Overview
At Alanco Alamatic we manufacture our industrial disc brakes. Additionally, we are the only such Company, located within the United Kingdom, that has British owners. We have been satisfactorily providing our Clients, with our proven products, for several years – having only recently celebrated our 40th year in the industrial disc brake industry.
Our diverse range of products is used for converting applications, where the manufactured item is in reel form. Typical products, in reel form, include paper, plastics, plastic film, aluminum foil, textiles, cables, and steel. Our industrial disc brakes can also be used in a wide range of linear applications such as test rigs, conveyors, bridges, and tension control systems, in addition to general stopping, or holding duties, for industrial machinery. We can offer you a vast range of industrial disc brakes to satisfy your particular problem including:-
Industrial Braking Systems
We are Alanco-Alamatic, a British-owned company based in Manchester, UK, manufacturing and supplying a variety of caliper disc brakes and industrial braking systems for a wide variety of applications. We have consistently provided the highest quality of products and services to a wide range of global clients for over half a century.
Uses
Cranes, conveyors, washing machines, and wind turbines all have industrial braking systems as central components. Understanding the different types of brake calipers and brakes in your equipment can help you easily identify issues and ensure high-quality maintenance. Most Alanco-Alamatic brakes are used for tension control applications where a product is put through a process: usually gluing, cutting, printing, or twisting (on cable machines).
Function
The function of brake calipers in an industrial brake system is to control mechanical speed by creating friction. Different types of brake calipers make up most industrial braking systems including pneumatic, hydraulic, and handwheel.
Repair or Replace?
A long-standing debate in the machine world: should you replace or repair aging parts? Let’s explore this a little more…
No amount of grease can make up for old, worn, or failing brakes. No matter how often you try to delay the inevitable, it will almost always be more cost-effective and safer to replace old with new. Constant heating and cooling can result in excessive movement, binding, pulling, warping, uneven wear, and unwanted noise.
Industrial Disc Brakes
Our diverse range of disc brakes is used for converting applications, where the manufactured item is in reel form.
Typical products, in reel form, include paper, plastics, plastic film, aluminum foil, textiles, cables, and steel. Our Industrial Disc Brakes can also be used in a wide range of linear applications such as test rigs, conveyors, bridges, and tension control systems, in addition to general stopping, or holding duties for industrial machinery.
At Alanco Alamatic we manufacture our own Industrial Disc Brakes. Additionally, we are the only such company, located within the United Kingdom, that has British owners. We have been satisfactorily providing our clients, with manufacturing industrial disc brakes for over 50 years.
Industrial brakes we provide
Alanco Air Applied Tension Brakes
The basic design consists of two arms that pivot together, very much like a pair of pliers. The smaller brakes are made using aluminum castings, which are assembled using various pins and ‘nuts and bolts’. The bigger brakes are made in the same way but using cast iron castings.
The main advantage of using air brakes is that the air pressure supplied to the brake can be adjusted from virtually nothing up to 100psi (7 bar). This means that if a machine uses large and small reels, the same brake can be used with different ranges of air pressure.
The Converting Industry is the main area where these brakes are used, although anything that is rotating or sliding may require a brake.
Alamatic Air Applied Tension Brakes
There are four basic sizes of brake in the Alamatic range. The smallest brake in this range is made with a resin compound designed for very light, ultra-sensitive braking. The other three sizes are made from cast aluminum in a similar style to a car disc brake. Multiple calipers can be mounted around a flat or ventilated disc to cover a huge range of applications.
Manual/Handwheel brakes
The main advantage of using air brakes is that the air pressure supplied to them can be adjusted from virtually nothing to 100 psi (7 bar). This means that if a machine uses large and small reels, the same brake can be used with different ranges of air pressure. The Converting Industry is the main area where these brakes are used, although anything that is rotating or sliding may require a brake.
Failsafe brakes
If there is an emergency and all supplies fail, failsafe brakes are used to stop any machine rotation. Anything from a large industrial washing machine to a swing bridge may need an emergency brake. Failsafe brakes are becoming increasingly important due to their safety. They have a low wear rate, meaning that they function properly every time. As all the components of the key brake system are enclosed, they require minimal maintenance.
Not only that, being sealed means they also have environmental health, and safety benefits, as airborne particle emissions are eliminated. With increased safety regulations across all sectors, the demand for fail-safe brakes has increased significantly. Emergency brakes are spring applied / air released and are used in a wide range of environments, sectors, and appliances from industrial washing machines to large-scale installations such as swing bridges. Applications tend to be heavy duty and Alanco-Alamatic’s range of fail-safe brakes are all constructed from durable cast iron.
