Lumber Industry

In the wood handling crane industry, precision is a necessity. Loading massive logs onto trucks leaves no room for error, so high-duty cycle brakes are built for both endurance and accuracy — whether moving a single log or lifting an entire bundle, response time and control are critical to smooth, efficient, and safe operations.

As an example, a log-handling crane equipped with 58HHH toggle lever high-duty-cycle caliper disc brakes and an HU043SR hydraulic power unit demands a smaller work envelope while remaining a more environmentally friendly solution than other raw log handling techniques — covering both emergency/parking brake duty and travel drive brakes for log handling.