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Wichita Company

Ampthill Road
Bedford
MK42 9RD
UK

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Water-cooled clutches provide torque control

AquaMaKKs water-cooled clutches and brakes have few parts, so they are easier to install and maintain, saving time and money.

News from Engineeringtalk, 25 May 2007

Spares support clutches and brakes

Based on over 50 years experience in providing solutions to demanding power transmission challenges worldwide, Wichita has a range of replacement elements and spares for drum type clutches and brakes.

News from Engineeringtalk, 14 February 2005

Single actuator tension brake fills a niche

Wichita has released a single actuator version of its ModEvo tension brake.

News from Engineeringtalk, 14 February 2005

Controller provides stable web tension at low cost

Wichita Clutch has two new additions to its MCS2000 range of tension controllers.

News from Engineeringtalk, 9 July 2002

Dual-action brake takes on marine applications

The novel dual-action Kopper-Kool water-cooled brake was developed by the Wichita engineering team in Bedford, England.

News from Engineeringtalk, 9 July 2002

Marine clutch compatible with diffreent couplings

A new marine clutch from Wichita incorporates an adaptor interface carrying an integrated support bearing, enabling the clutch to connect to equipment via many different coupling types

News from Engineeringtalk, 4 October 2001

Brake now ideal choice for for wind turbines

Metana is a caliper-type brake thoroughly proven in other areas of industry, to which Wichita has introduced subtle design changes to meet the growing demand for brakes in wind turbine applications

News from Engineeringtalk, 17 August 2001

Digital tension control gives exceptional accuracy

Wichita Company's MCS2000 Digital Programmable Web Tension Control System provides exceptional tension control accuracy throughout the unwinding or rewinding of a reel of paper, film, foil, metal etc

News from Engineeringtalk, 6 March 2001

Affordable and versatile tension control braking

Wichita Company has introduced ModEvo, a pneumatically actuated tension control brake that is assembled from a minimal number of modules, yet suits a diversity of tensioning applications.

News from Engineeringtalk, 6 March 2001

Colfax acquires tension control systems specialist

Wichita Company has been acquired by Colfax Corporation and structured into the Colfax Power Transmission (CPT) Group, a leading power transmission supplier based in Quincy, Massachusetts.

News from Engineeringtalk, 6 March 2001

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