Force Control marks 50th anniversary

Force Control Industries is celebrating 50 years of manufacturing oil shear clutches, brakes, and clutch brakes. The company was established in 1969 in Fairfield, Ohio, where its current campus includes three manufacturing facilities with more than 100,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space, along with engineering, design, customer support, and administrative offices.

The company’s oil shear technology provides a film of transmission fluid between the brake disc and the drive plate. As the fluid is compressed, the fluid molecules in shear transmit torque to the other side. This torque transmission causes the two components to reach the same relative speed. Since most of the work is done by the fluid particles in shear, wear is nearly eliminated.