque 
• No residual drag when released
• Easy to add on to existing equipment without having to replace the motor 
• Operate at peak efficiency
• Allow for consistent, uniform braking for long-term use

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Agriculture | Cement & Aggregate | Crane & Hoist | Food & Beverage | Forestry | Forklifts | Gas & Oil | Marine | Material Handling | Medical | Mining | Packaging | Special Vehicle Market | Water Processing

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