Our range of Failsafe brakes
There are two models of Alanco spring-applied/air-released brakes for use with medium and heavy-duty applications. These brakes are becoming increasingly popular as health and safety requirements become stricter. We can offer you a vast range of industrial disc brakes to solve your particular problem including:
Alanco range
- Air-applied disc brakes
- Failsafe/spring-applied disc brakes
- Manual/handwheel applied disc brakes
- Hydraulically applied disc brakes
Alamatic range
- Air-applied disc brakes
- Hydraulically applied disc brakes
Hydraulic brakes
Our Hydraulic Brake range
Hydraulic Brakes are designed for uses where a conventional pneumatic supply is not available. They are used for higher torque industrial applications compared to standard pneumatic brakes. We make two sizes of brake suitable for discs of 200mm diameter. They are suitable for low-pressure mineral oil hydraulic applications (up to 1400 psi / 100 bar).
Air Applied Tension Brakes
With an air pressure range of 0 – 100 psi, a wide range of tensioning performance can be achieved by Alanco’s pneumatically controlled braking systems. This performance range can be further increased by using a multi-caliper brake. Up to eight individual calipers can be mounted around a disc and controlled individually.
A plain disc can be used or, more usually the case, a ventilated disc will be used because a lot of heat can be generated on a continuously running tension application. In addition, an internal fan can be mounted in the brake for extra cooling.
Alanco Air Applied Tension Brakes
The basic design consists of two arms that pivot together, very much like a pair of pliers. The smaller brakes are made using aluminum castings, which are assembled using various pins and ‘nuts and bolts’. The bigger brakes are made in the same way but using cast iron castings. The main advantage of using air brakes is that the air pressure supplied to the brake can be adjusted from virtually nothing up to 100psi (7 bar). This means that if a machine uses large and small reels, the same brake can be used with different ranges of air pressure.
Alamatic Air Applied Tension Brakes
There are four basic sizes of brake in the Alamatic range. The smallest brake in this range is made with a resin compound designed for very light, ultra-sensitive braking. The other three sizes are made from cast aluminum in a similar style to a car disc brake. Multiple calipers can be mounted around a flat or ventilated disc to cover a huge range of applications.
Industrial Brake Discs
Cast Iron Brake Discs
Generally, we use grade 17 cast iron for our cast iron brake discs and S.G.Iron 420/12 for our ventilated cast iron discs.
Steel Brake Discs
Steel disc brakes can be supplied using any grade of steel required – we usually use EN8 stress-relieved steel, although, with some applications, standard mild steel is adequate.
Ventilated Brake Discs
Steel disc brakes can be supplied using any grade of steel required – we usually use EN8 stress-relieved steel, although, with some applications, standard mild steel is adequate.
Great for lowering noise
Generally, cast iron discs are preferred to steel discs, because the structure of iron has a deadness characteristic and will not ring or squeal. This noise reduction potential is especially needed in the converting industry, where constant machine noise can cause workplace problems. If you use a large diameter narrow steel disc, it is likely to squeal unless the application is only used for holding pieces and is not continuously rotating.
Safety Chucks
Safety Chucks are used to support a product reel that requires unwinding or rewinding. The shaft goes through the reel, which has square ends to locate the square jaw of the chuck. The handwheel on the chuck closes automatically when the reel starts to rotate. The best way to load and unload a product reel into an unwind machine is by using a pair of Safety Chucks. An airbag will be put through the reel. This air bar will have a square on each end, and these squares fit into the square insert in each of the Safety Chucks.
When the product starts to rotate, the Safety Chuck handwheels also rotate and roll into the closed safe position. The Safety Chuck is designed in such a way that the handwheel will only open when in the correct position, and there is no chance of the roll falling out accidentally.
At the rewind end of the machine, a plain Safety Chuck and a Safety Chuck with a stub shaft can be used. A gear/drive can be put onto the stub shaft to rewind the material. Safety Chucks are widely used in the Converting Industry and have proved to be a very cost-effective way of increasing the efficiency and safety of machines.
Safety Chucks available
All safety chucks are available with two mounting options: horizontal or flange mounted. Safety Chucks can come complete with a brake assembly that provides tension to the product as the reel unwinds. The brake assembly can also be used to stop or hold the product, preventing it from overrunning. Finally, Safety Chucks are available with a brake mounted on a sidelay unit providing lateral adjustment for product alignment when unwinding.
Disc Brake Spare Parts
Regular parts we provide are such as:
- Spare brake pads
- Brake diaphragms
All the Alanco Range brakes consist of two arms, a frame, a brake chamber, and a pair of brake pads. These parts can be sold separately as required. Arms and brake pads are sold in pairs only. The brake chambers consist of two halves which are bolted together. A rubber diaphragm onto which a pusher is bonded is sandwiched between the two halves. The Pushers and Diaphragms can be purchased separately or as an assembly.
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