ABSTRACT
These brakes are used in applications where tension is to be maintained either by preventing a shaft from overspeeding due to external torque or by controlling tension between two sets of roller by having one set rotate opposite the direction of applied torque, thus stretching the material between these two sets of rollers. Small torque models are used for controlling tension in filiment manufacture and in magnetic tape drives, while the larger models find applications in laying cables, winding sheet metal rolls, and in conveyor controls.
